Simon Paul - The Sound Of Silence guitar tab

The Sound Of Silence tab by Simon Paul

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The Sound Of Silence Tab

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The Sound of Silence ...........................

Copyright © 1964 Paul Simon

Transcribed by kirk hullinger.

% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.

Capo 2nd fret (

Am9 G

e:|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|--(3)-----(3)----|-----------------|

B:|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|

G:|-2-------2-------|--------%--------|-----0-------0---|--------%--------|

D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E:|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|

Hello ... friend I've come to

Am C F C C

e:|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---1-------0-----|---0-------0-----|

B:|-------1-------1-|---------------1-|-------1-------1-|-------1------(0)|

G:|-----2-------2---|-----2-0-----0---|-----2-------0---|-----0-------0---|

D:|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A:|-0-------0-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3-------3-------|

E:|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|

again because .. softly creeping left it's ...

F C F

e:|-----1-----------|---0-------0-----|---1-------1-----|-----------------|

B:|-----------1-----|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|-----------------|

G:|--------2--------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|--------%--------|

D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A:|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

E:|--1--------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|

sleeping and .. vision that was ... brain

C C Am C G

e:|----0-------0----|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------3-----|

B:|--------1--------|--(1)------1-----|-----1-------1---|-------0-------0-|

G:|------0----------|-----0-------2---|---------0-------|-----0-------0---|

D:|-0h2----------3-2|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A:|----------3------|-3-----2-0-----2-|--3--------------|-----------------|

E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|

still ... within the sound of

Am * G G

e:|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------3-----|-3-3-----3-------|

B:|-------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------0-----|-0-0-----0-------|

G:|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----------0-----|-0-0-----0-strum-|

D:|-----------------|-2---------------|-0-0-----0---0-0-|-----------------|

A:|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-------0-2---2-3-|-----------------|

E:|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----3-0-3-------|

silence In restless . alone narrow ...

$ Am C F C

e:|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|-1---------------|-----------------|

B:|-1-1---0-1-1---0-|-1-1---0-1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|

G:|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-0-strum-|-2-strum-0-strum-|-0-strum-0-strum-|

D:|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2-----0-|-3-----0-2-----0-|-2-----0-2-----0-|

A:|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-3-----0-|-3-----0-3-----0-|-3-----0-3-----0-|

E:|-----------------|---------3-----0-|-1-----0-3-----0-|-3-----0-3-----0-|

stone 'neath halo ... lamp I turned ...

F C F

e:|-1---------------|-----------------|---1-1-----1-1---|-----------------|

B:|-1-------1-------|---1-------------|---1-1-----1-1---|-----------------|

G:|-2-strum-0-strum-|---0--strum------|---2-2-----2-2---|--------%--------|

D:|-3-----0-2-----0-|---2------0------|-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|-----------------|

A:|-3-----0-3-----0-|---3------0------|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-----------------|

E:|-1-----0-3-----0-|---3------0------|-1---1-0-1---1-0-|-----------------|

cold & damp when my eyes stabbed .. flash of a neon ..

C Am @ C G

e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B:|-1-------1-1-----|-------------1---|---------1-------|-----------------|

G:|-0-strum-0-0-2-0-|-----0-------2---|---------0-------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|

D:|-2-----0-2-2-3-2-|-2-2-------2-2---|-----2-----------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|

A:|-3-----0-3-3-----|-3-3---2-0-----2-|--3----------2---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|

E:|-3-----0-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|

light ... split night and touched the sound of

# Am C #

e:|-----------------|-----------------|

B:|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-------1-------|

G:|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-str-0-0-str-0-|

D:|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-----0-2-----0-|

A:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-3-----0-|

E:|-----------------|-----------------|

silence And in .. naked land I ...

For "saw ... ten thousand people maybe more" jump back to *. At $, replace

one measure with the following Am variation:

Am

e:|-------------0-------|

B:|---1---------1-------|

G:|---2-----------------|

D:|-2---2-0-0h2---2p0---|

A:|-0---0-------------3-|

E:|---------------------|

Also, from # to #, replace two measures with the following Am, variation:

Am

e:|-----------------|-----------------|

B:|-----------------|-----------------|

G:|---strum--strum--|--------%--------|

D:|-2---------------|-----------------|

A:|-0---------------|-----------------|

E:|-----------------|-----------------|

... Fools said I you do not ...

For "know ... silence like a cancer grows" jump back to *. Use the Am

variation above again at $. At @, jump to the following:

C G Am

e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B:|-------1---1---1-|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|

G:|-0-strum-0---0---|-------0---0---0-|-2-str-0-2-str-0-|--------%--------|

D:|-2-------2---2---|-----0-------0---|-2-----0-2-----0-|-----------------|

A:|-3---------------|-------------2---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------|

E:|-----------------|-3-------3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|

echoed in the ... of silence And the people ..

For "prayed ... to the neon" jump back to *. At @, jump to the following:

C G Am9 Am7

e:|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|----0---0--------|

B:|-----------------|--------0--------|-----0-------0---|------0----------|

G:|---0---0---0---0-|----0------0-----|-2-------2-------|--2----------0---|

D:|-----2-------2---|------0----------|-----------------|-------------2---|

A:|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|

E:|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

whispered in sounds of silence