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Sound Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
Sound Of Silence
[Verse 1]
Am G
Hello darkness, my old friend,
Am
I've come to talk with you again,
F C
Because a vision softly creeping,
F C
Left it's seeds while I was sleeping,
F C
And the vision that was planted in my brain
C/B Am
Still remains
C G Am
Within the sound of silence.
[Verse 2]
G
In restless dreams I walked alone
Am
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
F C
'neath the halo of a street lamp,
F C
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
F C
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
C/B Am
That split the night
C G Am
And touched the sound of silence.
[Verse 3]
G
And in the naked light I saw
Am
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
F C
People talking without speaking,
F C
People hearing without listening,
F C
People writing songs that voices never share
C/B Am
And no one dare
C G Am
Disturb the sound of silence.
[Verse 4]
G
Fools said i, you do not know
Am
Silence like a cancer grows.
F C
Hear my words that I might teach you,
F C
Take my arms that I might reach you.
F C C/B Am
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
C
And echoed
G Am
In the wells of silence
[Verse 5]
G
And the people bowed and prayed
Am
To the neon God they made.
F C
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
F C
In the words that it was forming.
F
And the sign said, the words of the prophets
C
Are written on the subway walls
C C/B Am
And tenement halls.
C G Am
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.
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version 2
[Verse 1]
CAPO: 6
Am G
Hello darkness, my old friend,
Am
I've come to talk with you again,
F C
Because a vision softly creeping,
Am F C
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
F C
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Am
Still remains
G Am
Within the sound of silence.
[Verse 2]
Am G
In restless dreams I walked alone
Am
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
Am F C
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
Am F C
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
F C
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
Am
That split the night
G Am
And touched the sound of silence.
[Verse 3]
Am G
And in the naked light I saw
Am
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
Am F C
People talking without speaking,
Am F C
People hearing without listening,
F C
People writing songs that voices never share
Am
And no one dare
G Am
Disturb the sound of silence.
[Verse 4]
Am G
Fools said I, you do not know
Am
Silence like a cancer grows.
Am F C
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Am F C
Take my arms that I might reach you.
F C
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
Am
And echoed
G Am
In the wells of silence
[Verse 5]
Am G
And the people bowed and prayed
Am
To the neon God they made.
Am F C
And the sign flashed out its warning,
Am F C
In the words that it was forming.
Am F
And the sign said, the words of the prophets
F C
Are written on the subway walls
Am
And tenement halls.
G Am
And whispered in the sounds of silence.
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version 3
[Verse]
Am Am G G
e|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|
G|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-0---2---4---2---|-0---2---4---2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Am Am F C C
e|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---1---1---0---0-|-1-0---0---0---0-|
B|-----0---1---0---|-----0---1---0---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
G|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2-------0-------|---------0-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F C C F F F C
e|---1---1---0---0-|-1-0---0---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---------|
B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-----1---1-|
G|-2-------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------2-------|-3-----------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C Am G Am
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3-|-----0---1---0---|
G|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-0---2---4---2---|-2---------------|
D|-3-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
Am G
Hello darkness, my old friend
G Am
I've come to talk with you again
F C
Because a vision softly creeping
F C
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
F C
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Am
Still remains
G Am
Within the sound of silence
[Verse 2]
Am G
In restless dreams I walked alone
G Am
Narrow streets of cobblestone
F C
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
F C
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
F C
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
Am
That split the night
G Am
And touched the sound of silence
[Verse 3]
Am G
And in the naked light I saw
G Am
Ten thousand people, maybe more
F C
People talking without speaking
F C
People hearing without listening
F C
People writing songs that voices never share
Am
And no one dared
G Am
Disturb the sound of silence
[Verse 4]
Am G
"Fools", said I, "You do not know
G Am
Silence like a cancer grows
F C
Hear my words that I might teach you
F C
Take my arms that I might reach you"
F C Am
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
C
And echoed
G Am
In the wells of silence
[Verse 5]
Am G
And the people bowed and prayed
G Am
To the neon god they made
F C
And the sign flashed out its warning
F C
In the words that it was forming
F C
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
Am
And tenement halls"
C G Am
And whispered in the sounds of silence
[Outro]
e|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-0---------------|
B|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-0---------------|
G|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
(sweep upwards)
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version 4
The Sound Of Silence chords (version 1)
Simon and Garfunkel *
Capo I
Dm C Dm
Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk to you again.
F Bb F
Because a vision softly creeping,
Bb F
left its seeds while I was sleeping
Bb F
And the vision that was planted in my brain,
Dm F C Dm
still remains, within the sound of silence.
Dm C Dm
In restless dreams I walked alone through narrow streets of cobblestone.
