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The

Sound of Silence Originally by Simon & Garfunkel


Pentatonix

  4
Transcribed by George Wu Performed by Pentatonix

Kirstin M.  4     
 = 91

 4   
 4  

 4
Mitch G.

Kevin O.  4     

  44          
Scott H.
         

  44     
 Hel lo, dark ness, my old friend I've come to talk with you a gain

Matt S.

Drumset  44     

 44     
44 
Stamp

Hand Clap     

  
K.M.      42
 
5
A


hoo hoo

  42

M.G.      


hoo hoo

 

   

 42

K.O. 

               42
      
 

hoo hoo

S.H.  

      42
Be cause a vi sion soft ly creep ing left its seeds while I was slee ping

M.S.

Transcribed by George Wu
  2 44 2
K.M.  4            4

9

 2 44
 4   
 42
ooh hoo

M.G.      
 2  44      2
 4      4
ooh hoo

K.O.

  42           

4 

   42
  4
ooh hoo

S.H.  

  42  44     42
and the vi sion that was plan ted in my brain still re mains

M.S.

  2  44    
K.M.  4      
   
14

 2  44  
 4        
sound doom doom doom doom

 
M.G.

 2  44     
 4         
sound doom doom doom

K.O. 

  42   44    
   
sound doom doom doom doom

S.H.   

  42  44  
wi thin the sound of si lence

M.S.

2 Transcribed by George Wu
  
K.M.  
17
B

  


     
   
oh

M.G.

  
   



In rest less dreams I walked a lone

K.O.

   

doom

S.H. 

  

oh

M.S.
 

       
 oh

      

Drs.

 
K.M.     
  
19

  
          

  
oh

M.G.

    
   
nar row streets of cob ble stone 'neath the ha lo of a

S.H.

   
oh

M.S.
   
  
               
oh

Drs.
           

Transcribed by George Wu 3
 
K.M.              42

22

               
42


street lamp oh cold and damp

M.G.

        
  

  42
street lamp I turned my col lar to the cold and damp

S.H. 

    42
  
street lamp oh cold and damp


  
M.S.

                2
4
Drs.
           

  2 44    
K.M.  4            

25

 2        
flash
    

 4    44 
when my eyes by the of a ne on light

M.G. 

 2   44           
 4 
when my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne on light

S.H.
  

  42 44  

when my eyes by the flash of a ne on light


 
M.S.

Drs.  42      44       
 

 
 


 

4 Transcribed by George Wu
 
K.M.     42  44 
    
28

    24    
       44    
oh

M.G.

  
       42  44 
 
that split the night and touched the sound of

S.H.

    42  44 
  
oh

  
   
M.S.

      2
     4   4
4  
Drs.
         

      
K.M.     
   
32

 
   
doom doom doom doom

M.G.

  

     
   
si lence

K.O. 

    
           
doom doom doom doom

S.H.

   
        
doom doom doom doom

M.S.


   
 And in the na ked light I

Drs.

Transcribed by George Wu 5
 
K.M.                    
34
C

  

              
 In

   
the light I saw oh may be more

M.G.

   
 In

 
the light I saw oh may be more

    
S.H.


        
 dm

M.S.      
dm dm dm dm


     
              
        
saw ten thou sand peo ple, may be more

Drs.
   
            

Sta.

Hd. Clp.          

       
K.M.          
37

        
 oh
    
   
oh with out spea king with

M.G.

   
   
oh with out spea king oh with

S.H.
 
     
          
 
M.S. 
dm dm dm dm dm dm dm


     
                        
peo ple talk ing wi thout speak ing peo ple hea ring with out

Drs.
  
Sta.             

Hd. Clp.          

6 Transcribed by George Wu
      42    44    

K.M.  
     
40

    
   42  

44
  
    
out list ning peo ple wri ting songs that


M.G.

   
 42  44  

out list ning peo ple wri ting songs that

S.H.

      44    
  42  

M.S.   
dm dm dm dm

 

      
list ning peo ple wri ting songs that

 2  44     
      4          

Drs.
  

