Cuphead Quartet - How To Sing Barbershop

[@spintop285]

So normal pitch voice, low pitch voice, high pitch voice, and the short voice guy who fills things in.

[@easyidle123]

Yes, exactly

[@LimeGreenTeknii]

Here's how I see it: Lead: The guy in the spotlight, singing the part most people would want to sing along to Bass: Singing the lowest notes to create a bassline Tenor: The high note in the harmony, hitting notes above your lead singer Baritone: Well, you need a 4th person to have 4-part harmony, and it'd be nice if that person didn't need a voice that was very high or super deep

[@JoelERea]

If you have experience in regular choirs or musicals or opera, think of it this way: • If you sing 1ˢᵗ Tenor in those, try Barbershop *Lead.* It’s usually the melody and the highest _chest-voice_ part. The sheet music will take a little getting used to because your notes would be written where Alto would normally be: stems-down (usually bottom) notes of the top Treble (with 8vb) G-clef staff. • If you sing 2ⁿᵈ Tenor, try Barbershop *“Baritone.”* This is more properly called by its original name “Fill-In” because that’s what it does (it’s _considerably_ higher-pitched than classical baritone and if you make the mistake of thinking they’re equivalent you may strain your voice - almost ½ the time the “Bari” sings _above_ the Lead in most Barbershop arrangements). On the sheet music your notes will be where the Tenor would be in SATB music: stems-up (usually top) notes on the Bass F-clef. • If you sing classical Baritone and you have a decent head voice or falsetto that can reach into the Alto or even 2ⁿᵈ Soprano range, try Barbershop *“Tenor.”* This is a descant part that’s rarely the melody and, when not melody, is almost always above it. On the sheet music it’s where Soprano would be in SATB: stems-up (usually top) notes on the “Treble” 8vb G-clef. For classical Baritones lacking a good falsetto or head voice register, try Bass instead. • And Bass is Bass. Often the root of the chord so the others tune to you.

[@aaronmusic01]

@@LimeGreenTeknii Another way of putting it is, Lead, Usually sings melody. Bass, Low notes, Tenor, high notes, sometimes melody, Baritone.... Whatever's left (I should Know I'm a barbershop Baritone XD

[@Nvaehlo]

"A brawl is surely brewing!" W A I T-

[@hpds3133]

Whose voicing that tho?

[@Nvaehlo]

inituh tulisan I think the 3rd guy since he said it exactly like the game

[@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486]

*W A L L O P !*

[@superweegee6816]

A quartet is surely brewing

[@jamalialladia]

S rank flashbacks

[@danielpham3034]

You guys are one of the quartets that got me into barbershop harmony. Hopefully in the future I can be singing with my own quartet

[@ShoptimusPrime]

Daniel Pham let us know if you need any help getting started!

[@skycharts7054]

You can practice your lindy hop and mayber later sing with your barber shop ;)

[@danielpham3034]

'Shoptimus Prime Thank you very much!

[@_what._.]

@@ShoptimusPrime I would like to make a barbershop quartet, but : I'm a child, I have no friends (we need to be four), and I don't really know how to sing. Soooo... 😭

[@lotusbandicoot]

Hate to sound like an old man, but it's awesome seeing you guys keeping a dying art form alive! I just finished Cuphead and was specifically looking through the credits to see who did the opening theme. Awesome work!

[@ShoptimusPrime]

Thanks for the great comments. The art form is still pretty popular though! Check out the Barbershop Harmony Society's KZbin channel: kzbin.info

[@solarprogeny6736]

Nope, not dying. You sounded like an old man anyway because of your ignorance. Too bad.

[@lotusbandicoot]

Ow, ya sure showed me Good ol' KZbin comments

[@darisucc7749]

lotusbandicoot O O F

[@SAMSMH]

Found you guys yesterday thanks to Cuphead, and I'm INSTANTLY HOOKED!

