The Sound of Silence

2 TheSound Sound of ofSilence Silence Lyrics: Paul Simon Music: Paul Simon Arrangement: Markus Detterbeck

q = ÇIntro 100 *) B 9 p b S b j j 2 & b b c ∑ ∑    Œ ‰   Œ‰œ 4 Si> - lence, si- lence sounds, *) p A b 2 & b b c ∑ ∑ ŒŒ  ‰j4 Si -- lence, si lence, si- lence sounds,œ *) > p T b > > 2 V b b c   Œ     Œ ∑    ‰ œ 4 Si-- lence, si lence, si- lence sounds,J *) p B ? >  2 bb c ∑   Œ  Œ    œ œ 4 b Si- lence, si- lence, whis- per sounds

A Verse 1

5 B 9 Cm Cm B 9 b b p b 2 & b b 4 œ Œ c  Œ Œ  Œ siœ - lence.œ œ 1. Doo dooœ F b 2 Œ & b b 4 c  œ œ œ œ   œ siœ - lence.œ œ œ 1. Helœ -- lo,œ dark ness, my old friend, p b V b b 42 œ Œ c Œ œ œ  œ Œ  Œ  œ si- lence. 1. Doo doo p ? 2 bbb 4 Œ œ c œ œ . œ Œ  w of si- lence. 1. Doo

9 Bb Cm Cm b & b b Œ œ œ œ doo,w doo doo doo œ dooœ doo doo

b j & b b ‰ j œ œ   ‰ œœœ œ œ œ œ I’veœ comeœ toœ talkœ withœ you a - gain, be- cause a vi -- sion soft ly b œ j œ œ V b b w Œ  ‰ œœœ œ œ doo, doo doo, be- cause a vi -- sion soft ly

? b w . b b doow doo doo dooœ ______© Copyright 1964 Paul Simon (BMI). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. *) whisper or sing in a whisper / flüstern oder flüsternd singen

Simon & Garfunkel / M. Detterbeck (Arr.), Sound of Silence • SATB • 2017 HELBLING Fotokopieren Photocopying Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved grundsätzlich this copyright HI - C7997 gesetzlich material is AUSTRIA: Kaplanstrasse 9, 6063 Rum/Innsbruck | GERMANY: Martinstrasse 42–44, 73728 Esslingen verboten ILLEGAL SWITZERLAND: Aemmenmattstrasse 43, 3123 Bern-Belp 3 12 Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb b j 2 & b b  œ. œ œ œ œ œ œœœ  4 doo doo doo,œœ left itsœ seeds while I was sleep- ing,

b 2 & b b œœœ   ‰ j œ œ œœœ œœ 4 creep- ing, whileœ I was sleep- ing, and theœ

b œœœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœœ œœ V b b œ œœœ œ 42 creep- ing, doo doo doo, left its seeds while I was sleep- ing, and the

? 2 bb   œ œ œ œ œ Œ 4 b doo doo doo doo, I was œœsleep- ing,

15 Eb Ab Ab Eb b œ œ œ œ œ & b b 42 Œ c œ œ  œ œ œ . œ œ andœ theœ vi- sion that was plant- ed inJ my brainJ still re -

b j & b b 42 c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . Œ viœœ- sion, theœ œvi- sionœ  that was plant- ed inJ my brain

b œ œ    . V b b 42 œ œ œ c Œ Œ vi- sion, the vi- sion, in my brain

? 2 œ œ œ œ  œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bbb 4 Œ c Œ J Œ and the vi- sion, plant- ed in my, in my brainJ

19 Eb/D Cm Eb Bb Cm b & b b   42 ‰ j c . Œ ∑ mains withœœ- in theœ sound.

b j 2 & b b Œ‰ œ 4 œ c ‰j stillœ œ re - mains inœ theœ sound. ofœ œsi- lence.œ .

b œ  2 j V b b œ. 4 œŒ c Œ‰œ œ Œ ∑ still reJ - mains, sound.>

? œ j 2 œ j bbb œ œ œ œ 4 Œ c Œ‰œ œ Œ ∑ stillJ re- mains, doo doo, sound.> © Copyright 1964 Paul Simon (BMI). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

