The Sound of Silence Guitar Lesson - Simon & Garfunkel

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In this Sounds Of Silence guitar lesson video, I will demonstrate how to play the original acoustic version of this masterpiece off of Simon & Garfunkel's debut studio album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. The more popular recording of this song contains a bunch of electric guitar riffs overdubbed onto the original recording without Simon & Garfunkels' knowledge. I think the original version is the best and as a bonus can be played with just one acoustic guitar.
The tuning is standard tuning with a capo at the 6th fret.
The beginning of "The Sounds Of Silence" is fingerpicked and contains some beautiful guitar lines that complement the haunting vocals in a great way.
I will take you through this entire fingerstyle section note-for-note.
After that, Paul Simon switches to a more upbeat strummed guitar style. The rhythm is pretty simple, but he uses a lot of chord variations to keep things interesting. The variations are pretty consistent during the repeats though, so once you get through the strummed chords once, you will pretty much know the rest of the song.
I hope you enjoy learning this acoustic masterpiece from Simon & Garfunkel. #thesoundofsilenceguitarlesson #simonandgarfunkel #guitarcovers
Carl...

[@FantasyFilms100]

Honestly best guitar teacher in the world.

[@imhere5629]

One of the most collective guitar lessons... Your choice of song lessons give me a goosebumps.

[@tweedguitar9103]

Thankyou Carl, for this absolute classic fingerstyle piece. cheers

[@tomparks7461]

Many thanks for this lesson. One of my favourite S&G songs, great to learn it.

[@remimomo]

Hi Carl, great tutorial as usual, and really nice rendition of the song, well done!! Thank you.

[@notgonnatellya1350]

Thank You very much, great song, great lesson... but your lessons always are. Wish I could shake your hand.

[@joshuarademeyer4617]

Thanks Carl! More acoustic please

[@christianmanoilov4169]

Exactly when i needed it 😍

[@nicolen.9642]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@gyatsoloyak9542]

You are the greatest. Love to learn from you.. thaxxxxxxnks

[@Rooster7six]

Another great lesson! 🤘🤘🤘

[@brandonram70]

This was a very very informative lesson thanks

[@johnmcmonagle464]

Cheers Carl. Can't wait to give this a try.

[@ronholeman1985]

Thank you for posting this vid. Thank you.

[@photondebuger45]

DUUUDE OH MY GOD YEEEEES

[@thetourist3711]

Great video carl!

[@sergebraida5622]

Great lesson as always. Would love to see one for Black Magic Woman.

[@kimstraw3691]

Thank you so much bro well done

[@deadsoul9292]

Great lesson

[@LawrieFamily]

You are the man!

[@frankmontalti]

Great song. Thanks

[@manuelecheazo7302]

Thank you Carl lo maximo!!!!

[@neodavinci9770]

Best guitar tutorials on KZbin. You're my go-to channel when I check for a tutorial

[@supersteve7302]

Awesome song Carl!

[@floriandobkowski7291]

The Day that never comes please!!

[@morturiom9651]

did he not already do that......

[@floriandobkowski7291]

no he didn't

[@rippytheclown8330]

AMEN

[@Harpoon2theRescue]

Could you please do "House on a Hill" by The Pretty Reckless. The fingerpicking in that song is dark and haunting! No one has a tutorial for this awesome song anywhere.

[@unclenote]

Great tutorial

[@G04-bt4bt]

I kind of really hate that this song turned into a meme, now everyone just laughs at "hello darkness my old friend" instead of listening and seeing how beautiful this song is.

[@jurassicsurvivor9204]

Truth

[@reptilieniplati9819]

Actually... It's just your snobism. You know, saying that "I hate that X/Y song became a meme and everyone is just laughing at Hello Darkness my old F(chord)riend" is same shit with saying "I heard someone saying that X/Y Song is that song from that Y/Z commercial". This song becomes more known and who is interested in music will actually listen to its message.