[@SAMSMH]

Also guessing the fourth member u had to find is the one in the blue shirt

[@zskr257]

SmashBro yea me too when I heard the song I was just like what the check it's too good

[@phamtasticman13]

"A BRAWL IS SURELY BREWING..." "IT'S ON!"

[@gunier.j.kintgenanimations]

I've always been fascinated with harmonic singing, & now I'm finally trying to learn how to sing in harmony. This video sure is helpful in that regard!

[@__cacti5118]

1:43 A GOOD DAY FOR A SWELL BATTLE

[@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486]

*W A L L O P!*

[@SpringyGirl69]

Now go

[@fargonianproductions2767]

_ψ_ (Cacti) here goes

[@scottwanthony]

My local Barbershop Harmony Society chorus (which I just rejoined this week!) has helped me to DRAMATICALLY improve my singing. They helped me sing better than I thought was possible. And not just the barbershop style stuff, but church music and other genres too. Any people, of any age, and any background, who are interested in learning to sing, should at least consider checking out their local BHS chorus, if one is available.

[@Alsemenor]

Tenor is fucking impressing.

[@aristology6912]

Impressive*

[@fab.912]

Okay but this is probably one of my absolute favorite songs on the soundtrack. First time I heard it I chuckled cause i was working on art and it sounded like a sign to juat take a break.But gosh, you guys just have phenomenal voices. Also gonna mention that I had the biggest smile watching this, there’s nothing like seeing one of youe favorite songs performed live (even if just a part). Keep up the awesome work, fellas!

[@d4n1s0n7]

*A BRAWL IS SURELY BREWING* wait for it....... Little more...... *AND* you’re regretting this don’t you Yep *BEGIN*

[@jakefox0]

You guys are so talented and amazing, let’s hope you’re back for the (hinted) sequel.

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

I love this so much! It's awesome to see the faces behind the awesome Barbershop singing in cuphead! This gets me excited for being a part of my school's Barbershop chorus!

[@X.A.1]

"Go sing some barbershop on your own" yeah how the hell am i supposed to do that by myself

[@Kapenguin448]

Y'all sound incredible! Would love to see a love performance of the Cuphead theme song.

[@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486]

Okoa I think you meant live

[@abbexx4283]

I just love the “MOO-OO-OO-OOREEE”

[@brackenhawk]

I was going nuts trying to find out who sang that theme! You guys definitely need more publicity. Maybe more people will get into the genre now :')

[@sailordarty9032]

Baritone (Harmonizer for middle, fill in), Lead (Melody), Tenor (Harmonizer above lead), Bass (Anchor for sound).

[@Cookie0927]

Its so boggling to hear them all separated and its becomes a full sound when combined.

[@Thenextworldwar]

Step one: Be someone who can carry a tune. ...shit.

[@NeverOhVer]

They don’t look like barbers, they look like your college classmates.

[@rodrigocerjat8818]

I GOT MY FIRST AUDITION TOMORROW, BECAUSE OF YOU!!!

[@reeceulf]

In love with you guys, keep singing always. Always up-to-date with your performances.

[@DrMarzio]

I really love barbershop quartets! Please do more and more separate vocals tutorial so l will sing that with my friends! Love your talent, cheers from Italy

[@redd3578]

This is amazing, and has helped me find a new passion, thank you guys so much, I’ve been in chorus before, 6 years in fact, now the only thing left is to do is to get some friends to sing with!! Oh right....

[@a_guy_who_exists]

I literally only know that you 4 exist because of cuphead but seriously you guys sound awesome. Probably better i listen to something actually useful than the bibble clip from aqua teen hunger force

[@saintbrush4398]

You guys are so awesome for doing this. It's not that often staff members of great games interact with the fans.

[@asher2351]

as a barbershop singer, this makes me so happy. i cant wait to get this game.

[@SingleTOONS1]

0:31 Lead 0:44 Bass 0:58 Baritone 1:12 Tenor

[@littlepocketgamer4133]

I just love Barber Shop Quartets! They're so good!

