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Did You Know? Paul Simon wrote this song when he was 21 in a bathroom in the dark. He'd turned of the lights to help concentrate better.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with 'The Bouncer' Strumming Pattern)
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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The Sound Of Silence Chords And Strumming, Simon And Garfunkel
Chords:
(Capo: 6th Fret)
Django G Chord
Django F Chord
Django C Chord
Django A Chord
Key: with capo Eb minor without A minor
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"The Bouncer 2/4":
|D D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Tempo: 108 bpm
Intro -
|A - - - |A - - - |
Verse/Refrain 1 (A) -
|G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - C - |
|F - C - |C - - - |F - |C - - - |
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - A - |C - |
|G - - - |A - - - |A(1 Strum)|
Hello darkness, my old (G)friend (G)
I've come to talk with you a(A)gain (A)
Because a (C)vision softly (F) creeping (C) (C)
Left its seeds while I was (F) sleep(C)ing
And the (F)vision that was (F)planted in my (C)brain
Still re(C)mains (A) (C)
Within the (G)sound of (A)silence (A)
Verse/Refrain 2 (A) -
|G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - C - |
|F - C - |C - - - |F - |C - - - |
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - A - |C - |
|G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
In restless dreams I walked a(G)lone (G)
Narrow streets of cobble(A)stones (A)
'Neath the (C)halo of a (F) street (C)lamp (C)
I turned my collar to the (F)cold and (C)damp
When my (F)eyes were stabbed by the (F)flash of a neon (C)light that split the (C)night (A) (C)
And touched the (G)sound of (A)silence (A)
Verse/Refrain 3 (B) -
|G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - C - |
|F - C - |C - - - |F - |C - - - |C - |
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - A - |C - |
|G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
And in the naked light I (G)saw (G)
Ten thousand people, maybe (A)more (A)
People (C)talking with(F)out speak(C)ing (C)
People hearing with(F)out listen(C)ing
People (C)writing (F)songs that (F)voices never (C)share
No one (C)dared (A) (C)
Disturb the (G)sound of (A)silence (A)
Verse/Refrain 4 (C) -
|G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - C - |
|F - C - |C - - - |F - |C - - - |
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - A - |C - |
|G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
"Fools" said I, "You do not (G)know (G)
Silence like a cancer (A)grows (A)
Hear my (C)words that I (F)might teach (C)you (C)
Take my arms that I (F)might reach (C)you"
But my (F)words like (F)silent raindrops (C)fell (C) (A)
And (C)echoed in the (G)wells of (A)silence (A)
Verse/Refrain 5 (C) -
|G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - C - |
|F - C - |C - - - |F - |C - - - |C-|
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - A - |C - |
|G - - - |A - - - |A(1 Strum)|
And the people bowed and (G)prayed (G)
To the neon god they (A)made (A)
And the (C)sign flashed out (F)its warn(C)ing (C)
In the words that it (F)was form (C)ing
And the (C)sign said, "The (F)words of the prophets
Are (F)written on the subway (C)walls
And tenement (C)halls" (A)
And (C)whispered in the (G)sounds of (A)silence (A)
Final Chord Strum: A
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Yellow Pick Level
The Sound Of Silence Chords And Strumming, Simon And Garfunkel
Chords:
(Capo: 6th Fret)
Open Fmaj7 Chord (Fâ–³7)
Open C Chord
Open Am Chord
Open Asus2 Chord: x02200
Open G/B* Chord: x20000
Key: with capo Eb minor without A minor
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"The Bouncer 2/4":
|D D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Tempo: 108 bpm
Intro -
e| 0 0 0 0| 0 0 0 0 |
b| 0 0 | 0 0 |
g|2 2 |2 2 |
d| | |
a| | |
e| | |
Verse/Refrain 1 (A) -
|G/B* - - - |G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am(1 Strum)|
Hello darkness, my old (G/B*)friend (G/B*)
I've come to talk with you a(Am)gain (Am)
Because a (C)vision softly (Fâ–³7) creeping (C) (C)
Left its seeds while I was (Fâ–³7) sleep(C)ing
And the (Fâ–³7)vision that was (Fâ–³7)planted in my (C)brain
Still re(C)mains (Am) (C)
Within the (G/B*)sound of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 2 (A) -
|G/B* - - - |G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
In restless dreams I walked a(G/B*)lone (G/B*)
Narrow streets of cobble(Am)stones (Am)
'Neath the (C)halo of a (Fâ–³7) street (C)lamp (C)
I turned my collar to the (Fâ–³7)cold and (C)damp
