How to Sing Like Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra was a famous singer back in the 20th century.

He was known as the King of Swing.

Even though he almost stayed in a limited range of vocals sang in an octave most of the time, he was still considered one of the best singers.

If you love old songs and appreciate artists from the past, you must have thought about singing like Frank Sinatra.

Do you have this question in your, “How to Sing Like Frank Sinatra?” If yes, then you are at the right place. 

Here you will learn what made Frank Sinatra so special and how you can sing like him. Singing like Frank Sinatra is not difficult because he stayed in a limited vocal range. So, let’s get started!

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Tips and Tricks

Frank Sinatra was like any other ordinary artist.

But why was he called the King of Swing?

Well, he believed that the main part of a song is the lyrics.

Without good lyrics, songs aren’t good.

So, he believed in writing good lyrics instead of singing in a high-pitched voice.

He believed in giving the audience the message through his lyrics not through his tone or singing.

By following the tips mentioned below, you can also sing like Frank Sinatra.

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Learn Octave First

As Sinatra used to sing like any other singer does which means he used to sing in his natural voice, you must practice in your natural voice.

Listen to Frank Sinatra’s songs and focus on how he sang those songs.

This way, your natural voice can imitate his voice easily. 

For this step, learn the lyrics by heart.

Don’t miss out any part of the lyrics because if you forget the lyrics, you will end up ruining the song.

As Sinatra believed that lyrics are more important than the melody, you must focus on the lyrics. 

Once you have learnt the lyrics to a particular song of Sinatra, try to sing along while his song plays in the background.

After that you can sing karaoke.

Repeat these steps for all of his famous songs until you think that it is becoming easier and easier for you to sing like him.

Volume Balancing

Sinatra used to sing in some parts of his songs like he was whispering/ he would touch his lips with the microphone and sing very lightly with almost no volume.

This technique should also be practiced because it might sound easy to do but you need to balance it out with the whole song. 

You can’t just start whispering in the middle of a song.

The timing matters a lot in this technique. 

Other than the whispering technique, he would sing loudly by keeping his throat widely open and placing the microphone farther from him.

This technique also required practicing. 

It is better to practice both these techniques separately at first and then try to blend them both.

Make sure to use his songs only for practicing. 

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Practice Phrasing

Phrasing is an important technique that Frank Sinatra used.

He would convey his message better by emphasizing on specific words.

You can easily use this technique while speaking but singing with this technique is not that easy.

To try this technique out in your singing, start speaking with this technique first.

This way, you will become habitual of this technique and it will come out naturally while singing. 

You can use other songs for practicing this technique too but it is always better to use the songs of the artist you want to sing like. 

Learn to Draw Attention Towards the Lyrics

As said before, Frank Sinatra wanted his audience to appreciate and focus on the lyrics more than his voice.

You should also try to sing in a way that your voice doesn’t become the main focus.

For this purpose, try singing clearly and in an ordinary singing style.

When you incorporate too many elements in your singing, you are more likely to make mistakes.

But if you sing in a simple way, you will make less mistakes and the audience won’t notice your voice more than the lyrics. 

If you want to create your own song like Frank Sinatra, write lyrics that are meaningful.

He was a storyteller and always wrote deep lyrics that meant something.

Writing meaningful lyrics is necessary if you want to produce a song like Frank Sinatra.

Learn Different Genres 

Frank Sinatra used to sing in the genre of jazz.

If you want to enhance your phrasing skills, learning different genres will help you do that.

Phrasing is important if you want to sing like Frank Sinatra. 

Practicing phrasing can help you a lot but if you want to be a professional at this technique then you should try different genres.

This way you will find the best way you can in which you can phrase. 

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Combining Everything Together

When you think you have mastered all the techniques of Frank Sinatra, it is time to combine all of them together.

Find such songs which you thought were difficult to sing before and try to sing them now.

You will notice that you can sing that song much better than before after learning Sinatra’s singing techniques. 

You can make your own song too by combining these techniques.

But remember to write meaningful lyrics.

Moreover, don’t focus on the melody much and don’t try to have a lot of elements in your singing style if you want to sing like Frank Sinatra.

Conclusion

Now that you know how to sing like Frank Sinatra, you can impersonate him and create your own song like him.

All you have to do is write deep and meaningful lyrics, make an ordinary melody that matches the lyrics well and doesn’t take the focus off from the lyrics.

Sing in a natural and simple style so that you can draw the audience towards the lyrics.

Phrasing and volume balancing are also important if you want to sing like Frank Sinatra.

All these things can be achieved by a lot of practicing.

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