Chords of: The Sound of Silence by: Pentatonix. (B, A, D, F#m) 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 Pentatonix is in D Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, A, D, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Emaj7 → A → D → A → F#m → E → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:01 | 26% |
| D | 0:37 | 16% |
| F#m | 0:25 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:22 | 9% |
| E | 0:18 | 8% |
| G | 0:12 | 5% |
| B | 0:10 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
F# – A – C#7 – B – Emaj7 – Ab – B7 – A – C#m – D – A – C#m – D – A – D – C#m – D – A – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – E – F#m – F# – A – E – A/E – E – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m – A – D – A – D – A – D – A – F#m – A – E – F#m – C#m – F#m – A – E – F#m – A – …