[@christianparrish6647]

You guys deserved to be a great group!

[@CatholicQuartet]

Man, that's so cool!

[@oshahott2532]

YES! FINALLY! I've been searching for the barbershop that was in the game. Finally found you guys! Really great stuff. :)

[@michaelallen6111]

Wow you guys are legends. Hope you guys get to sing in other videogames too😉

[@stickboy9679]

Thank you so much for this It's a relatively basic lesson but I enjoyed learning how barbershop was sang none the less

[@minervawantspizza8826]

SUPER COOL!!! Loving all your voices!!

[@pighawking12d3]

Hello I think you guys sound really cool while singing together I really think you deserve a lot more subscribers than 2.5k because you guys are so talented

[@irishwolfoflinkuei]

you guys are amazing i listen to your singing in Cuphead every dad and now it's going to be more fun to try and learn this wonderful song

[@1mininggirl]

LOVED randomly finding this video!!!

[@nolimit6377]

Man, the glissandro (?) that the lead does is AMAZING

[@Zkeleton969]

on their own, they're good. together, they're GOD-LIKE.

[@gameplayLW]

You guys are awesome and your music is awesome.

[@maplefoxx6285]

My favorite part of the game guys, thank you so much.

[@CaramelHaniRyu]

guyyyysss please pleaseeeeeee pleaseeeeeee sing the full version of this songgggg, love yall!

[@gallantblade1825]

Awesome! I sang tenor for the quartet when my school did Music Man. Are you guys ever going to release the individual parts of the songs? I hope so. If not, then I’ll have to learn by ear.

[@ShoptimusPrime]

We're going to try and put together some learning tracks in the next month or so. Stay tuned!

[@aisemulator]

You guys did amazing in the game! I love Barbershop!!

[@lamiascrimes7132]

You guys are truly amazing!! Absolute talent! I wish I could sing with friends like this!

[@MarioFanOne]

This is awesome... I honestly wish you guys broke up everything you do beforehand. It just makes the final product so much cooler!

[@heather19515]

YES

[@Videl666]

Thanks to cuphead I discover you guys. Im now a fan

[@lolkayleen2757]

I’m *begging* you, PLEASE do the opening barbershop song that plays when u first start the game

[@yellLol]

this... is a masterpiece....

[@TMOR99]

This was so satisfying.

[@bruohwk]

Amazing! I would really love a copy of the sheet music if you guys had one, I want to get with some pals and try and land the whole song with it! Besides that, this is a great first step for us

[@ShoptimusPrime]

Brandon Kamen Great to hear! You'll have to reach out to Kris Maddigan, the composer, to get a copy of the sheet music (@krismaddigan on Twitter)

[@thebearboss9861]

You guys are so cool! We're actually going to sing some barbershop when schools over! It is not this song but we've found four persons, well i am the Bass! I have that deep voice no one else has! A very great vid btw 😁❤

[@bundr]

Thank you so much for this!! Would have never figured it out on my own. You guys are awesome. Cheers from Brazil!!

[@vanta_vibez6580]

beautiful

How does barbershop singers thinks about the vocal technique? Because the pitch of these groups are waaaay more precise than choirs, solo singers and etc...

[@lincolnbedingfield100]

please, please, PLEASE do full tutorial for each role, i have a bass voice and i want to learn the full song in bass. please do a full song tutorial for all the members, maybe you could have each member sing the whole song on their own so people could learn the individual roles. PLEASE.

[@ianmonsterswitch1]

0:36 when someone punches you in the balls

[@brianhayes5239]

You guys are awesome! If I could I would definitely go to a live show. You guys inspired be to start my very own quartet, sucu as the lyrics tell me to "sing with your own barbershop". Because me and my friends in the quartet are geeks for cuphead and were practicing with the intro song "dont deal with the devil". Next I plan on doing this song. Do you have sheet music I could use?