When my (Fâ–³7)eyes were stabbed by the (Fâ–³7)flash of a neon (C)light that split the (C)night (Am) (C)
And touched the (G/B*)sound of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 3 (B) -
|G/B* - - - |G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |C - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
And in the naked light I (G/B*)saw (G/B*)
Ten thousand people, maybe (Am)more (Am)
People (C)talking with(Fâ–³7)out speak(C)ing (C)
People hearing with(Fâ–³7)out listen(C)ing
People (C)writing (Fâ–³7)songs that (Fâ–³7)voices never (C)share
No one (C)dared (Am) (C)
Disturb the (G/B*)sound of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 4 (C) -
|G/B* - - - |G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
"Fools" said I, "You do not (G/B*)know (G/B*)
Silence like a cancer (Am)grows (Am)
Hear my (C)words that I (Fâ–³7)might teach (C)you (C)
Take my arms that I (Fâ–³7)might reach (C)you"
But my (Fâ–³7)words like (Fâ–³7)silent raindrops (C)fell (C) (Am)
And (C)echoed in the (G/B*)wells of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 5 (C) -
|G/B* - - - |G/B* - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |C - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G/B* - - - (miss)|
And the people bowed and (G/B*)prayed (G/B*)
To the neon god they (Am)made (Am)
And the (C)sign flashed out (Fâ–³7)its warn(C)ing (C)
In the words that it (Fâ–³7)was form (C)ing
And the (C)sign said, "The (Fâ–³7)words of the prophets
Are (Fâ–³7)written on the subway (C)walls
And tenement (C)halls" (Am)
And (C)whispered in the (G/B*)sounds of silence
Ending
e| 0 0 0 0| 0 0 0|
b| 0 0 | 0 0|
g|2 2 |2 2|
d| | 2|
a| | 0|
e| | |
Final Chord Strum: Asus2
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Orange Pick Level
The Sound Of Silence Chords And Strumming, Simon And Garfunkel
Chords:
(Capo: 6th Fret)
Open G Chord
Open Fmaj7 Chord (Fâ–³7)
Open C Chord
Open A Chord
Open Asus2 Chord: x02200
Key: with capo Eb minor without A minor
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"The Bouncer 2/4":
|D D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Tempo: 108 bpm
Intro -
e| 0 0 0 0| 0 0 0 0 |
b| 0 0 | 0 0 |
g|2 2 |2 2 |
d| | |
a| | |
e| | |
Verse/Refrain 1 (A) -
|G - - - |G - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G - - - |Am - - - |Am(1 Strum)|
Hello darkness, my old (G)friend (G)
I've come to talk with you a(Am)gain (Am)
Because a (C)vision softly (Fâ–³7) creeping (C) (C)
Left its seeds while I was (Fâ–³7) sleep(C)ing
And the (Fâ–³7)vision that was (Fâ–³7)planted in my (C)brain
Still re(C)mains (Am) (C)
Within the (G)sound of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 2 (A) -
|G - - - |G - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
In restless dreams I walked a(G)lone (G)
Narrow streets of cobble(Am)stones (Am)
'Neath the (C)halo of a (Fâ–³7) street (C)lamp (C)
I turned my collar to the (Fâ–³7)cold and (C)damp
When my (Fâ–³7)eyes were stabbed by the (Fâ–³7)flash of a neon (C)light that split the (C)night (Am) (C)
And touched the (G)sound of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 3 (B) -
|G - - - |G - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |C - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
And in the naked light I (G)saw (G)
Ten thousand people, maybe (Am)more (Am)
People (C)talking with(Fâ–³7)out speak(C)ing (C)
People hearing with(Fâ–³7)out listen(C)ing
People (C)writing (Fâ–³7)songs that (Fâ–³7)voices never (C)share
No one (C)dared (Am) (C)
Disturb the (G)sound of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 4 (C) -
|G - - - |G - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
"Fools" said I, "You do not (G)know (G)
Silence like a cancer (Am)grows (Am)
Hear my (C)words that I (Fâ–³7)might teach (C)you (C)
Take my arms that I (Fâ–³7)might reach (C)you"
But my (Fâ–³7)words like (Fâ–³7)silent raindrops (C)fell (C) (Am)
And (C)echoed in the (G)wells of (Am)silence (Am)
Verse/Refrain 5 (C) -
|G - - - |G - - - |Am - - - |Am - C - |
|Fâ–³7 - C - |C - - - |Fâ–³7 - |C - - - |C - |
|Fâ–³7 - - - |Fâ–³7 - - - |C - - - |C - Am - |C - |
|G - - (miss)|
And the people bowed and (G)prayed (G)
To the neon god they (Am)made (Am)
And the (C)sign flashed out (Fâ–³7)its warn(C)ing (C)
In the words that it (Fâ–³7)was form (C)ing
And the (C)sign said, "The (Fâ–³7)words of the prophets
Are (Fâ–³7)written on the subway (C)walls
And tenement (C)halls" (Am)
And (C)whispered in the (G)sounds of silence
Ending
e| 0 0 0 0| 0 0 0|
b| 0 0 | 0 0|
g|2 2 |2 2|
d| | 2|
a| | 0|
e| | |
Final Chord Strum: Asus2
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