[@jurassicsurvivor9204]

@@reptilieniplati9819 no u

[@reptilieniplati9819]

@@jurassicsurvivor9204 Listen, I discovered this song because of the meme and I love it. So shut the fuck up and enjoy your evening (or day.. idk, I'm in Eastern Europe so it's evening)

[@cannonfodder4507]

I kinda agree, but honestly I'm just happy that more people get introduced to good music so that's good

[@shagunraj6280]

Hey there carl, Your videos are very informative and provide with songs mostly as accurate as the recording, it's been great learning from you, you make everything easy (specially the things i thought i couldn't even do). I just wanted to ask that maybe you could do "Baby please don't go" by AC/DC I've figured the song a bit but I'm getting stuck on the harder part. Thank you.

[@MultiBadboy666]

This is the most accurate tutorial of this song on you tube, the others are really missing a lot of parts and are just kinda lazzy

[@ChrisComstock612]

thank you!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

what's interesting to me it seems like this strip down original version of The Sounds of Silence with all the all the string arrangements and everything inside the orchestration it has like the beginning winnings or what he would go back to again and use for Scarborough Fair at least to my ears that has that almost same exact kind of thing

[@andreleonard4754]

I love this tutorial, best I’ve seen on KZbin

[@mantracker-gx1bj]

Hi Carl. Best guitar channel on Utube. You’re my go-to every time. Could you PLEASE do The Oaf by Big Wreck. I can’t quite get it. I know you could kill it! Cheers Mike.

[@tuukkasivonen4533]

Could you do the disturbed version too? I think it sounds awesome! Thank you!

[@christianfuhrmann5647]

Carl! You think you could ever do a song off of breaking benjamins new album ember?

[@poopkun7006]

YES!!

[@davidflint12]

Another great lesson from a great instructor! Is your left thumb nail an acrylic?

[@GreenacresTN]

Carl please do AC/DC Have A Drink On Me! There aren't any good lessons on youtube! Thank you and keep up the great work.

[@guitarshred863]

Pls teach us to play cry for you by Andy Timmons , much appreciated. Thank you.

[@natetate785]

do Soothsayer by Buckethead, there are no good lessons on this amazing song

[@RC32Smiths01]

I was actually wondering if you can do a lesson on Beth by Kiss, fingerstyle! You rock man!

[@giuseppesiano5062]

All right..!

[@louislennon2317]

Hey man i would really appreciate if you would do a tutorial for "roman sky" by avenged sevenfold

[@sarthakshukla1946]

NOW ALSO THE SOUND OF MUZAK BY PORCUPINE TREE PLEASE

[@jeffersonochoa1860]

*Hello darkness my old friend*

[@kingoftrainers6435]

Hello.

[@norescresa4349]

Still remains

[@harrycoleman727]

Of silence...

[@andreleonard4754]

Can you do a tutorial on I’m Amazed for me.

[@lukemmurphy795]

Can you please do a guitar lesson on Fire by Kasabian?

[@similamba1149]

Please do dyers eve!!!!!

[@hatredatheart388]

Has someone made a tab for this? could really need it 😁

[@SpoderBlitz]

Please do Beyond the realms of Death by Judas Priest.

[@antilitarded4142]

Hey Carl....great video and I love yur channel!!........was wondering if you could do a tutorial for all of the lead guitar parts for Can't you see........I cannot find it anywhere on the web and YOU are the best teacher on YT in my opinion.......thnx for all that you do for me and the other pple that are struggling to improve or playing skills!!

[@stasferguson0]

Day that never comes.

[@Zodelz]

i refuse by five finger death punch. no one have done a vidio of that. the solo is so good.

[@theconcerned]

Carl... bro I cant find my capo can you please do Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy?

[@avogadro3078]

Dystopia please

[@pawnhearts8785]

Paul simon is brilliant guitarist

[@ximena8303]

Can you please do Sweet Little Sixteen by Chuck Berry!!?

[@Kilokawasaki636]

The chords remind me of call of ktulu

[@miguelvogt6347]

PLS just pls. "Any color you like" by Pink floyd. Pulse version pls just pls

[@shubhajitchandra6622]

💓

[@trevorstreet2961]

Dream No More by metallica PLEASE!!!!

