@@eliasga7820 This is impossible for me. Art Garfunkels melody is so deeply ingrained in my mind, I can sing this whilst hearing Paul Simon. Otherwise I can´t manage.
A little help for the ones struggling with music theory: Chords are basically made of three notes (could be two or more than three, but let's say it's three), the root, the third and the fifth. Example: In an A minor chord, the root is A, the third is C and the fifth is E. The first two chords of the song are Eb minor and Db major. In "Hello darkness my old friend", Art is doing the main melody, going from the root (Eb), to the third (Gb), to the fifth (Bb) and then to the fifth of the next chord (Ab). Meanwhile, Paul keeps singing the root of the first chord (Eb) and only changes to the root of the second chord (Db) For me the coolest part is in "Because a vision softly creeping... And the vision that was planted in my brain". In this part, the first chord is also Eb minor, but then it keeps switching between B major (actually Cb major, but let's not get into that) and Gb major. Why do I like this part? Because Paul just keeps singing Gb, which is the third of Eb minor, the fifth of B major and the root of Gb major. Very creative and leaves room for Art's voice to shine So, it doesn't make sense to say that "Paul keeps singing in minor", they are both singing in minor if they are singing a minor chord, the diference is which note of the chord each one is singing. Anyway, thank you very much for the video, I love to listen to multitrack songs
@@xrommamusic1350 is that sarcasm? It's always difficult to tell in text. If not, it's like writing "I went two the store and bought too apples" They sound is correct but they're both misspelled
thats why he had become the bitter resentful dwarf. that and because of arts movie career. he felt that his vocal contribution was just as important and, duh, in this case? literally 50:50....and imagine the song only with arts voice and melody.... a dull ditty at best.
i absolutely adore this song as it's both beautifully written and performed but let's give S & G more credit. Any musician would recognize that this song's harmonization is actually pretty simple, so it should come to no surprise that these 2 geniuses could've easily pulled it off on their first record together.
WOW! Even though I've listened to this beautiful song a hundred times, it sounds strangely unfamiliar when broken down this way. It's like seeing someone you have known all of your life "naked" for the first time. I love it! Garfunkel's voice is so delicately angelic, and Simon's poetry and song writing are simply genius. As their two voices become one, it is Heaven on Earth.
@@DarkandBroody Vibrato is actually 2 notes and adds much if sung correctly for that passage.. Some people really get it and their singing is so much more beautiful.. Others who are really bad like Stevie Nicks, well, there you have it...
Mason Jar Beiler - He sang like that but it was not real vibrato, but sounds like someone who needed to learn how, but did not... He sounded great, back then in the 60's ! That is all that mattered...
The "shaking" is called vibrato and is usually not advised in a two-part with a strong harmony line. However, Art almost gets away with it here because it disguises his inaccurate pitching in several places. With many voices it's fine if one voice - not necessarily the lead - uses vibrato. Composers generally call for vibrato only for solo instruments/voices because more than one creates discord as they are varying pitch at different rates. If you listen to choral singing, especially gospel, you'll notice that only the lead, if there is one, uses vibrato. ABBA uniquely used vibrato for both female voices simultaneously in several songs because somehow they both did it at the exact same speed... That's the only way it can work with two voices and it's why Paul doesn't even try in this song. Not to be confused with Tremelo, which is rapidly alternating volume and extremely difficult for human voice, whereas vibrato is rapidly alternating pitch. Most singers have a natural vibrato and it takes skill to suppress it when singing in harmony. Deliberately exaggerating one's natural vibrato is the cardinal sin of many pop singers who are not the great vocalists they think they are. Basically, if you're not Whitney Houston or Judith Durham, save it for the opera.
Oh WOW! Ive been wanting to sing this properly for as long as i can remember. Paul Simons parts have always been what I have gravitated to. But I had no idea how much of Garfunkel's parts i was stealing on accident. Thank you!
@@normatible9795 From Wikipedia The growing airplay led Tom Wilson, the song's producer, to remix the track, overdubbing electric instruments and drums. Simon & Garfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release. The single was released in September 1965.
In Highschool i had to sing Paul Simon’s part in the song, practiced it like crazy and nailed it during the performance, while my brother sang Art Garfunkel’s part. To this day its weird and confusing to sing Art’s part to me. Im too used to singing Paul’s part haha.
