Chords of: The Sound of Silence (Live) by: Simon, Garfunkel. (E/B, G, D, Em) 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 (Live)” by Simon, Garfunkel is in D Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E/B, G, D, Em.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → D → Em → G → C → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:31 | 33% |
| Em | 0:50 | 18% |
| D | 0:48 | 17% |
| C | 0:38 | 14% |
| E | 0:28 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:04 | 1% |
| E/D | 0:02 | 1% |
E – Em – D – Em – G – C – Bm – C – G – Em – G – D – E/D – Em – D – Em – G – C – G – C – G – C – G – Am – G – Em – G – D – Em – A – D – G – D – G – C – G – C – G – C – G – C – Gmaj7 – Em – G – D – Em – D – Em – …
