The Sound of Silence chords
by Simon & GarfunkelSong Key: Eb Minor
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 106 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Capo: 6th fret (Play using Key of Am shapes)
Chords in A Minor: Am, C, F, G
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The Sound of Silence
Capo on 6 if playing with the video.The Relative Major Key of Dm is highlighted (F) - Transpose to any other key.
Am
Intro: 4/4 ‖ ‖
Am G
1. Hello dark-ness, my old friend
Am
I've come to talk with you a-gain
C F C
Be-cause a vi-sion soft-ly creep-ing
F C
Left its seeds while I was sleep-ing
F C
And the vi-sion that was plant-ed in my brain
C Am
Still re - | mains - |
G Am
With-in The Sound of Si-lence
Am G
2. In rest-less dreams I walked a-lone
Am
Nar-row streets of cob-ble stone
F C
'Neath the ha-lo of a street lamp
F C
I turned my col-lar to the cold and damp
F C
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne-on light
C Am
That split the | night - |
C G Am
And touched The Sound of Si-lence
Am G
3. And in the nak-ed light I saw
Am
Ten thou-sand peo-ple may-be more
F C
Peo-ple talk-ing with-out speak-ing
F C
Peo-ple hear-ing with-out lis-ten-ing
F C
People writ-ing songs that voi-ces nev-er shared
C Am
No one | dared - |
C G Am
Dis-turb The Sound of Si-lence
Am G
4. "Fools!" said I, "you do not know
Am
Si-lence like a can-cer grows
F C
Hear my words that I might teach you
F C
Take my arms that I might reach you"
F C C Am
But my words like si-lent rain-drops fell | - |
C G Am
And ech-oed in the wells of si-lence
Am G
5. And the peo-ple bowed and prayed
Am
To the ne-on god they made
F C
And the sign flashed out its warn-ing
F C
In the words that it was form-ing
F C
And the sign said "The words of the proph-ets are writ-ten on the sub-way walls
C Am
And ten-e-ment | halls - |
C G Am Am
And whis-per'd in The Sounds... of Si-lence | / / - | Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Eb Minor (relative to Gb Major) – 6 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
- Piano / Original Chords Set: Ebm, Gb, B, Db
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 106
- Voice Range: Db4 – Gb5
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major: C, F, G
- Minor: Am
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Paul Simon
- Lyrics Begin: Hello darkness, my old friend,
- Featured Artists: Simon & Garfunkel
- Single:
Recorded: March 10, 1964
Released: October 19, 1964
B-side: We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin - Genre: Folk rock
- Album: Wednesday Morning, 3AM
Recorded: March 10–31, 1964
Released: October 19, 1964 - Album: Sounds of Silence
Recorded: April 5 – December 22, 1965
Released: January 17, 1966 - Simon & Garfunkel: American folk-rock duo consisting of singer songwriters, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They originate from Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, U.S. and their performance history dates from 1957-1970 with a number of reunion concerts along the way.
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An excellent cover by 'Disturbed'. If you want to play along with the video in the key of F#m, either place a capo on the 9th fret and play the same chords as the song sheet, or play in the stated key of F#m — the relative minor of A major, with chords: F#m, A, D, E (Press A on the Transposer).
