The Sound of Silence Chords by Simon & Garfunkel

Tempo:
111.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

D#m

C#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Sound of Silence chords
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[D#] [G#] Hello darkness my [C#] old friend, I've come to talk [D#m] with you 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, [D#m] still [A#m] remains [D#m] within [A#m] the cell [D#m] of silence
In restless dreams I walked [C#] alone, narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone
Neath the halo of [B] a [F#] street lamp, I turned my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp
When [B] my eyes were stamped by the flash of a neon [F#] light
Split the [D#m] night, [F#] [C#] and touched the sound [D#m] of silence
And in the naked [C#] light I saw, ten thousand people [D#m] maybe more
People talking [B] without [F#] speaking, people hearing [B] without [F#] listening
People writing [B] songs that voices never [F#] share
No one [D#m] dared [F#] disturb [C#] the sound [D#m] of silence
Old said I, you [C#] do not know, silence like a [D#m] cancer grows
Hear my words [B] that I might [F#] teach you, take my arms that I [B] [F#] might reach you
But [B] my words, like silent [F#] raindrops fell, [B] [F#] [D#m]
[F#] and [C#] echoed the wills [D#m] of silence
And the people [C#] bowed in praise, to the neon [D#m] god they made
And the sign [B] flashed out its [F#] warning, in the words [B] that it [F#] was forming
And the sign said [B] the words of the prophets are written on the [F#] subway wall
And tenement [D#m] halls [F#] [C#] whispered the sounds [G#] of silence
[D#]
Key:  
F#
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B
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D#m
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C#
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D#
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F#
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B
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D#m
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To learn Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, F# and B. Begin your practice at a relaxed 55 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 112. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Major.

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[D#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] Hello darkness my [C#] old friend, _ _ _ I've come to talk [D#m] with you 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, _ [D#m] still [A#m] remains [D#m] _ within [A#m] the cell _ [D#m] of silence
_ In restless dreams I walked [C#] alone, _ _ _ narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone
_ _ _ Neath the halo of [B] a [F#] street lamp, I turned my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp _
When [B] my eyes were stamped by the flash of a neon [F#] light
_ Split the [D#m] night, _ [F#] _ [C#] and touched the sound _ [D#m] of silence
_ And in the naked [C#] light I saw, _ _ ten thousand people [D#m] maybe more
_ People talking [B] without [F#] speaking, _ people hearing [B] without [F#] listening _ _
People writing [B] _ songs that voices never [F#] share
_ No one [D#m] dared _ [F#] disturb [C#] the sound [D#m] of silence
_ _ _ Old said I, you [C#] do not _ know, _ silence like a [D#m] cancer grows
_ _ Hear my words [B] that I might [F#] teach you, _ take my arms that I [B] [F#] might reach you
But [B] my _ words, like silent _ [F#] raindrops fell, _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _
[F#] and _ _ [C#] echoed the _ wills [D#m] of silence
_ And the people [C#] bowed in _ _ praise, to the neon [D#m] god they _ made
_ And the sign [B] flashed out its [F#] warning, _ in the words [B] that it [F#] was forming
_ And the sign said [B] the words of the prophets are written on the [F#] subway wall
And tenement [D#m] halls _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] whispered the _ sounds _ [G#] of silence
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was featured on the Listen Easy - 25 All Time Favourites album.

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