Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence

Tempo:
111.8 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

D#m

C#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence chords
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[D#] [G#] Hello darkness [C#] my old friend, I've come to talk with [D#m] you again
Because [F#] a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping
Left its seeds [B] while I [F#] was sleeping
[B] And the vision that was planted in [F#] my brain
[D#m] still [A#m]
[D#m] remains
within [A#m] [C#] the sound [A#m]
[D#m] of silence
In restless dreams I [C#] walked alone
Narrow streets [D#m] of cobblestone
Leave the halo [B] of a [F#] street lamp
I turned my collar [B] to the [F#] cold and damp
When [B] my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a [F#] neon light
Split the night
[D#m] [F#] Touch [C#] the sound
[D#m] Silence and in the naked [C#] light I saw
10,000 people [D#m] maybe more
People [B] talking without [F#] speaking
People hearing [B] without [F#] listening
People writing [B] songs
That voices never [F#] share
No one did
[D#m] [F#] [C#] Disturb the sound [D#m] of silence
Fools say I [C#] do not know
Silence like a [D#] cancer [D#m] grows
Hear my words that [B] I might [F#] teach you
Take my arms [B] that I might [F#] reach you
[B] But 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 and prayed
To the neon god [D#m] they made
And the sign flashed [B] out [F#] its 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
Tenement [D#m] halls
[F#] Whisper of [C#]
[G#] silence
[D#]
[N]
Key:  
F#
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B
12341112
D#m
13421116
C#
12341114
D#
12341116
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D#m
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Let's start jamming Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F#, B and F# in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 112 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F# Major.

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[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] Hello darkness [C#] my old friend, _ _ _ I've come to talk with [D#m] you again
_ Because [F#] a vision [B] softly _ [F#] creeping _
Left its seeds [B] while I [F#] was sleeping _ _
[B] And the vision _ that was planted in [F#] my brain
_ [D#m] still [A#m] _
[D#m] remains
within [A#m] [C#] the sound [A#m]
[D#m] of silence
_ _ In restless dreams I [C#] walked alone
_ _ Narrow streets [D#m] of cobblestone
_ Leave the halo [B] of a [F#] street lamp
I turned my collar [B] to the [F#] cold and damp _
When [B] my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a [F#] neon light
_ Split the night
[D#m] _ [F#] Touch [C#] the sound _
[D#m] _ Silence and _ in the naked [C#] light I saw
_ _ 10,000 people [D#m] maybe more
_ _ People [B] talking without [F#] speaking _ _
People hearing [B] without [F#] listening _
People writing [B] _ _ songs
That voices never [F#] share
_ No one did
[D#m] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] Disturb the sound [D#m] of silence
_ _ Fools say I [C#] do not know _ _
Silence like a [D#] cancer [D#m] grows _ _
Hear my words that [B] I might [F#] teach you _
Take my arms [B] that I might [F#] reach you
[B] But 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 and prayed
_ To the neon god [D#m] they made
_ And the sign flashed [B] out [F#] its 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
_ _ Tenement [D#m] halls
_ [F#] _ Whisper of [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ silence
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Paul Simon.