Chords of: Sound of Silence by: Henk Poort. (D, Fm, Ab, Eb) 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.
“Sound of Silence” by Henk Poort is in Eb Major and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Fm, Ab, Eb.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Eb → Fm → Ab → C# → Ab → Eb → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 1:17 | 29% |
| Ab | 0:59 | 22% |
| C# | 0:40 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:38 | 14% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Fm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| D | 0:05 | 2% |
Fm – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Fm – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm7b5/Ab – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Eb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C6 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Abmaj7 – C# – Abmaj7 – C# – Abaug – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Eb7/G – Ab – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Fm7 – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – …
