SIMON & GARFUNKEL THE SOUND OF SILENCE

An enigmatic song by a legendary duo that will kick start your fingerpicking technique

Simon & Garfunkel’s tempestuous career spanned 13 years from 1957-1970. During this time they created some of the most beautiful and emotive pop songs ever recorded.

Although Paul Simon wrote the songs, Art Garfunkel would frequently sing lead vocal, as he did on this track. Our tab and backing is based on the original 1964 single (although other versions were recorded, such as Paul Simon’s arrangement on his debut solo release ThePaulSimonSongbook); you can clearly hear the acoustic guitar parts on the original.

To play along with our backing track you’ll need to use a capo on the 6th fret. The first verse is fingerpicked; the remaining five verses are all strummed. Because there are no ‘pinches’ in the fingerpicking part (ie two notes picked simultaneously) you can also play this part with a pick, great for improving your picking accuracy. Follow the alternate picking directions in the tab.