Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence LYRICS ♪

Tempo:
112 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

D#m

C#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence LYRICS ♪ chords
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[D#] [G#] Hello darkness [C#] my old friend, I've come to talk with [D#m] you again
Because a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping
Left its seeds while [B] I was [F#] sleeping
[B] And the vision that was planted in [F#] my brain
still [D#m] remains
within [A#m] the [C#] sound
[D#m] of silence
In restless dreams I [C#] walked alone
Narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone
Leave [F#] the halo [B] of a [F#] street lamp
I turned my collar to [B] the cold [F#] and damp
When [B] my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a [F#] neon light
Split the night
[D#m] [F#] and [C#] touched the sound [D#m] Of silence
And in the naked [C#] light I saw
10,000 people maybe [D#m] more
People talking [B] without [F#] speaking
People hearing [B] without [F#] listening
People writing [B] songs
That voices never [F#] share
No one did [D#m] [F#] disturb [C#] the sound [D#m] of silence
Who said I do [C#] not know
Silence like a [D#m] cancer grows
Hear my words that I [B] might [F#] teach you
Take my arms that I [B] [F#] might reach you
But [B] my words
like silent angels
[F#] I'll stop [B] and [F#] [D#m]
[F#] echo
the [C#] will [D#m] of silence
And the people [C#] found a phrase
To end the [D#m] ongoing pain
And the sign [B] flashed out its [F#] warning
And the word [B] that it was [F#] forming
And the sign said [B] the words of the prophets are written on the subway [F#] wall
Tenor and [D#m] hoes
[F#] Whispered
[C#] [G#] of silence
[D#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D#m
13421116
C#
12341114
D#
12341116
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D#m
13421116
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To learn Simon & Garfunkel - (Album Version) The Sounds Of Silence chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, F# and B. Set your pace at 56 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 112. Given the song's key of F# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] Hello darkness [C#] my old friend, _ _ _ I've come to talk with [D#m] you again _ _
Because a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping _ _
Left its seeds while [B] I was [F#] sleeping _ _
[B] And the vision that was planted in [F#] my brain
_ still _ [D#m] remains
within [A#m] the [C#] sound
[D#m] of silence
_ _ In restless dreams I [C#] walked alone
_ Narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone
_ _ Leave [F#] the halo [B] of a [F#] street lamp
I turned my collar to [B] the cold [F#] and damp
When [B] my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a [F#] neon light
Split the night
[D#m] _ [F#] and [C#] touched the sound _ [D#m] Of silence
_ And in the naked [C#] light I saw
_ _ 10,000 people maybe [D#m] _ more
_ People talking [B] without _ [F#] speaking _
People hearing [B] without [F#] listening _ _
People writing [B] _ songs
That voices never [F#] share
_ No one did [D#m] _ _ [F#] disturb [C#] the sound [D#m] of silence _ _
Who said I do [C#] not know _ _
Silence like a [D#m] cancer grows _ _
Hear my words that I [B] might [F#] teach you _
Take my arms that I [B] [F#] might reach you
But [B] my _ words
like silent angels
[F#] I'll stop _ [B] and [F#] _ _ [D#m] _
_ [F#] echo
_ the [C#] will _ [D#m] of silence _ _ _
And the people [C#] found a _ _ phrase
To end the [D#m] ongoing _ pain _
And the sign [B] flashed out its [F#] warning _
And the word [B] that it was [F#] forming _
And the sign said [B] the words of the prophets are written on the subway [F#] wall
_ Tenor and _ [D#m] hoes
_ [F#] _ Whispered _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] of silence
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Paul Simon who authored this song.

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