Chords of: The Sound of Silence by: Disturbed. (F#, F#m, A, 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 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#m, A, E.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → E → Abm7 → F#m → A → D → A → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 1:21 | 32% |
| A | 1:02 | 25% |
| E | 0:44 | 18% |
| D | 0:39 | 16% |
| F# | 0:05 | 2% |
| Bm6 | 0:03 | 1% |
| F#m7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| C# | 0:02 | 1% |
F#m – C# – F#m – E – Abm7 – F#m – C#m – D – A – D – A – D – A – F#m – A – E – F#m – A – B7 – A – E – B – F#m – E/F# – D – A – D – A – D – A – Bm7 – F#m – A – E – F#m – F# – F#m7 – E – F#m – F#m7 – D – A – D – A – D – A – F#m – A – …
