Challenge your limits! A collection of Vocaloid songs with high keys and soaring high melodies
Many people probably have the impression that “Vocaloid songs have high keys.” In fact, the pitch range you can manipulate with synthetic vocal software is quite wide.
If you own one, you know—you’ve probably tried making it sing at absurdly high pitches, right? In this article, I’ve put together a list of Vocaloid songs with high keys! I think it’s a playlist that can help you choose songs for karaoke or cover videos.
Strictly speaking, in music theory there’s a difference between “a melody that includes high notes” and “a song with a high key,” but I’ve kept things loose here to be more accessible.
By all means, challenge the limits of your own vocal cords!
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Challenge your limits! A collection of Vocaloid songs with high keys and soaring melodies (61–70)
Junky Night Town Orchestrasurii
If you’re looking for a stylish Vocaloid track, this is the one.
It’s a song by the Vocaloid producer Surii, also known for the hit “Telecaster B-Boy,” released in 2019.
The title hints at it, but the glamorous sound that evokes a city night is insanely cool! The arrangement never gets old, featuring phrases with hints of jazz and rock—another big part of its charm.
The key is high, but don’t worry about that—just sing it with full energy and groove!
Lag TrainInabakumo
Rag Train has a mysterious worldview that mixes emptiness with cuteness.
It’s a song that creates a vivid atmosphere of speed—like riding a train—while also evoking the anxiety and loneliness of not knowing where you’re headed.
The track starts abruptly with the chorus.
From the very first phrase, the high note hi D (D5) appears, so you might feel a bit of strain right from the start when you sing it.
The highest note is hi D# (D#5) after the key change.
For women, it might actually be surprisingly easy to sing by using head voice or a whispery tone!
Traffic jamNiru Kajitsu
The shady sonic image and dark worldview are irresistible.
This piece by fruit-themed Vocaloid producer Nirukajitsu was released in 2019.
While it’s built around a four-on-the-floor rhythm, it feels more laid-back than high-energy.
Thanks to the meticulous sound arrangement, it never gets old.
Many women might be able to handle it, but for men it’s highly challenging.
And the melody line, which incorporates hip-hop elements, is tough as well! The timing of your breaths is crucial.
Double LariatAgo aniki
This is a song that became a hot topic on Nico Nico Douga at the time because the illustration of Megurine Luka kept moving even when the video was paused.
It’s one of Agoaniki’s signature tracks and was released in 2009.
I started by talking about the video, but the song itself is truly wonderful.
It sings of the resolve to keep pushing forward headlong, even while recalling one’s former self and feeling a touch of sadness.
It’s a guitar rock track with a simple structure, so you might not notice it just by a quick listen, but you’ll understand how high the key is when you try singing it.
If you sing it at karaoke, be careful not to strain your throat.
The Skeleton Band and LiliaTōma
It’s a song that immediately lets you know from the intro that it’s “nothing but fun.” As the title includes the word “band,” the sound layers the timbres of various instruments, and together with the rhythm, the cohesion is superb, radiating a charm that makes you want to sway your body.
However, for a song that seems purely fun, there are unsettling words—starting with “skeleton” in the title.
While pondering the hidden message, I want it to be sung with the energy dialed all the way up—that kind of song.
Imagination Forestjin
This is a work by Jin, also known as Shizen no Teki-P, whose Kagerou Project series sparked widespread attention through its multimedia expansion, and it was released in 2012.
It’s a refreshing song that unfolds a boy-meets-girl story.
Just listening to it, you might not think it goes that high, but especially in the latter half of the chorus, some quite challenging high notes appear.
If you sing it at karaoke, using falsetto might be a good idea.
By the way, there are arrangement variants titled “Mousou Forest” and “Kuusou Forest,” so enjoy those together as well.
slow motionPinokio P
Despite being catchy, it’s incredibly original—a highly inventive piece.
It’s a song by PinocchioP, a Vocaloid producer who also works professionally as a composer, released in 2014.
The lively soundscape, colored with band sounds, call-and-response interjections, and bleepy-poppy tones, is delightful.
It’s fun just to follow what timbres pop up.
The lyrics, which reflect on the passing of time and on life, blend uniqueness with depth.
In the original key, I think the chorus is especially challenging.