Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence (Ukulele Intro)
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The Sound of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "Wednesday Morning 3 A.M." (1964, studio acoustic version)
"Sounds Of Silence" (1966, studio version with band overdubs)
tabbed by: maguri
The studio version is in Ebm. S&G play it live in Em, though.
Paul Simon's 1965 solo´version is in Bm. The live version from
"Live Rhymin'" (1974) is in Dm. In the 90s he played it in Cm.
What's to be learned? Use the key that fits your voice best.
For easier chord shapes transpose to a key with playable shapes
and then use a capo. Here: transpose -1 to Dm and use a capo on
the 1st fret to get back to Ebm.
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INTRO / OUTRO Ebsus2 Ebm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|--1---1---1---1-|1---------------| E|----1-------1---|2---------------| C|3-------3-------|3---------------| g|----------------|3---------------| OUTRO (overdubbed electric guitar part) Ebsus2 Ebm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|----------------|--------1-------| E|2---1---2---1---|2---1---2-------| C|--3---3---3---3-|--3---3-3-------| g|----------------|--------3-------|
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Ebsus2 3-3-1-1
Ebm 3-3-2-1
Db 1-1-1-4
Gb 3-1-2-1
B 4-3-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| Ebsus2 | Ebm (break)
[Verse 1]
Db Hello darkness my old friend Db Ebm I've come to talk with you again Gb B Gb Because a vision softly-y creeping Gb B Gb Left its seeds while I wa-as sleeping Gb B Gb And the vision that was planted in my brain Gb Ebm Still remains Gb Db Ebm Ebm Within the sound of silence
(break)
[Verse 2]
Db In restless dreams I walked alone Db Ebm Narrow streets of cobblestone Ebm Gb B Gb 'Neath the halo of a-a street lamp Gb B Gb I turned my collar to the cold and damp Gb B Gb When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light Gb Ebm That split the night Gb Db Ebm And touched the sound of silence
[Verse 3]
Ebm Db And in the naked light I saw Db Ebm Ten thousand people maybe more Ebm Gb B Gb People talking without speaking Gb B Gb People hearing withou-out listening Gb B Gb People writing songs that voices never share Gb Ebm And no one dare Gb Db Ebm Disturb the sound of silence
[Verse 4]
Ebm Db Fools said I you do not know Db Ebm Silence like a cancer grows Ebm Gb B Gb Hear my words that I mi-ight teach you Gb B Gb Take my arms that I mi-ight reach you Gb B | Gb | Gb Ebm | But my words like silent raindrops fell Gb And echoed Db Ebm In the wells of silence
[Verse 5]
Ebm Db And the people bowed and prayed Db Ebm To the neon God they made. Ebm Gb B Gb And the sign flashed out i-its warning Gb B Gb In the words that it wa-as forming. Gb B And the sign said the words of the prophets B Gb Are written on the subway walls Gb Ebm And tenement halls Gb Db Db Ebsus2 Ebm And whispered in the sounds ... of silence
(break) (outro)