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 (91–100)
Decadencesasakure.UK
Sasakure.UK, who has produced many classic chiptune tracks.
To commemorate the collaboration project between the game “Figure Story” and Hatsune Miku, he wrote “Decadance.” It serves as the theme song for the character Dia, singing of a dark world and the characters who strive to live within it.
Overall, the key is quite high.
It’s also high-tempo with few places to take a breath, making it fairly challenging.
Cats and Java sparrowssyudou
Syudou is a Vocaloid producer known for providing songs to numerous singers and idols, gaining popularity with tracks that vividly capture the feelings of young people.
“Cat and Java Sparrow,” included on his 2019 album Worst, is a perfect number for those who excel at high notes.
It features a colorful sound arranged in a waltz rhythm.
Alongside its cheerful melody line, show off a girly high-tone voice! It’s a song we’d love even those who don’t usually listen to Vocaloid music to hear.
Controlwotaku
The song “Control,” produced by wotaku, shakes the listener’s heart with its crystalline clarity born from multilayered sound and lyrics that delve into the protagonist’s subconscious.
Expressing emotions where hope and despair intertwine, this piece calls for vocals that are both delicate and powerful.
Be mindful of solid, well-supported projection!
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Vocaloid producer Iyowa, known for songs with unstable yet addictive melodies, has gained popularity.
Primally, chosen as a tie-in song for Sanrio’s mixed-media project “Mai Mai Maigoen,” sticks in your head with its driving shuffle beat and cute sound.
With its fast tempo and very high key, it could be considered one of the more challenging tracks even among Vocaloid songs.
If you find it impossible to sing, the range itself isn’t wide, so you can still enjoy singing this Vocaloid number by starting from the edge of your own vocal range.
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.
ignitionteniwoha
A striking example of how key changes can transform a song’s atmosphere is Teniwoha’s “Hakka.” It was included on their fourth album, “NO BOY,” released in 2021 after a five-year hiatus.
The music video for “Hakka” was uploaded to YouTube ahead of the album.
When the chorus hits, the song modulates to a different key than before, and the latter half of the chorus features a higher melodic line.
After the instrumental break, the final, climactic chorus shifts to an even higher melodic line, ramping up the excitement.
Star-Weaving SongHitoshizuku P × Yama △
Hitoshizuku × Yama△ is a Vocaloid producer duo known for songs featuring Kagamine Rin and Len.
Their 2015 piece “Hoshiori Uta” is a poignant song modeled after the story of Orihime and Hikoboshi.
It boasts a grand, beautiful sound, and her high-tone vocals are deeply moving.
The story-like lyrics unfold dramatically and are enough to bring you to tears.
You’ll experience a rich narrative that feels far deeper than its sub-four-minute runtime.
If you’re confident in your clear, soaring high notes, be sure to give it a try.