"The Sound Of Silence" Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a streetlamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share No one dare Disturb the sound of silence "Fools" said I, "You do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed in the wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said "The words of the prophets Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls And whispered in the sounds of silence"
whenever I listen to a song with harmonies I always find myself slipping into the base harmony by accident instead of the melody, so these kinds of videos are perfect for me, especially since I'm interested in the structure as well
From the unsettling and poetically profound lyrics to the soothing sound of fingerstyle acoustic to the complementary harmonization of their whispery voices. This song epitomizes perfection. It's pleasently haunting and hauntingly pleasent.
Listening to the split vocal tracks highlights how important they are to the song, and also why the disturbed cover made my skin crawl. Covering a song without the most distinct and wonderful thing about it, and lots of people think its "better".
I think it's a good cover because it's different and it tooks risks, nevertheless, the original have more autenthic feel because it's not flooded by orchestral elements and just a classic vocal harmony and good lirycs made it majestic on his simplicity.
@@adnsaurus Yeah. The disturbed version is utterly lacking in nuance. The video might as well be flashing lights saying "THIS IS EMOTIONAL, HEAR OUR HEAVY EMOTIONAL STRINGS" It's the made to tv tear jerking movie about a kid with downs syndrome and cancer who tries real hard. Just blatant "YOU MUST FEEL NOW" music.
There's some amazing talent on this record. What blows my mind is how the drummer is able to keep the eighth notes going on the ride cymbal while simultaneously hitting the hi-hat in time with the snare.
"He follows Art's part reasonably closely"!???? Interesting how the most pretentious people don't seem to have a clue about what is going on. Paul sings a low harmony to the melody... all the way.
Listen to the guitar underlying “fool said I you do not know, silence like a cancer grows” - haunting and brilliant. The whole ‘overdub’ band is sensational.
Thank you, I have always thought of the electric guitar part as godly, and when it starts to go I just loved it, I couldn't get enough of it, I needed to hear it isolated and it's just amazing, I can't even explain how perfect it was for those few moments
Such beautiful harmony. I've loved this song since the first time I heard it. It is at it's best when performed by both Paul & Art. Although Paul can do a nice solo version, it just isn't as good. Like Ying without Yang! Everything about this original recording is beautiful. The harmony of voices, the subtle folky accoustic rhythm, and the prominent electric guitar all come together so well. Very cleverly written. Absolutely brilliant. Infinitely better than the crap on the charts in this era! "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" is another example of Paul's (and Art's) exceptional talent. "El Condor Pasa/If I could" is also beautiful. Thank you for sharing this video. It was interesting to hear this song broken down to it's individual elements.
@@painterguylincs Better that a bass player who thinks this cool Jaco lick will fit right in with your bands cover of Brown Sugar. Give me a guy who knows what a root note is every time.
This was so cool to listen to! Thank you so much for uploading this! I'm having the time of my life singing melody to Paul's harmony. It was difficult for me to isolate Paul's voice when listening to their recordings before seeing this. Now I have a renewed appreciation for what constitutes harmony. Paul's voice is exquisite here, and so deep in some parts. I can never sing harmony but it's fun to sing Art's part during Paul's harmony while watching this video. A million thanks!
I didn't even noticed the bassline slides and Paul Simon's voice. OMG! I didn't even heard Paul's voice before. Thanks for uploading but separate these tracks like drums only and bass only pls?
I wouldn't say that he sings in minor. He sings a drone-like low harmony, where he (mostly) sings the keynotes. But if you listen to the melody he sings, it's not minor.
This is great, and so good of you, cuz normal mortals like me can't figure out harmonies! Thanks so much; heard it all my life but never discerned this!
How do you improvise a ‘random solo’? What random solo is he improvising? This song is legendary. The session players’ parts are legendary. Listen to it properly.
You're absolutely right, Mark. Why would Paul sing and hold a minor 3rd while the guitar is playing a major chord? The song consists of major, minor, sus4 and minor9 chords.
Cesar Romo they both are, its in minor key, but saying simon specifically is "singing in minor" is misleading. the first like, "hello darkness my old friend", they start in unison, art rises to a minor 3rd above, then a fifth. then in "i've come to talk with you again", they start in unison, art moves to a major 3rd above simon, then a fifth, and back to a minor 3rd. it isnt "keeping the minor".
