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Duet karaoke songs

Every duet here comes with the part split written out, so you sort out who sings what before the first line rather than during it.

The failure mode of a karaoke duet is completely predictable. Two people who never agreed who was singing which part, both starting the first line, then both stopping. Everything after that is recovery.

So each song on this page says who sings what. Some are strict alternations. Some give one singer nearly all the work and the other a chorus to arrive for. A few, the best ones, put both voices together for the whole chorus, which is the most forgiving arrangement there is, because two uncertain singers sound dramatically better than one.

If you and your partner have very different ranges, favour the songs marked as sung in unison. Call and response duets are more fun to watch but leave each voice exposed on its own, which is a lot to ask of two people who have had a couple of drinks.

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# Song · Who sings what Range low → high Difficulty Length
  1. 1 ShallowDuet Lady Gaga2018Popkey G96 bpm He opens alone and stays quiet, she answers with the second verse, and you both hold the last chorus together. 3:36
  2. 2 Islands in the StreamDuet Kenny Rogers1983Countrykey G#102 bpm He takes the first verse, she answers with the second, and you sing every chorus together in unison. 4:09
  3. 3 Summer NightsDuet John Travolta1978Pop Strict alternation. He gets a line, she answers it, and the crowd fills in the response between you. 3:36
  4. 4 You're the One That I WantDuet John Travolta1978Rock He leads, she answers, and the chorus lands on both of you at once. 2:49
  5. 5 Don't Go Breaking My HeartDuet Elton John1976Popkey F131 bpm Strict alternation through the verses; the chorus is sung together with the two lines overlapping. 4:35
  6. 6 Ain't No Mountain High EnoughDuet Marvin Gaye1967Soulkey Bm129 bpm He opens, she replies line for line, and you meet on every chorus. 2:29
  7. 7 Endless LoveDuet Diana Ross1981Soulkey A#93 bpm He takes the opening verse, she takes the second, and the last chorus is sung together throughout. 4:27
  8. 8 Under PressureDuet Queen1981Rockkey D114 bpm One of you takes the low spoken-rhythm part, the other takes the high wail. Do not both attempt the high part. 4:08
  9. 9 PictureDuet Kid Rock2002Hard Rockkey G98 bpm He takes the first verse, she takes the second, and you sing the last chorus together. 4:59
  10. 10 A Whole New WorldDuet Peabo Bryson1992R&B He sings the first verse alone, she takes the second, and you share the final chorus. 4:06
  11. 11 (I've Had) The Time of My LifeDuet Bill Medley1987Popkey F81 bpm He opens low, she answers high, and the last chorus is both of you together at full volume. 4:18
  12. 12 Barbie GirlDuet Aqua1997Pop130 bpm She takes the high cartoon voice, he takes the low one. Neither is meant to sound good. 3:20
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Duet karaoke songs: your questions answered

What is the best duet karaoke song?

Islands in the Stream and Summer Nights get queued most often, and both have clear part splits that are easy to agree in advance.

What duet should we sing if we have different ranges?

Pick a unison chorus duet rather than call and response, and transpose to suit the less confident singer.

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plays a 30 second preview from Apple, and the video button opens a karaoke version with the words on screen. Range shows where the melody sits across roughly two octaves and how far it travels. It's an estimate, and the quickest way to tell whether a karaoke song suits your voice. Difficulty is our own 1 to 5 rating.

Key, tempo and release data come from MusicBrainz and TheAudioDB. Difficulty, vocal range and the note against each song are ours. We don't reproduce lyrics.

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