Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Sound Of Silence: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- D minor
- 4/4
- 56 BPM
- 1964
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany The Sound Of Silence without reading music. The left hand plays ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) and the right hand late-knock chords.
The opening of The Sound Of Silence in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
The Sound Of Silence accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm – C – C – Dm loop with ping-pong bounce in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about The Sound Of Silence
What are the letter notes for the The Sound Of Silence piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Dm – C – C – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Sound Of Silence?
The loop is Dm – C – C – Dm (i – VII – i – VII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is The Sound Of Silence in?
D minor, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Sound Of Silence?
Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Sound Of Silence easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The Sound Of Silence?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.