Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
Learn how to play Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Easy leaning towards intermediate
Barre chords: No barre chords but the F can be barred if preferred
Thumb over chords: Yes
Playing Style: Strummed with thumb (first verse is fingerpicked)
Tuning: Standard
The complete file contains a lesson video, a performance play thru video, full tabs, chords and lyrics. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 178 Mb containing all the lesson content.
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You’ll receive at least two videos per song, one lesson and one performance-standard play-through. You’ll receive the chords/lyrics and guitar tabs as PDF files.
The videos are mp4 format and should play on PC’s, Macs and most mobile devices.
They will download as Zip files. If you don’t have a Zip program on your PC you’ll need to install one to open the file. I use Zipeg which you can get free, here.
If you want to download to an iPad or iPhone you’ll need an app to do so, please read here to know more about it.
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Nick says
May 15, 2018 at 4:44 amHey Jerry,
Great lesson! I recently bought ‘The Grave’ by Don McLean from you. I have been a professional player and singer since 1973. I played and sang both these songs in a vocal harmony duo for many years – we performed on live TV shows many times. After all these years, it’s nice to finally find out how to play the songs correctly! I was close to the original but not this close! If only the Internet had been around when we were all learning! How much easier would it have been! I teach now and my students don’t know how good they have it, compared to us, who had to ‘lift the needle’ on the record player for hours to try to hear what they were doing! LOL! Thanks again,
Nick
Jerry says
May 15, 2018 at 8:25 amThanks Nick – from one “lift the needle” guy to another.
John Duquette says
March 31, 2018 at 3:34 pmHello,
Thank you so much for the lesson. I recently decided to record this with my grandaughter and I have never sang in the harmony range before and coming across this post not only helped with the guitar line but also with the singing …. again thank you much.
David says
March 10, 2018 at 4:03 amThanks for the Sounds of Silence lesson, like your song choices. I plan to buy some!
Anonymous says
February 27, 2018 at 7:59 pmThanks SO SO much
Tony says
June 10, 2017 at 11:30 pmHi Jerry,
Great tuition, just a quick question re Sound of Silence, should or could I download the full lesson and is it more extensive? e.g. I mean does it break it down barr by barr with chords? I am not great on tabs. I would love to play this fully. I am an intermediate player at present, Regards, Tony from Galway Ireland, P.S. if you ever get over this way please make contact
Axel Alvarez Gonzalez says
May 22, 2017 at 8:01 pmThank you so much!!! The best tutorial ever. Props to your work!
Julian Galluzzi says
May 4, 2017 at 7:31 amThank you SO much! And thanks for doing this.
Carlos Martino says
April 24, 2017 at 1:02 amYou are a great teacher . Learn a lot from you. Happy days my friend.
Amanda Casadio says
April 22, 2017 at 12:07 amMan, you are the best! Thank you!!!
Jess says
April 16, 2017 at 4:38 pmYou are an absolute LEGEND!!! Thank you so much!!! You out of everyone are the best teacher through YouTube that we have come across
Arnold van de Poll says
March 14, 2017 at 3:08 pmI can’t believe I didn’t stumble on your YouTube tutorials earlier. I was doing it a bit wrong and you just nailed it. Awesome. Thanks for sharing that with us. I most surely will see more from your tutorials. Cheers from Holland.
marc says
January 26, 2017 at 3:01 pmHey Jerry,
Thanks so much for making this a free lesson. Spot on as usual. What a joy to be able to play this as does
Paul Simon. I’m sure even seasoned players will appreciate your attention to detail
best wishes
marc
Dieter says
October 3, 2016 at 6:57 pmI had a look at several tutorials for “Sound of Silence”. The one I found here is absolutely great. It is explained perfect and it is SO very near to the original ! Thanks a lot !
Garry Conley says
November 6, 2016 at 3:39 pmI agree this tutorial video is easy to understand one of the best songs Paul Simon ever wrote. Thank you Jerry.
Henry says
January 21, 2017 at 3:35 amGreat! Thanks a lot!
Anonymous says
September 5, 2016 at 12:39 amWhat a great choice of material you have chosen this song and I go back a long way and has revived some good memories of my younger days as a hippie and struggling to be a fine guitar player someday. Thanks for bringing back those forgotten memories and a great song. Maybe you could post the boxer one day.. thanks. And God bless you and your special talent…
Jackie
Jerry says
September 5, 2016 at 8:58 amThank you Jackie. The Boxer is actually already available as a paid lesson.
dari victorio says
August 29, 2016 at 4:05 pmtabs received,thank you!
amirudin says
January 10, 2017 at 8:15 pmthank’s a lot for your tabs
Anderson Rolim de Souza says
August 22, 2016 at 1:43 amThank you for posting the video and made available pdf files . You are special. God bless you.
Steve Nice says
August 21, 2016 at 3:59 pmexcellent lesson, clear – concise and free – what more could you ask for!
el says
August 20, 2016 at 5:09 pmWow, thank you so much! Amazing to have access for free!
Alain says
August 14, 2016 at 11:33 pmI just downloaded it, and looked at all this, it’s a real amazing good work !
Thank’s
Michael says
August 10, 2016 at 4:07 pmI don’t have a capo at the moment so I’ve had to resort to barring the entire song. Hopefully the one I ordered will arrive soon.
Jerry says
August 10, 2016 at 4:13 pmWow that’s hard work Michael!
JimBo' says
August 1, 2016 at 5:19 amAs a self taught guitarist I have meny bad habits, lessons like this help me break those.
Your voice is soothing to hear as well.
Thank you very much for this lesson.
God bless you.
Jerry says
August 1, 2016 at 8:34 amThanks JimBo ~:)
Earl says
July 11, 2016 at 12:34 amGreat easy to understand instruction. Great job. One of my many favorite song.
Pascale says
June 25, 2016 at 5:16 amThank you from an old beginner . Awesome voice ! Excellent teaching skills !
Anita says
May 29, 2016 at 1:44 pmGrazie mille!!
Thank you so much!! Great lesson.
dave says
June 2, 2016 at 8:30 pmI have really been struggling with the classic phrase you have clarified that for me thanks very much
james shin says
May 13, 2016 at 5:10 pmyour voice is so beautiful, comfortable.
Anonymous says
May 7, 2016 at 12:45 pmBest Tutorial ever… Thank you
Richard says
April 26, 2016 at 11:05 pmThank you very much, awesome work.
Anonymous says
April 5, 2016 at 11:44 pmThank yo for inspiring me. What a gift.
kaz says
December 8, 2015 at 9:35 pmThanks for all!
David S. Kim says
December 2, 2015 at 3:36 amThanks a lot for your prompt reply with the great sheet.
Myeongsik Bae says
November 17, 2015 at 6:16 amThanks you very much!!
Son says
November 10, 2015 at 1:39 pmThanks from S. korea.
Doeke Oostra says
October 18, 2015 at 12:10 pmNice explanation. Thanks for the tabs.
Real says
October 14, 2015 at 9:34 pmvery good explications. Easy to practice. Thanks
ed says
September 21, 2015 at 8:41 pmGreat – many thanks!!!
Gino says
September 1, 2015 at 1:11 pmGrazie,
gradevole e ben fatta.
Grazie
Luis says
August 26, 2015 at 12:15 amA great lesson for an old time wonderful classic song! Thank you
amirudin says
June 20, 2015 at 6:26 pmthank’s
Larry O'Brien says
June 15, 2015 at 6:16 pmThanks for the excellent lesson on Cloudy! Great teaching!