What key is "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel in?

This ukulele tab is in the key of D# Minor.

What is the easiest key to play "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel on ukulele?

The easiest key to play "The Sounds of Silence" on ukulele is E Minor. Transpose this tab +1 half steps from the original key of D# Minor.

What ukulele chords does "The Sounds of Silence" use?

This tab uses these chords: D#m, C#, B, F#.

Is "The Sounds of Silence" a good ukulele song for beginners?

UkeBuddy rates this arrangement as Intermediate difficulty for ukulele.

What is the strumming pattern for "The Sounds of Silence"?

The strumming pattern notated in this tab is: D - D U D - D U.

The Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel • Ukulele Chords

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The Sounds of Silence

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Verse 1

^Ebm Hello darkness, my old ^Dbfriend

I've come to talk with you a^Ebmgain

Because a vision softl^By creep^Gbing

Left its seeds while I w^Bas sleep^Gbing

And the ^Bvision that was planted in my ^Gbbrain

Still remain^Gbs ^Ebm ^Gb

Within the ^Dbsound of ^Ebmsilence

Verse 2

In restless dreams I walked a^Dblone

Narrow streets of cobble^Ebmstone

'Neath the halo of a^B street l^Gbamp

I turned my collar to the ^Bcold and d^Gbamp

When my ^Beyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon l^Gbight

That split the night^Gb ^Ebm ^Gb

And touched the ^Dbsound of ^Ebmsilence

Verse 3

And in the naked light I ^Dbsaw

Ten thousand people, maybe ^Ebmmore

But my ^Bwords like silent raindrops ^Gbfell ^Gb ^Ebm

People talking witho^But speak^Gbing

People hearing witho^But liste^Gbning

People writing ^Bsongs that voices never sh^Gbare

And no one dared^Gb ^Ebm ^Gb

Disturb the ^Dbsound of ^Ebmsilence

Verse 4

Fools said I, you do not ^Dbknow

Silence like a cancer ^Ebmgrows

Hear my words that I m^Bight teach y^Gbou

And the sign flashed out i^Bts warn^Gbing

Take my arms that I m^Bight reach y^Gbou

But my ^Bwords like silent raindrops ^Gbfell ^Gb ^Ebm

And ^Gbechoed in the ^Dbwells of ^Ebmsilence

Verse 5

And the people bowed and ^Dbprayed

To the neon god they ^Ebmmade

And in the naked light I ^Dbsaw

And the sign flashed out i^Bts warn^Gbing

In the words that it w^Bas form^Gbing

And the sign said, the ^Bwords of the prophets

Are written on the subway w^Gballs

And tenement halls^Gb ^Ebm

And ^Gbwhispered in the ^Dbsounds of ^Ebmsilence

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Featured in the opening and closing credits of the 1967 film "The Graduate".

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