F Bb F
Beneath the halo of a street lamp,
Bb F
I turned my collar to the cold and damp.
Bb F
When my eyes were stabbed by a flash of the neon light,
Dm F C Dm
and split the night, and touched the sound of silence.
Dm C Dm
And in the naked light I saw, ten thousand people maybe more.
F Bb F
People talking without speaking,
Bb F
people hearing without listening.
Bb F
People writing songs that voices never shared,
Dm F C Dm
no one dared, disturb the sound of silence.
Dm C Dm
"Fools," said I, "you do not know, silence like a cancer grows.
F Bb F
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Bb F
take my arms that I might reach you."
Bb F
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
Dm C Dm
echoed in the wells of silence.
Dm C Dm
And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.
F Bb F
And the sign flashed out it s warning,
Bb F
in the words that it was forming. And the sign said:
Bb F
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls;
Dm F C Dm
and tenement halls," and whispered the sounds of silence.
* Alternate:
Capo IV
Dm = Bm
C = A
F = D
Bb = G
The Sound Of Silence chords (version 2)
Simon and Garfunkel
Capo VI
Am
Am G
Hello darkness, my old friend,
Am
I've come to talk with you again
F C
Because a vision softly creeping,
Am F C
left it's seeds while I was sleeping
F C
And the vision, that was planted in my brain;
Am
still remains,
G Am
within the sound of silence.
Am G
In restless dreams I walked alone,
Am
narrow streets of cobblestone
F C
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
Am F C
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
F C
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light;
Am
that split the night,
G Am
and touched the sound of silence.
Am G
And in the naked light I saw,
Am
ten thousand people, maybe more.
F C
People talking without speaking
F C
People hearing without listening
F C
People writing songs that voices never share;
Am
and no one dare,
G Am
disturb the sound of silence.
Am G
Fools said I you do not know,
Am
silence like a cancer grows.
F C
Hear my words that I might teach you,
F C
take my arms that I might reach you.
F C
But my words like silent raindrops fell;
Am
and echoed
G Am
in the wells of silence
Am G
And the people bowed and prayed,
Am
to the neon God they made.
F C
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
F C
in the words that it was forming.
Am F
And the sign said, the words of the prophets,
C
are written on the subway walls;
Am
and tenement halls.
G Am
And whispered in the sounds of silence.
The Sound Of Silence chords (version 3)
Em D
Hello darkness, my old friend,
Em
I've come to talk with you again
G C G
Because a vision softly creeping,
Em C G
left it's seeds while I was sleeping
C G
And the vision, that was planted in my brain;
Em
still remains,
G D Em
within the sound of silence.
Em D
In restless dreams I walked alone,
Em
narrow streets of cobblestone
C G
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
Em C G
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
C G
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light;
Em
that split the night,
G D Em
and touched the sound of silence.
Em D
And in the naked light I saw,
Em
ten thousand people, maybe more.
G C G
People talking without speaking
C G
People hearing without listening
C G
People writing songs that voices never share;
Em
and no one dare,
G D Em
disturb the sound of silence.
Em D
Fools said I you do not know,
Em
silence like a cancer grows.
G C G
Hear my words that I might teach you,
C G
take my arms that I might reach you.
C G
But my words like silent raindrops fell;
Em
and echoed
D Em
in the wells of silence
Em D
And the people bowed and prayed,
Em
to the neon God they made.
G C G
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
C G
in the words that it was forming.
Em C
And the sign said, the words of the prophets,
G
are written on the subway walls;
Em
and tenement halls.
G D Em
And whispered in the sounds of silence.
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version 5
Standard tuning
Dm
Throughout the intro you pluck like so: e|---1---1---1---1-|
B|-----3-------3---|
G|-2-------2-------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
The only plucking part of the song is the intro, the rest is strumming, you'll have
to listen to the song to find the rhythm. Good luck.
[Intro]
(Start plucking on the 'G' string, and say "Hello" on the third time you pluck
the 'B' string. The rest of the chords are above the corresponding syllables, just keep
the plucking rhythm while you transition.)
Dm C
Hello darkness my old friend
Dm
I've come to talk with you again
F Bb F
Because a vision softly creeping
Bb F
Left his seeds while I was sleeping
Bb F
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Dm F C D
Still remain within the sound of silence.
[Verse 1]
C
In restless dreams I walked alone
Dm
Narrow streets of cobbled stone
F Bb F
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
Bb F
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
Bb F
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
Dm F C Dm
That split the night and touched the sound of silence.
