Chords of: The Sound of Silence by: Todd Hoffman. (F#, 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 Todd Hoffman is in E Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, A, F#m, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → F#m → E → F#m → A → D → A → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:02 | 26% |
| F#m | 0:53 | 22% |
| E | 0:49 | 20% |
| D | 0:29 | 12% |
| F# | 0:16 | 7% |
| F#m7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Amaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
F# – F#m – E – F#m – E – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – D – Ddim – Dmaj7 – A – F# – F#m7 – A – E – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – F# – A – E – F#m – Amaj7 – D – A – E/B – A – D – A – Dmaj7 – A6 – A – Bm – F#7 – F#m – E – F#m – F# – F#m7 – E – F#m – F#m7 – D – A – D – A – D – …