     2  4    
4 4

2 4 
Sta.

    4  4  

Hd. Clp.

      
K.M. 
         42
43

        
       42
voi ces ne ver share oh

M.G.  
   


42
  
voi ces ne ver share oh

S.H.

  

       
M.S.       42
dm dm mm

  
      
                          42
voi ces ne ver share and no one dared

Drs.
 
             42
2
Sta.

Hd. Clp.           4

Transcribed by George Wu 7
  2 44       
K.M.  4    
   
46

 2    
 4 44          
doom doom doom doom

M.G.

  42  44      
        
doom doom doom

S.H.

 2   4    

M.S.  4    4 


  
doom doom doom doom of

  
   
 42 44  
dis turb the sound of si lence  dm

Drs.

  
K.M.       
49

        
 
ooh of si lence

       
M.G.

        

ooh of si lence

K.O.

     

     
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo


S.H.

       
si lence of si lence

M.S.

dm dm

8 Transcribed by George Wu
  
K.M.       
 
D

   
51

     
"Fools" said I "you do not know

   


     
M.G.   

    
 
 Do not know you

 
K.O.

      
    

 
 
S.H.

   


   
Do not know you

M.S.

    
       
dm  dm

Drs.
  
     

Sta.

Hd. Clp.     

Transcribed by George Wu 9
 
K.M.  
  

     
53

       
      
thou sand peo ple, may be more

M.G.   

    
          
do not know oh it grows ah

S.H.
  
 
 
do not know oh it grows ah

M.S.
 
         

          
dm dm

Drs.
      
Sta.         

Hd. Clp.       

10 Transcribed by George Wu
 
K.M.   

       
 
55

 
Hear my words that I might teach you

        

M.G.  

 

         
oh might teach you oh

  

S.H.  
oh might teach you oh ooh

  
M.S.
    

         

          
dm dm dm dm

Drs.
      
Sta.         

Hd. Clp.       

Transcribed by George Wu 11
     42  44

K.M.       

  
 
57

     
   42  44
take my arms that I might reach you But my

M.G.
  
       
  42    44
oh might reach you But my

S.H.

    
   42   44
oh might reach you But my

M.S.
  

          2  
44
           4  
dm dm dm dm dm dm dm

Drs.
    
         42  44

2 4
Sta.

Hd. Clp.        4  4

  4   

    
K.M.  4      
  
60

 4   
 4   

        
words like si lent rain drops fell

  
M.G.

4         
 4       
words like si lent rain drops fell

S.H.

 4   
  4   
words like si lent rain drops fell


M.S.

               


4
 4                     
dm dm dm dm dm

Drs.
   
 44               3

 44 
Sta.

       

Hd. Clp.

12 Transcribed by George Wu
    
K.M.     
        
63

          

 and

    
e choed in the wells of si lence


M.G.

      
    
wells  doom doom doom doom

K.O.   
 
           
wells  doom doom doom

S.H.
   
    
 
wells  doom doom doom doom

M.S.

     
dm wells

Drs.

Sta.      

Transcribed by George Wu 13
    
K.M.            
66
E

   

    
oh ah ah

M.G.
     
    
  

       

oh  ah ah

S.H.

And the peo ple bowed and to the ne on god

   
 prayed

       


M.S.

          
oh oh

                    

Drs.

 
             


Sta.

       

Hd. Clp.


14 Transcribed by George Wu
         

K.M.         

69

      
      
ah and the sign flashed out its war ning

 
M.G.
  
            

  


ah and the sign flashed out its war ning

S.H.

  
 
they made  and the sign flashed out its war ning

M.S.
  

           
              
                     
oh

  
Drs.

Sta.                   

Hd. Clp.          

      
    

K.M.           
72

      
      


and the words that it

     
was for ming and the sign said the

M.G.

     

   
     
and the words that it

    
was for ming and the sign said the

S.H.


      
  
and the words that it was for ming and the sign said the
g li s s
.
M.S.

               
                         
mm oh dm dm


Drs.

Sta.              

Hd. Clp.      

Transcribed by George Wu 15
         
K.M.           