[@conorsic7357]

Can you do the disturbed one

[@videodamatrice2702]

How sad you don't play any snow patrol song :( i love an olive grove facing the sea

[@PunkRocker5681]

Can you do "You Give Me All I Need" by Scorpions next?

[@alexochoa4416]

Can you cover The Promise- Sturgill Simpson

[@cristobalnieves]

Metallica: The Day Tjat Never Comes and Disposable Heros

[@alexmanuelgil9608]

Can you please cover lighting strike by Judas Priest

[@Rooster7six]

Bush Little things! Sounds really fun to play and there is NO lesson on KZbin

[@amaliaplayter934]

Scarborough fair by Simon and Garfunkel?

[@jasperkoenis3914]

What key is this made in?

[@shadowsneak3875]

JINJER - Pisces guitar lesson?

[@josecuervorok]

Does the high E string have to be fretted as well for the alternate F Major?

[@HEMA90Tanin]

For the actual sound yes, otherwise it is Fmaj7, which may or may not be a valid substitute. Decide for yourself whether you like it.

[@IndianItalianReviews]

Crystal ball by Styx?

[@jasonhugo9724]

Hey carl, next Yesterday GnR

[@thegamejasper6275]

welp tried it without the metal thing, dont know what its called, hurts a lot on your finger. Stopped on the second part xD

[@max1515167]

mood:

[@leonidasmrtk6810]

You should do the dance of death by iron maiden!

[@citrusvenom]

house of pain by faster pussycat and ballad of jayne by la guns thanks

[@MetallicAddict15]

7:45

[@barkzy2366]

A TOUT LE MONDE BY MEGADETH PLEASE

[@paperhatcat9530]

Can I play this on electric too?

[@nes3sese734]

No, the laws of universe don't allow this.

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

Yeah but it'll probably give you AIDS

[@paperhatcat9530]

NIHILISTLIVESMATTER I wish it would then I could be everyone's best gay friend... Oh wait, I'm a girl, shout

[@thebookofeli849]

9:48 for me

[@yourmotherslover42069]

Tea For One by Zeppelin? PLEASE!!!!!

[@masonelliott5968]

Black widow of la port

[@juliette6106]

Iron maiden by Iron maiden please

[@Xakslied]

Echoes by Pink Floyd!

[@forfold]

Why does there have to be a barre chord in there for like half a second 😭I'm so bad at them my hand cramps up almost immediately trying to get everything pressed down. Otherwise I think I'd be able to learn this relatively quickly.

[@jjforyomama]

lemon song by led zeppelin

[@bigdaddyshigg]

This doesn't sound like Disturbed..🧐

[@GuitarLessons365SongLessons]

🤣

[@Bmxicano2]

bigdaddyshigg thank God

[@Clifford2005]

Bmxicano2 the disturbed version is pretty good though

[@Xakslied]

bigdaddyshigg lol

[@guitaristkuro8898]

I don’t have a Capo... :(

[@boxycthulhu3519]

If you have a rubber band or hairband and a pencil or pen, you can put the pencil/pen over the fret you want to capo and then hook the band around both sides behind the neck to fasten it. It should work as a makeshift capo.

[@simonbonenfant5374]

what kind of people smash the dislike button...just dont watch

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

Haters & Rob Chapman

[@unknownuser5260]

Does it really have to be played with capo? I mean that's not really pro way of playing music, but don't get me wrong, you are great teacher

[@GuitarLessons365SongLessons]

I don’t know about that.. Paul Simon is definitely a pro player and he uses a capo to play the song 🤷‍♂️

[@unknownuser5260]

@@GuitarLessons365SongLessons Yeah, u r right, i've just watched the video of him playing this song using that thing, i never saw him playing till now

[@laurahasenjager9770]

Hotel California

[@davidflint12]

Laura Hasenjager unfortunately if he went through all the work to learn, preform, and film the lesson it would most likely be blocked. The Eagles are famous for that.

[@xico7275]

Actually he already has a tutorial but it is blocked

[@mihirmoharil479]

@@xico7275 I can still view it in my country I think

[@Zosojuan]

I wanna learn all of the meme songs. Pls hep 🙏

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7:46

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11:41

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19:44