[@ShoptimusPrime]

We don't have sheet music, unfortunately. You'll have to get in touch with the composer, Kris Maddigan for that. Great to hear you're getting started in barbershop though! We'd love to see a recording of you guys when you get going!

[@TheRealArtDoctor]

Wow, thanks for that lesson, now i can sing quartet all day everday!!!

[@LoomingKStar]

I love it and nice performance

[@vladmarian7986]

very nice video. i would like to see you singing the entire song

[@ShoptimusPrime]

What about this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5C8aXZ6i62olck

[@BELLAADONNAA]

AAAAAAAAHHHH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH...... i wanna sing this with my friends, too. Pleeeasseee i want to see a video of you guys singing the full song! It's so hard to hear the tenor part in the soundtrack :'(

[@cometkuma]

You guys are so cool! This seems like so much fun too! I might try it out later!

[@shiveringstencil3662]

Tenor is so adorable, oh my God.

[@amyledding2417]

Can you do more Cuphead related music?! I'd love to see more!!

[@ill._.minded]

You are guys are amazing

[@SmileytheSmile]

Not to disrespect the other three members of the quartet,but the lead singer sings so well that it seems like he's using autotune at some points. But,of course,you all sound better together. Good job on the Cuphead songs and good luck to you all in the future!

[@bumblejuice1863]

1:46 I love how everyone runs and I will call him “Mr. Tennor” casually walks away.

[@dorothyarmand7713]

I love this

[@QueenLethargy]

What is the melodic sorcery it's beautiful

[@azzi]

i like how they all run off and then one guy looks around uncomfortably and walks away slowly

[@lauravanzoest9449]

Amazing!

[@joshsanchez9793]

hey. if theres a cuphead 2 pls be there pls . be a part of pls

[@Elemental-Phoenix]

I knew that I knew the quartet when I heard the quality of the singing.

[@joeyjohnson7213]

🏐🏐☕🏐🏐

[@suemason]

Phenomenal work. I’m really trying to sing it

[@zane7995]

That's so cool!

[@Kyle-ii4fp]

Just bought the game on switch ! Awesome stuff (:

[@Rawiswario]

You guys rock

[@faroshscale]

Omg it's them! I wanna know which one of them was the fourth one that was lost though.

[@ShoptimusPrime]

Jamie Krouse Consensus seems to be blue shirt.

[@allieb320d9]

You guys are great!!!

[@dlziggz37ssj]

This makes me want to Barbershop Quartet lol.

[@navybear8714]

Damn you guys are so freaking cool

[@christianparrish6647]

Good job.

[@alewms482]

This dting art needs to be revived

[@RECTANGLE339]

i feel like this would be perfect for an intermission, do you think you could do a full arrangement by part? thx dudes

[@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486]

This is magic

[@bkinterprize1951]

They were in cuphead I didn’t know that

[@heather19515]

F*CKING KINGS also why is one of them wearing a blue shirt

[@ShoptimusPrime]

hunter young Poor planning :)

[@GiovanniCloud]

I thought he was the missing member.

[@ShoptimusPrime]

PhillyCloud1234 Actually yeah, let's go with that :)

[@TomLostWave]

Cause mugman

[@acerandomness9977]

Probably to signify the missing member

[@UncleCatfish]

I thought baritone was a lower pitch that the bass?

[@jeimimedina9631]

- I'll come back for more OF YOU GUYS! ♥

[@TheJustIF]

it's just great 😍

[@linkmariokirby7373]

(You) You can practice your Lindy Hop (bom bom bom) And maybe later sing with your barbershop! Why not take a little quick break, and come back for more?

[@cutiepatootieyay]

Barbershop and a transformers reference? My people right here

[@MDGuima]

Barbershoptimus Prime!

[@juniorasparagus2096]

do you guys want to do cyanide and happiness barbershop quartet preforms surgery?