75

           
       
words of the pro phet are writ ten on the sub way walls and te ne ment

M.G.

               

   
words of the pro phet are writ ten on the sub way walls and te ne ment

S.H.

     
 
words of the pro phet are writ ten on the sub way walls and te ne ment

M.S.
 
               
            
                 
dm dm dm dm dm

 
  
Drs.

Sta.                   

Hd. Clp.          

16 Transcribed by George Wu
   
K.M.         
      
78 rit.

     

 and whis pered in the sound

   
halls of si lence

M.G.
       
   
  
halls  and whis pered in the sound of si lence

K.O.

       


   
sound of si lence

S.H.
      
     
       
halls  and whis pered in the sound of si lence

M.S.

       
         
dm dm dm dm dm  sound of si lence


Drs.

Sta.            

Hd. Clp.       

Transcribed by George Wu 17
Kirstin M. The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel

2
Pentatonix

 4   
Transcribed by George Wu Performed by Pentatonix


 4     42   44       
 
 = 91 A

 2  44 

            
hoo hoo ooh

   4   
B

    
13


 42 44



hoo sound doom doom doom doom oh oh

            
    
21

 4   
42 
      44 
street lamp oh cold and damp when my

 4      
    
26

 
              
eyes by the flash of a ne on light oh

   
C

   
32

    


                   
doom doom doom doom In the light I saw oh


36

      2  

44           
may be more oh with out spea king oh with

 4 
       
40

 2  44 
        
out list ning peo ple wri ting songs that voi ces ne ver share

    4       
   
45

 

oh doom doom doom doom ooh of si lence

      
     
D

   

   
51

 
 said I "you do

     

    
"Fools" not know thou sand peo ple, may be more

  

    
55

Hear my words that I might  teach you take my arms that I might

Transcribed by George Wu
  2 4  
4    4        

         
58

reach you But my words like si lent rain drops fell

               
  
E

       
63

and e choed in the wells of si lence oh  ah ah

  

         
           

69

ah and the sign flashed out its war ning and the words that it was


                  
  
73

for ming and the sign said the words of the pro phet are

              
       
    
76

writ ten on the sub way walls and te ne ment halls  and whis pered in the


  
   
80 rit.

sound of si lence

2 Transcribed by George Wu
Mitch G. The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel

2
Pentatonix

 4  
Transcribed by George Wu Performed by Pentatonix

    2  44 
 4    4    
 = 91

  
A

  
42
 44

       
hoo hoo ooh


   
13



  

          
hoo sound doom doom doom

     
B

17

                 
42
 In rest less dreams I walked a lone

 
nar row streets of cob ble stone

 
   
21

 2            

    

 4    44  
'neath the ha lo of a street lamp I turned my col lar to the cold and damp

 
25

  24     44           

    
when my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne on light that split the


29 C

                      



    
night and touched the sound of si lence In the light I saw
35

     2    44         
  
oh may be more oh with out spea king oh with

    4    

40

               
   2  4          
out list ning peo ple wri ting songs that voi ces ne ver share

   4 4 

45

       


                     
oh doom doom doom ooh of si lence

        
52 D

Do not know you do not know oh it grows ah oh

Transcribed by George Wu
          2 4
      4    4   

56

might teach you oh oh might reach you But my words like

                
        
  
61

si lent rain drops fell wells  doom doom doom doom

  
       
             
E

66

oh  ah ah ah and the sign flashed out its

     
             

    
71

war ning and the words that it was for ming and the sign said the

           
            
75

words of the pro phet are writ ten on the sub way walls and te ne ment halls

  
  
      
   
79

 and whis pered in the sound of si lence

2 Transcribed by George Wu
Kevin O. The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel

2
Pentatonix

 4  
Transcribed by George Wu Performed by Pentatonix

  

   

 42   44      
 4
 = 91 A


hoo hoo ooh

      7
2  4 42
   4 4             
13 B

hoo sound doom doom doom doom doom

 2  4 4     7
 4 4 42  44         
 42  44
25 C

doom doom doom doom

4 2       
 4 
42
 4
 4 4
42

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

          7 4
    
42
  4
 4
50 D

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo wells 

  12
              
E


65

doom doom doom  sound of si lence

Transcribed by George Wu
Scott H. The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel
Transcribed by George Wu
Pentatonix Performed by Pentatonix

