Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (The Graduate) (1967)

Tempo:
112.25 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 (The Graduate) (1967) chords
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[D#] [G#] Hello [C#] darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you [D#m] again.
Because a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping, left its seeds [B] while I was [F#] sleeping.
And [B] the vision that was planted in my [F#] brain, still [A#m] remains [D#m] [F#] within [A#m] the sound [D#m] of silence.
In restless dreams I walk [C#] alone, narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone.
Leave the halo [B] of a street [F#] lamp, I turn my collar [B] to the [F#] cold and damp.
When [B] my eyes were spared by the flash of a neon [F#] light.
I split the night, [D#m] [F#] and [C#] touched the sound [D#m] of silence.
And in the naked light [C#] I saw, ten thousand people [D#] 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 there, [D#] [F#] [C#] stirred the sound [D#m] of silence.
Who's that I [C#] do not know, silence like a [D#] cancer grows.
[D#m]
Hear my words that [B] I might [F#] beat you, take my arms that [B] I might [F#] reach you.
[B] But my words, like silent [F#] raindrops fell,
[D#m] [F#] echo [C#] the will [D#m] of silence.
And the people [C#] bowed and prayed, during the [D#m] ungodly night.
And the sign blacked [B] out its [F#] warning, in the words that [B] it was [F#] forming.
And the sign [B] said the words of the prophets are written on the subway [F#] walls.
Peniment halls, [D#m] [F#] whisper [C#] the sound of [D#]
silence.
[A#m] [D#m]
Key:  
F#
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B
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D#m
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C#
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D#
12341116
F#
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B
12341112
D#m
13421116
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To learn Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, F# and B. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 56 BPM before aiming for the song's 112 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Major in mind.

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[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] Hello [C#] darkness my old friend, _ _ _ I've come to talk with you [D#m] again. _ _
Because a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping, _ _ left its seeds [B] while I was [F#] sleeping. _
And [B] the vision _ that was planted in my [F#] brain, _ still [A#m] remains [D#m] _ [F#] within [A#m] the sound _ [D#m] of silence.
_ _ _ In restless dreams I walk [C#] alone, _ _ _ narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone. _ _ _
Leave the halo [B] of a street [F#] lamp, I turn my collar [B] to the [F#] cold and damp. _
When [B] my eyes were spared by the flash of a neon [F#] light.
I split the night, [D#m] _ _ [F#] and [C#] touched the sound [D#m] of silence.
_ _ And in the naked light [C#] I saw, _ ten thousand people [D#] 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 there, [D#] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] stirred the _ sound [D#m] of silence. _ _
Who's that I [C#] do not know, _ _ silence like a [D#] cancer grows.
_ _ [D#m]
Hear my words that [B] I might [F#] beat you, _ take my arms that [B] I might [F#] reach you. _
[B] But my words, like silent [F#] raindrops fell, _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ [F#] echo _ [C#] the will _ [D#m] of silence. _ _
And the people [C#] bowed and prayed, _ _ during the [D#m] ungodly night. _ _
And the sign blacked [B] out its [F#] warning, _ in the words that [B] it was [F#] forming. _ _
And the sign [B] said the words of the prophets are written on the subway [F#] walls. _ _
Peniment halls, [D#m] _ _ [F#] whisper _ [C#] the sound _ of [D#] _
silence.
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Paul Simon who authored this song.

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