That's the point of harmony. Art is singing the main melody, while Paul is singing the harmony. It's not meant to sound complete on it's own, it's meant to add counterpoint to the melody. Makes for a much more compelling sound
If you want a great representation of Paul's voice from this time, listen to Kathy's Song. Does he have the best voice ever? No. But it's beautifully pure, sweet, and earnest.
Attention Thomas Seixas ! Thanks for a simple lesson on chords. I have an old story for this great song. Miss. Julie, my guitar master Mr. Pinto's daughter, taught this song to me for the first time, exactly 50 years ago, in 1970 ! She was using a peculiar rhythm pattern which I can remember even now. She played the song in Am scale using chords: Am, C, F and G7. For Eb minor scale, the chords shall be, following her pattern, Eb minor, Gb major, B major and Db7. All 4 chords elegantly related to each other: Am and C Or Eb minor and Gb major are I and VI th relative major and minor chords using same 8 notes. C and F Or Gb and B are I and IV, Tonic and sub-dominant. C and G7 Or Gb and Db are I and V7 , Tonic and Dom7. There could no better lesson for guitar learners than this master piece ! Even now my entertainment is to try some chords substitutes to my first learning !
Please do the same thing with "Benedictus" by S&G. Been trying master the parts since 1965. The Monterey Pop Festival version has The two voices separated awesomely.
Any engineers out there who want to tell me how they got that short reverb on the kit which is so central to these great 60's recordings. Is it echo/delay (same thing) chambers/plates? Is it on the whole kit or just the snare? - its just a short burst. Its also worth mentioning the incredible work of these players to follow a version of just acoustic guitar and vocals that swings so wildly out of time but somehow they managed to get a take down that was usuable. An almost impossible feat I think especially when the song dips so dramatically at the 5.11 spot on the drum take. How did they do that??
back in the 60s drumkits were recorded with 2 microphones. one bass drum, one overhead, if the two microphones were place into the right spot (you need a ruler an some good ears) the invisable 3rd microphone appeared. i once did that setup at my studio, sounds typical 60s, sounds like ringo :-) i guess this recording was done by the wrecking crew, they had some nice real reverb chambers, but in this case its a spring reverb on the drums group master, drums were mixed to one track, together with bass (bouncing) back in the 60s most studios recorded just 4 track.
CODMarioWarfare I’m not sure they used them on drums but they had compressors, likely RCA Ba6a, or something similar, a big beautiful tube beast. You can say primitive but it sounds better than almost anything modern.
Dude this has been really helpful as a musician working with others on harmonies and pulling out two very nicely blended vocals. Also it's RHYTHM (you can remember by Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving) :). Thank you! Just sent it to a student being taught at college by the guy who wrote Agadoo :) x
It's almost like without Art Garfunkel's help this song wouldn't have even made it up the pop charts ~ Paul had an LP out called "the Paul Simon song book" that bombed in other words where would he be without Artie ~
Garfunkel's part solo didn't sound quite like I expected... very cool to hear the song like this. Though my brain fills in all the missing parts anyway. 😀
Thx for that great helpful video. And here are the lyrics for all the peopz, that want to learn one of the voices: Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light, I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share And no one dared Disturb the sound of silence "Fools", said I, "You do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words, like silent raindrops fell And echoed In the wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And tenement halls" And whispered in the sound of silence
That's great man. 👍 I've recorded the individual parts to 4 mono tracks on my Zoom R8, then put them on my laptop and dragged them back and forth on the timeline so they mached up again. But there's a lot of tempo variations in the individual tracks. aspecially the acoustic guitar on Paul Simons track. And also a very wrong note on the electris guitar which I actually replaced with a little piece in the same chord earlier on that track. You could also hear it on the drum/ bas track, but that gets drowned out now by the right note playing on the electric guitar track. Loads of fun this, really. And I always try to sing with one and the other. I'll first sing the second voice along with Art Garfunkel, and then the lead voice along with Paul Simon's second. (And after that a 3-rd voice with them both singing. By the way, that is how I learned to sing the 3-rd voice way back in the past.) Also nice to listen to just them both singing without the drums/bas and electric guitar track. Find (or make, that is do-able these days with software) some more multi-tracks! It is great to see how it al fits together..... Very loosely in this case I might add. 😎
Thanks for this! Someone posted a link to a recent video of them performing this and it's been stuck in my head ever since. I decided if I can't get rid of it I should at least try to learn Paul's part. Art G.'s is _way_ out of my vocal range.
