Chords of: The Sound of Silence by: Disturbed. (E7/G#, A, F#m, E) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“The Sound of Silence” by Disturbed is in E Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7/G#, A, F#m, E.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → F#m → B → F#m → A → Dmaj7 → A → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 1:07 | 26% |
| A | 1:07 | 26% |
| E | 0:40 | 16% |
| D | 0:27 | 11% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 3% |
Abm7 – Amaj7 – B – F#m – E – B – E – Amaj7 – B – F#m – A – D – A – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – Bm – F#m7 – A – Amaj7 – F#m – Bm7 – E – F#m – A – D – A – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – Bm7 – F#m – A – E – F#m7 – E – F#m – F#m7 – D – A – D – A – D – A – D/A – F#m – …