Simon & Garfunkel / M. Detterbeck (Arr.), Sound of Silence • SATB • 2017 HELBLING, Innsbruck • Esslingen • Bern-Belp HI - C7998 4 B Verses 2/3 Soprano Verse 3: 2nd voice ad lib / Sopran Vers 3: 2. Stimme ad lib. 23 Cm B B F b b b b b . ‰ j  ‰ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ  j œ œ œ œ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2. In rest - less dreams I walked a - lone J‰ nar - row streets of cob - ble 3. And in the nak - ed light I saw ten - thou--sand peo ple, may - be F bbb . ∑ ‰ j ‰ j & œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ 2./3. Hm baœ. baœ ja daœ hm, ba- doo F b j - V b b . ∑ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ 2./3. Hm ba. ba. ja da hm, baJ doo Imitating a bass guitar / Imitieren einer Bassgitarre F ? . œ œ  œ œ œ œ  œ bbb . ∑ œ  œ œ ‰ J œ 2./3. Dm t ge dm t ge dm ge, ge dm t ge

26 Cm Cm Ab Eb bbb  Œ œ œ œœœ  &  œ œ œ œ stone, ’neath the ha - lo of a street lamp, more. Peo --ple talk ing with - out speak-ing, b j & b b œ ‰j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œœœ  dap, baœ. baœ. ja daœ hm 2. ba, of a street lamp, 3. ba, with - out speak - ing, b j œ œ œœœ  V b b œ ‰ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ dap, ba. ba ja da hm 2. ba,J of a street lamp, 3. ba, with - out speak-ing, œ  œ  ? œ œ œ œ œ œ  œ œ  bbb œ  œ ‰ J œ dm t ge dm t ge dm ge, ge dm t ge dm t dm t ge

29 Cm Ab Eb Cm b & b b ‰ j œ œ œ œ œœœ  42 Œ œ œ c œœI turned myœ col - lar to the cold and damp. When my ‰ peo - ple hear --ing with out list’n - ing. Peo - ple b 2 & b b ‰ j œ œœœ  4 Œ c hmœ ba,œ œ toœ the cold and damp. Whenœ myœ hm ba, with - out list’n - ing. Peo - ple b œ œ œœœ  V b b œ ‰ œ œ 42 Œœœ c hm ba,J to the cold and damp. When my hm ba, with - out list’n - ing. Peo - ple œ  ? œ œ œ  œ œ  2 bbb œ  œ 4 œ Œ c dm t ge dm t ge dm t dm t ge dm.

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A A E 32 b b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b c œ œ œ œ Œ  œ œ eyesJ were stabbed,J stabbed by the flash of a writ - ing songs, song voic - es nev- er share and b j j j b b c œ œ Œ œ. œ œœœ Œ  & eyesœ wereœ stabbed, flash, the flash of a light,œ writ - ing songs, voic - es nev - er share, b œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ V b b c J J J œ  ‰ œ œ eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne - on light,J thatJ split the writ - ing songs, songs that voic - es nev - er share, and no one œ  œ  ? bb c œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ  œ œ  œ b Dmœ  t ge dm t ge dmœ ge, geJ dm t ge dm t ge dm t ge,

E /D Cm E B Cm 35 b b b b œ œ œ & b b œ  42 ‰ j c . Œ ∑ . light that split the night andœœtouched œthe sound. no one real - ly dared, dis - turb the sound. b 2 & b b Œ‰j 4 œ c Œ ∑ . splitœ œ theœ night andœ touchedœ œthe sound.. no one dared, dis - turb the sound. b œ 2 j . V b b œ ŒŒ 4 œŒ c Œ‰œ œ Œ ∑ . night, the night, sound.> dared, one dared, sound. ? b œ œ j œ 2 œ c Œ‰j œ œ- Œ . b b J œ œ 4 Œ œ œ ‰ œ  . 2. split the night, doo doo, sound> ofJ si - lence. 3. no one dared, doo doo, sound of si - lence.

C Verse 4

39 Cm Bb9 Bb Cm bb Œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4. „Fools“œ saidœ I, „you do not know, do notœ know,œœ si-- lenceœ likeœ œ a can cerœ grows, can - cer b & b b Œ  Œ  4. „Fools!“œ saidœ œ I, „youœ doœ notœ know, siœ-- lenceœ likeœ œ a canœ cerœ grows.“ b V b b ∑ Œ  œ w Œ  œ 4. „Do not know, can- cer ? bb ∑ w w w b 4. Doo doo doo