3:03 Simon, Garfunkel, electric guitar: Sound of Silence. 5:23 Simon, Garfunkel, drums, bass: Sound of Silence. 8:30 Simon, drums, bass, electric guitar: Sound of Silence. 11:33 Garfunkel, drums, bass, electric guitar: Sound of Silence.
There is no such thing as a minor note, besides this isn't even _true_ minor it's natural minor. Simon is simply singing notes from that scale which produce different intervals depending on which chord is played.
if you mean out of sync with simon and garfunkel's acoustic guitars, it's probably because there was never meant to be any percussion in the song. They were only overdubbed later without Simon and Garfunkels knowledge.
You should add a version without the bass and drums. The artists recorded it originally with only vocals and the guitar. Drums and bass were added by the producer later without their permission.
My life will never be the same after singing melody to Paul Simon's harmony 😮
Try the opposite: sing simons subharmonic part when listening to garfunkels melody, this is cool too :)
@@eliasga7820 This is impossible for me. Art Garfunkels melody is so deeply ingrained in my mind, I can sing this whilst hearing Paul Simon. Otherwise I can´t manage.
@@eliasga7820 I tried and gave up. Not gonna happen
@@eliasga7820 I did that too, just not *AS* life-altering. I seriously warm up my voice for 7 days in a row just to be able to do this on the 7th day.
@@Tom-ls1vi It's so fun! You can do it!
A little help for the ones struggling with music theory:
Chords are basically made of three notes (could be two or more than three, but let's say it's three), the root, the third and the fifth.
Example: In an A minor chord, the root is A, the third is C and the fifth is E.
The first two chords of the song are Eb minor and Db major.
In "Hello darkness my old friend", Art is doing the main melody, going from the root (Eb), to the third (Gb), to the fifth (Bb) and then to the fifth of the next chord (Ab). Meanwhile, Paul keeps singing the root of the first chord (Eb) and only changes to the root of the second chord (Db)
For me the coolest part is in "Because a vision softly creeping... And the vision that was planted in my brain". In this part, the first chord is also Eb minor, but then it keeps switching between B major (actually Cb major, but let's not get into that) and Gb major. Why do I like this part? Because Paul just keeps singing Gb, which is the third of Eb minor, the fifth of B major and the root of Gb major. Very creative and leaves room for Art's voice to shine
So, it doesn't make sense to say that "Paul keeps singing in minor", they are both singing in minor if they are singing a minor chord, the diference is which note of the chord each one is singing.
Anyway, thank you very much for the video, I love to listen to multitrack songs
OMG thank you, I was deeply distraught by reading ? Minor only????
Perfect explanation.
Actually, 2 notes is a harmonic interval, not a full chord.
Great explanation, though.
Oh you are so cool calling all the chords "-b" why the heck don't you use the # and stop blowing our minds? It's so simple
@@xrommamusic1350 is that sarcasm? It's always difficult to tell in text. If not, it's like writing "I went two the store and bought too apples" They sound is correct but they're both misspelled
8:30 Art Garfunkel singing
11:30 Paul Simon singing
¡Gracias!
no one reads the description?
@@vwlz8637 'sppose not
Simon giving a rather Bob Dylan-like delivery
Holy shit, the Simon part is kinda difficult to keep without him as reference.
Peter Naranjo yeah. And to think other people always thought Art garfunkel had the power to sing
Norma Tible and what? He can’t sing?
thats why he had become the bitter resentful dwarf. that and because of arts movie career. he felt that his vocal contribution was just as important and, duh, in this case? literally 50:50....and imagine the song only with arts voice and melody.... a dull ditty at best.
Art can hold a tune, but he can’t actually sing. There’s some grotesque warbling on this track.
You’re so wrong. Ever listened to Bridge Over Troubled Water? Garfunkel’s voice is amazing.
It's amazing that they did this kind of harmonization on their first album. Wednesday Morning has some of their most beautiful harmonizations, really.
Wednesday Morning is probably their most beautiful album. Severely underrated.
i absolutely adore this song as it's both beautifully written and performed but let's give S & G more credit. Any musician would recognize that this song's harmonization is actually pretty simple, so it should come to no surprise that these 2 geniuses could've easily pulled it off on their first record together.
I agree. Bleeker Street is a favorite of mine.