[Verse 2]
C
And in the naked light I saw
Dm
Ten thousand people maybe more
F Bb F
People talking without speaking
Bb F
People hearing without listening
Bb F
People writing songs that voices never share
Dm F C Dm
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence
[Verse 3]
C
Fools said I you do not know
Dm
Silence like a cancer grow
F Bb F
Hear my words that I might teach you
Bb F
Take my arm that I might reach you
Bb F
But my words like silent raindrops fell
Dm F C Dm
And echoed in the well of silence
[Verse 4]
C
And the people bowed and prayed
Dm
To the neon god they made
F Bb F
And the sign flashed out its warning
Bb F
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said
Bb F
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
Dm F C Dm
And tenement halls and whispered in the sound of silence
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version 6
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=95
4/4
Gtr I
intro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4--|
B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----4---6---4---|-----4---6---4----|
G|-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|-6---------------|-6----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---7---7---6---6-|-7-6---6---6---6-|
B|-----6---7---6---|-----6---7---6---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
G|-8---------------|-8---------------|-8-------6-------|---------6-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|---7---7---6---6-|-7-6---6---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---2---2-|
B|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------2---|
G|-8-------6-------|---------8-------|-9-------8-------|-9-------3-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---6---6---6---6-|
B|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----6---4---6---|-----6---7---6---|
G|-4-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-6---------------|-8---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
W
e|-6----|
B|-6----|
G|-8----|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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version 7
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Joe South - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Simon - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 6th fret'
Intro 1st Verse
Q=106
Am C
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-||---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3--|
|-----------------|-----5-------5---||-----3---5---3---|-----3---5---3----|
|-----------------|-7-------7-------||-5---------------|-5----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 6th fret)
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-||-----------------|------------------|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---||-----------------|------------------|
|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------||---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------|
Dm F Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---6---6---5---5-|-6-5---5---5---5-|
|-----5---6---5---|-----5---6-------|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
|-7---------------|-7-----------7---|-7-------5-------|---------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-----|---0-------------|---1-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
|-------1-------1-|-------1---1-----|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2---------0-|-----2-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|---2-----2-------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
Bb F Bb
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---6---5---5-|-6-5---5-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-----6-------6---|-----6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-----------|
|-7-------5-------|---------|-7-------8-------|-7-------8---7---|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---1-------0-----|---0-----|---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|
|-------1-------1-|-------1-|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|
|-----2-----------|---------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-------------2---|-----2---|---------3-------|-3-------3-------|
|---------3-------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-3-------|-1---------------|-----------------|
F Dm F C
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1-|---3---3---3---3-|
|-----1-------1---|-----1-------3---|-----1---|-----5---3---5---|
|-2-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------|-5---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------0-|---0---0-|---3---3---3---3-|
|---1-1-1---1---1-|---1---------1---|---------|-----------------|
|-------------0---|-----0-------2---|---------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------2-----|-----2---|-----------------|
|---------3-------|-3-----2-0-------|-3-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-3---3---3---3---|
2nd - 4th Verses
$
$$
Dm C
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---5---5---5---5-|-----------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----5---6---5---|-----------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7---------------|--7--------||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------||o-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------||------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---0---0---0---0-|-^0--------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----0---1---0---|-^1--------||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2---------------|-^2--------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-^2--------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-^0--------||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Dm Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1---------|-----------------|
1.
To Coda
To Coda
Bb F Bb
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---1--------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----2-0-3-2-0-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
F Dm C
4/4 2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----1-0---1-----|---------|---------0-----0-|
|---1-----3---3---|-----1---|-----1-----1-----|
|---------------2-|-----2-0-|---0---0-----0---|
|-3---------------|---3-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Dm
Q E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-1---1-----1-3-3b4==|=(3)r-1-----1-1-1-1--||
|-3---3-3-3----------|--------3---3-3-3-3-o||
|-2---2-0------------|------------2-2-2-2--||
|-0---0-0------------|------------0-0-0-0--||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|--1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0----|--2---2-2-0-2-2-2-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
2.
F Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
Dm F C Dm
2/4 4/4
~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----1-----1---1-|-1-1-1-1-|---0-----1-0---1-|---1-------------|
|-----1-----3---3-|-1-1-1-1-|-----1-------1---|---------3---1---|
|---2---------2---|-3-2-2-2-|-------0---------|-----2-0-------2-|
|-3-----2-0-------|-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|---------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda &
F Bb
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1--||-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--||-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--||-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|------------------||---------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------||---------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|------------------||---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
F Dm F C
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-------------|-----1-----------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3p2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
Dm
E E E E E +E E E +Q E E E E E E
|-1-1---1-3b4==(3)r-1---|-------1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-3-3-3---------------3-|-(3)---3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-2-2-------------------|-------2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-0-------------------|-------0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-----------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------------|--------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-1-1-1-1-1-----1---1-1-|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-----2---2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-0-2-----2---2-0-|--2--2-2-0-2-2-2-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-----------------------|--------------------||
F Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----1-----1-----|-----1-------1---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---1---1-3---3-1-|---1---1---1---1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-3-2-0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
H.=H
Dm
E E H. Q E E E E E E E E E E H +W
|---0-----------||-----------------|---------^5----|-(5)----*|
|-----1---------||---------6---5---|-6---5---^6----|-(6)----*|
|---------------||-----------7---7-|---7---7-^7----|-(7)----*|
|---------------||-----------------|---------^7----|-(7)----*|
|-3-------------||-------5---------|---------^5----|-(5)----*|
|---------------||-----------------|---------------|--------*|
|
| E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H +W
|-3-3-3--3-3----||---0---0---0---0-|---0---0--0----|-(0)----*|
|-0-0-0--0-0----||-----0-------0---|-----0---------|--------*|
|-0-0-0--0-0----||-2-------2-------|-2-------------|--------*|
|-0-0-0--0-0----||-----------------|---------------|--------*|
|-2-2-2--2-2----||-----------------|----------0----|-(0)----*|
|-3-3-3--3-3----||-----------------|---------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
------------------
version 8
Chord voicings:
"C" "F" "Bb" "Csus"
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
------ ------ ------ ------
X32010 xx3231 xx3331 x33211
[Verse 1]
e|-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-|-----3-----3---|
B|--------5----|--------5----|--------5----|--------5----|--------3------|
G|--7----------|--7----------|--7----------|--7----------|--5------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Hello darkness my old friend,
e|-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-|-----5-----5-|-----5-----5---|
B|--4-----3----|--------3----|--4-----3----|--------5----|--7-----5------|
G|-------------|--5----------|-------------|--7----------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
I've come to talk with you a- gain
e|-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-|-----6-----6-|-----5-----5-|--6--5-----5---|
B|--------5----|--7-----5----|--------6----|--------6----|--------6------|
G|--7----------|-------------|--7----------|--5----------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Because a vision soft- ly creep- ing --- left it's
e|-----5-----5-|-----6-----6-|-----5-----5-|--6--5-----5-|-----5-----5---|
B|--------6----|--------6----|--------6----|--------6----|--------6------|
G|--5----------|--7----------|--5----------|-------------|--5------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
seeds while I was sleep- ing And the
e|-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-|----10----10-|-----6-----6-|-----5-----5---|
B|--------6----|-------------|-------11----|--------6----|--------6------|
G|--7----------|--8-----7----|-10----------|--7----------|--5------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
vision --- that was planted in my brain
e|--6--5-----5-|-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-|-----3-----3-|-----3-----3---|
B|--------6----|--------5----|--6-----5----|--------3----|--4-----3------|
G|-------------|--7----------|-------------|--5----------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
still re- mains -- within the sounds of
e|-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-|--5-------------------------------------------|
B|--------5----|--6-----5----|--6-------------------------------------------|
G|--7----------|-------------|--7-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|--0-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
silence -----
Remaining verses strummed:
[Verse 2]
C
In restless dreams I walked alone,
F
narrow streets of cobblestone
Bb Csus
'neath the halo of a streetlamp
Bb Csus
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
Bb Csus
when my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
F C F
split the night... and touched the sound of silence
[Verse 3]
And in the naked light I saw
ten thousand people maybe more
people talking without speaking
people hearing without listening
people writing songs that voices never share
noone dare, disturb the sound of silence
[Verse 4]
Fools said I you do not know,
silence like a cancer grows,
hear my words that I might teach you
take my arms that I might reach you
but my words, like silent raindrops fell...
and echoed the will of silence
[Verse 5]
And the people bowed and prayed,
to the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
in the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls
and whisper the sounds of silence."
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version 9
Relative to capo.
****CAPO ON 1ST FRET****
e|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
B|--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|---3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
B|--3----3----3----3----|
G|----5----5----5----5--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|------0------0------0------0---|
B|----10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-|
G|--10-----10-----10-----10------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|---6---6---5---5-6-5---5---5---5-|-----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|-------6-------6-------6-------6---|
G|-7-------5---------------5-------|x2-7-------8-------7-------8-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|---1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|
B|----1----1----1----3----3--|
G|--2----3----2----2----2----|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|---3-3--3-3--|\
B|--3----3-----| \
G|----5----5---| \Okay...this is where you start over
D|-------------| /all again for the next verse..its repeated 5 times.
A|-------------| /
E|-------------|/
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