The Sounds of Silence Chords by Simon & Garfunkel

Tempo:
112.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

D#m

C#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Sounds of Silence chords
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[D#] [Fm] 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
And [B] the vision that was planted in my [F#] brain, still remains
[D#m] [F#] Within [A#m] [C#] the sound [D#m] of silence, in restless [F] dreams I walked [C#] alone
Narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone, leave the middle [B] of any street [F#] lamp
I turned my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp, when [B] my eyes were strapped by the flash of a neon [F#] light
Split the [D#m] night, [F#] and touch [C#] the sound,
[D#m] silent
And in the naked [C#] light I saw, ten thousand people [F] maybe [D#m] more
People talking [B] without [F#] speaking, people [B] hearing without [F#] listening
People [D#m] writing [B] songs, that voices never [F#] share
No one there, [D#] [F#] [C#] discovered the sound [D#m] of silence
Fool said I [A#m] do not [C#] know, silence like [D#] a cancer grows
Hear my words [B] that I might beat [D#m] you, [F#] take my arms that [B] I might [F#] reach you
[B] But my words, like silent [F#]
raindrops fell, [D#m]
[F#] echoes [C#] of
[D#m] silence
[D#] And the people [C#] bowed and prayed, to the neon [D#] god they made
And the sign [B] flashed out its [F#] warning, in the [B] words that it was [F#] forming
And the sign said the words [B] of the prophets are written on the subway [F#] walls
Ten of them [D#m] all, [F#] [C#] whispered the sound [D#] of 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
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To start learning Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D#m, B, F#, B, F#, D#m and F#. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 56 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 112 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F# Major.

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[D#] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] 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 _
And [B] the vision that was planted in my [F#] brain, _ still remains
[D#m] _ [F#] Within [A#m] [C#] the sound _ [D#m] of silence, _ _ _ in restless [F] dreams I walked [C#] alone
_ _ Narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone, _ _ _ leave the middle [B] of any street [F#] lamp
I turned my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp, _ when [B] my eyes were strapped by the flash of a neon [F#] light
_ Split the [D#m] night, _ _ [F#] and touch [C#] the sound, _ _
[D#m] silent
_ _ _ And in the naked [C#] light I saw, _ _ ten thousand people [F] maybe [D#m] more
_ _ People talking [B] without _ [F#] speaking, _ _ people [B] hearing without [F#] listening _ _
People [D#m] writing [B] _ _ songs, that voices never [F#] share
_ No one there, [D#] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] discovered the sound _ [D#m] of silence
_ Fool said I [A#m] do not _ [C#] know, _ _ silence like [D#] a cancer _ grows
Hear my words [B] that I might beat [D#m] you, [F#] take my arms that [B] I might [F#] reach you
[B] But my _ words, like silent _ [F#]
raindrops fell, _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [F#] echoes _ [C#] _ of _
_ [D#m] silence
_ _ _ [D#] And the people [C#] bowed and _ prayed, _ to the neon [D#] god they _ made
And the sign [B] flashed out its [F#] warning, _ in the [B] words that it was [F#] forming _ _
And the sign said the words [B] of the prophets are written on the subway [F#] walls
_ Ten of them [D#m] all, _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] whispered the _ sound _ [D#] of silence
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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