WOW! Even though I've listened to this beautiful song a hundred times, it sounds strangely unfamiliar when broken down this way. It's like seeing someone you have known all of your life "naked" for the first time. I love it! Garfunkel's voice is so delicately angelic, and Simon's poetry and song writing are simply genius. As their two voices become one, it is Heaven on Earth.
I love the shaking in garfunkels voice, makes it sound much more emotional
Yes, I agree. Vibrato may be a very subtle thing, but it's very effective in adding feeling to the song
@@DarkandBroody Vibrato is actually 2 notes and adds much if sung correctly for that passage.. Some people really get it and their singing is so much more beautiful..
Others who are really bad like Stevie Nicks, well, there you have it...
Mason Jar Beiler - He sang like that but it was not real vibrato, but sounds like someone who needed to learn how, but did not... He sounded great, back then in the 60's ! That is all that mattered...
@@frandanco6289 Can you give an example of a song where Stevie Nicks does it badly so I can hear what you mean?
The "shaking" is called vibrato and is usually not advised in a two-part with a strong harmony line. However, Art almost gets away with it here because it disguises his inaccurate pitching in several places. With many voices it's fine if one voice - not necessarily the lead - uses vibrato. Composers generally call for vibrato only for solo instruments/voices because more than one creates discord as they are varying pitch at different rates. If you listen to choral singing, especially gospel, you'll notice that only the lead, if there is one, uses vibrato. ABBA uniquely used vibrato for both female voices simultaneously in several songs because somehow they both did it at the exact same speed... That's the only way it can work with two voices and it's why Paul doesn't even try in this song. Not to be confused with Tremelo, which is rapidly alternating volume and extremely difficult for human voice, whereas vibrato is rapidly alternating pitch. Most singers have a natural vibrato and it takes skill to suppress it when singing in harmony. Deliberately exaggerating one's natural vibrato is the cardinal sin of many pop singers who are not the great vocalists they think they are. Basically, if you're not Whitney Houston or Judith Durham, save it for the opera.
Oh WOW! Ive been wanting to sing this properly for as long as i can remember. Paul Simons parts have always been what I have gravitated to. But I had no idea how much of Garfunkel's parts i was stealing on accident. Thank you!
I never realized now awesome The baseline was.
Just go bum-bumbum-bum-bumbum-beeyoooooorr-bum-bumbum-beeyoooooorr
nailed it.
It's "bass", not "base".
Kyle Hinish well, yes. I want to know who played bass here
@@normatible9795 From Wikipedia The growing airplay led Tom Wilson, the song's producer, to remix the track, overdubbing electric instruments and drums. Simon & Garfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release. The single was released in September 1965.
After listening to them separately have i realized how tight their harmony really was...
GENIUS!!
In Highschool i had to sing Paul Simon’s part in the song, practiced it like crazy and nailed it during the performance, while my brother sang Art Garfunkel’s part. To this day its weird and confusing to sing Art’s part to me. Im too used to singing Paul’s part haha.
OH MY GOD THANK YOU FOR THIS! I've been looking for the Bass part and Paul Simon's voice forever! Thank you!
It was a pleasure :)
@@bekerglas Hi @bekerglas... Am I the only one who doesn't know which "program/app" have you used to do this 'Miracle'??!? 😜😉
"The Sound Of Silence"
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a streetlamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
No one dare
Disturb the sound of silence
"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sounds of silence"
Thank u
@@marcosronaldo9129 you are welcome
@Victor Rogers lol
Thank you, it's just amazing. Love the Paul Simon only part!
Seems most commenters don't understand the concept of... harmony singing.
whenever I listen to a song with harmonies I always find myself slipping into the base harmony by accident instead of the melody, so these kinds of videos are perfect for me, especially since I'm interested in the structure as well
From the unsettling and poetically profound lyrics to the soothing sound of fingerstyle acoustic to the complementary harmonization of their whispery voices. This song epitomizes perfection. It's pleasently haunting and hauntingly pleasent.
Listening to the split vocal tracks highlights how important they are to the song, and also why the disturbed cover made my skin crawl. Covering a song without the most distinct and wonderful thing about it, and lots of people think its "better".
Because it is. There's so much more going on musically in disturbed's version, even if there's no vocal harmony
@@DarkandBroody keep telling yourself that
@@heggy_69 except it's true
I think it's a good cover because it's different and it tooks risks, nevertheless, the original have more autenthic feel because it's not flooded by orchestral elements and just a classic vocal harmony and good lirycs made it majestic on his simplicity.