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43 Cm Ab Eb Cm b j j & b b ‰ œ œ  œ. œ œ œ œ œ grows.“ Dooœ doo doo doo doo doo,œœ „take myœ arms that I might

b & b b Œ œ œ œ œ œœœ  Œ œ œ „Hearœ myœ words that I might teach you, takeœ myœ armsœ thatœ I might

b œ œ œœœ œœœ œ œ V b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ grows.“ „Hear my words that I might teach you.“ Doo doo doo, „take my arms that I might

? bb . œ œ œ  œ œ œ b doo doo doo doo doo doo doo. „I might

46 Ab Eb Eb Ab Ab b œ œ œ & b b œœœ œŒ 42 Œ c . œ œ œ reach you.“ Butœ myœ words like si- lent rain- drops

b & b b œœœ œœ 42 c œ œ œ œ œ œ reach you, might reachœ œœyou.“ But myœ words. like si- lent rain- drops

b œœœ œœœ .   V b b 42 œ œ œ c Œ reach you, might reach you.“ But my words, rain- drops

? œ œ . œ œœœ œ bb œ œ Œ 42 Œ c Œ b œœreach you.“ But my words, words like si- lent

50 Eb Eb Cm Eb b & b b œŒ  Œ fell, andœ echoœ - œ ed  inœ theœ

b j & b b œ ŒŒœ œ œ j Œ Œ fell, like rain- drops fell,œ œ echoœ - œ ed, 

b œ œ œ œ V b b ŒŒ J œ œ Œ  œ œ œ fell, like rain- drops fell,J echo- ed,

? œ œ bbb J œ œ Œ ∑ ∑ rain- drops fell,J

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b j V b b Œ‰ Œ ∑ ∑ œ œ wells.œ œ 5. Peoœ - ple bowedœ œ and prayed,œ

F œ  ? j œ- œ œ bbb Œ‰œ œ ‰ œ œ  Œ ∑ œ  wells ofJ si- lence. 5. Dm t ge dm t ge

57 Bb Cm Cm b & b b Œ  Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.. œ œ  œ œ to the ne- on god they made. And the sign flashed out its b & b b œ yes,œœ they bowedœ œ andœ prayedœ toœ godœ œ theyœ made.œ Andœœ the signœ œ flashedœ its

b œœœ œ œ œ V b b œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ yes, they bowed and prayed to god they made. And the sign flashed its œ  œ  ? b œ œ œ  œ œ œ œ œ œ b b œ ‰ J œ  œ ‰ J dm ge, ge dm t ge dm t ge dm t ge dm ge, ge dm t ge

60 Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb b & b b œœœ  Œ œ œ œ œ œœœ  warn- ing, inœ theœ words that it was form- ing.

b & b b œœœ  œ œœœ  warn- ing, œœin the wordsœ œ œ it was form- ing.

b œœœ  œ œ œœœ  V b b œœœ œ warn- ing, in the words it was form- ing.

? œ  œ œ  œ œ  bbb œ œ  œ œ  œ œ  œ dm t dm t ge dm t ge dm t ge dm t dm t ge

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63 Cm7 Eb Gm7 Ab Cm b œ œ œ œ & b b Œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ Andœ theœ sign said: „The words of the pro- phets are writ-- ten on the subJ way wallsJ

b œ œ œ œ j & b b Œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ Andœ theœ signœ said: „The words of the pro- phets are writ-- ten on the subJ way walls,

b œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ V b b Œœœ œ œ œ J J And the sign said: „The words of the pro- phets are writ-- ten on the sub way walls, œ œ œ œ ? œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ bb œœœ œ J œ b dm. And the sign said: „The words of the pro- phets are writ-- ten on the sub way walls,J

66 Eb Eb Cm Eb Ab Bb b j & b b  ‰ œ œ œ œ   ∑ Œ‰œ  andJ ten-- e ment halls.“ Sounds,

b & b b  œ œ  ∑ Œ ‰j sub- way walls.“ Sounds,œ 

b  œ V b b œ   ∑ Œ‰œ  sub- way walls.“ Sounds,J  P ?  j œ œ  œ œ . bbb   Œ‰œ ‰ œ and whis- pered in the sounds ofJ

Cm Cm Cm9 70 π b U & b b ∑ œ œ œ œ w hmœ œ œ œ hm. π b U & b b ∑ œ œ œ œ hmœ œ œ œ hm.w p π b U V b b Œ  ‰ j  w siœ - lence,œ œsi. - lence,œ hm. sing in a whisper / flüsternd singen π ? b œ b b œ Œ œ. œ. ∑  Œ  Œ si-- lence, si lence, si - lence.“

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