  4    
4                
 = 91

           
42


  
Hel lo, dark ness, my old friend I've come to talk with you a gain

       
 
5 A

  42       
  

4 

   42
Be cause a vi sion soft ly creep ing left its seeds while I was slee ping

  4  

9

  2   4       
   
and the vi sion that was plan ted in my brain still re mains

4    4      
B


14

          2    44     


    
wi thin the sound of si lence oh oh

 4 
22

          
   2 4
    4  4         
street lamp oh cold and damp when my eyes by the

  
27

       
    42
flash of a ne on light oh doom doom doom

    
      
C

  
33

  2 44      44   
42 


 
doom dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm

4      
41

     


            
dm dm dm dm mm


       

48

                


                  
doom doom doom doom of si lence of si lence


D

    
52

Do not know you do not know oh it grows ah oh

Transcribed by George Wu
              
4    4  
  2 4

56

might teach you oh ooh oh might reach you But my words like

              

    
      
    
61

si lent rain drops fell wells  doom doom doom doom

        
    

  

   

66 E

 And the peo ple bowed and 


prayed to the ne on god they made

            
 

     
70

 and the sign flashed out its war ning and the words that it was

           

    

    
73

for ming and the sign said the words of the pro phet are

         

           
    
76

writ ten on the sub way walls and te ne ment halls  and whis pered in the

 
 
   
80

sound of si lence

2 Transcribed by George Wu
Matt S. The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel

2 2 2
Transcribed by George Wu
Pentatonix Performed by Pentatonix

  4     
42 44
   2  4  
4 4 4
 = 91 A

       42  44     2
        4
B

  
17

  42  44 


  

       
oh oh


C



30

        
 And in the na ked light I

      
saw


 

     
35

         44   
  42  

  

ten thou sand peo ple, may be more peo ple talk ing wi thout speak ing


  

39

            24    4

    
peo ple hea ring with out list ning peo ple wri ting songs that

    4

43

  4    
             
voi ces ne ver share and no one dared dis turb the

4     
D

  
47

    
42   44  
dm 

       
sound of si lence dm dm dm dm dm dm

     
55

 
               
dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm

   
63 E
g li
ss.

 
    

        
dm wells oh oh oh mm oh

   

74

dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm  sound

Transcribed by George Wu
      
81

of si lence

2 Transcribed by George Wu
Drumset The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel

2 3 4 2
Transcribed by George Wu
Pentatonix Performed by Pentatonix

 44    
42
 4
4 42
 4
4  
 = 91 A



   

                 
B

              
18

  
                2   44
4
             
22

   
 4                     42
4
               
26

  C    
 42   44                
           
30

       


                  
                   
36

        
       2 
4  44            
               
40

      3 
2 4

           4 4   
       
44

                   


              
                  
D

 
52

              2   4




             
              4   4
56

Transcribed by George Wu
             2 
 44                    
                  
60

E
     
3

     
                 
           
67



                


              
               
70

              


 
                                
74

      
               
         
77

2 Transcribed by George Wu
Stamp The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel

4 3 24  44 4 24  44 3 7 24  44 4
Pentatonix

 44   42  44
Transcribed by George Wu Performed by Pentatonix
 = 91 A B

3
 44                        
C
31

5
       42  44                     42  44
40

                               42  44
D
52

3  
 44                            
E
60

   
 

                               
69

   
   
          
75
 
      
        

Transcribed by George Wu
Hand Clap The Sound of Silence
Originally by Simon & Garfunkel

4 3 24  44 4 24  44 3 7 24  44 4
Pentatonix

 44   42  44
Transcribed by George Wu Performed by Pentatonix
 = 91 A B

3
 44                      42  44      
C
31

5

       42  44                      42
D
44

3
 42  44                     
E
59

2
 

                  
72

Transcribed by George Wu

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