@@adnsaurus Yeah. The disturbed version is utterly lacking in nuance. The video might as well be flashing lights saying "THIS IS EMOTIONAL, HEAR OUR HEAVY EMOTIONAL STRINGS"
It's the made to tv tear jerking movie about a kid with downs syndrome and cancer who tries real hard. Just blatant "YOU MUST FEEL NOW" music.
Amazing. Top 10 greatest songs of all time. With the 2 vocals separated they are completely different songs.
There's some amazing talent on this record. What blows my mind is how the drummer is able to keep the eighth notes going on the ride cymbal while simultaneously hitting the hi-hat in time with the snare.
He can do so using his left foot
@@CODMarioWarfare l hear it being hit with a stick
As an alto,Paul's part, i LOVE this.
This really shows the power of their harmony. Amazing. Neither one of them sounds even remotely as magical as they do together.
dude Paul Simon sang those parts while playing the guitar. What a legend.
Yepp total legend for singing 2 notes and strumming basic open chords. What a genius
@@DarkandBroody absultely agree, he's fantastic!
@@DarkandBroodycomplement or reverse bait counter effective either way nice ear
I awalys thought that Simon's part was almost imperceptible but realized how important is. And so difficult to keep the minor.
Keep in mind that Paul's track also has the acoustic guitar.
Yes, he plays acoustic with everything. I thought you meant AG as Art Garfunkel at first, haha.
"He follows Art's part reasonably closely"!???? Interesting how the most pretentious people don't seem to have a clue about what is going on. Paul sings a low harmony to the melody... all the way.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Geometer John It may be technically 'poor' phrasing. But it's the stark quality of this primal harmony that gives this song it's trademark sound.
You gotta love Paul's baritone. The drum bass out of sync is something we have dealt with for years. I fixed it on my mix
Listen to the guitar underlying “fool said I you do not know, silence like a cancer grows” - haunting and brilliant. The whole ‘overdub’ band is sensational.
Thank you, I have always thought of the electric guitar part as godly, and when it starts to go I just loved it, I couldn't get enough of it, I needed to hear it isolated and it's just amazing, I can't even explain how perfect it was for those few moments
To come in and give this with no notice is totally godly. All the session guys are amazing but the guitar is so perfect it’s unreal.
Such beautiful harmony.
I've loved this song since the first time I heard it.
It is at it's best when performed by both Paul & Art.
Although Paul can do a nice solo version, it just isn't as good. Like Ying without Yang!
Everything about this original recording is beautiful.
The harmony of voices, the subtle folky accoustic rhythm, and the prominent electric guitar all come together so well.
Very cleverly written.
Absolutely brilliant.
Infinitely better than the crap on the charts in this era!
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" is another example of Paul's (and Art's) exceptional talent.
"El Condor Pasa/If I could" is also beautiful.
Thank you for sharing this video. It was interesting to hear this song broken down to it's individual elements.
@@Yeahok-pc2jd Sssshwooosh!
@@Yeahok-pc2jd Yeah, ok then!
Paul is amazing. He sings one note most of the song and it is still beautiful and expressive. What a genius
It's a technique known to all bass guitarists. Basically it's "hang on to that note until it doesn't make sense anymore". :o)
@@painterguylincs Better that a bass player who thinks this cool Jaco lick will fit right in with your bands cover of Brown Sugar. Give me a guy who knows what a root note is every time.
5:26 HE---
I love how you can still hear the other parts just softer.
This was so cool to listen to! Thank you so much for uploading this! I'm having the time of my life singing melody to Paul's harmony. It was difficult for me to isolate Paul's voice when listening to their recordings before seeing this. Now I have a renewed appreciation for what constitutes harmony. Paul's voice is exquisite here, and so deep in some parts. I can never sing harmony but it's fun to sing Art's part during Paul's harmony while watching this video. A million thanks!
This is quite what I was looking for. Thank you for the upload!
The song just feels empty without Paul singing with Art. So I just sing Paul’s beautiful harmonies with Garfunkel.
that's not so easy
And vice versa.
6:00 that snare hit coming in tho 🤤
I didn't even noticed the bassline slides and Paul Simon's voice. OMG! I didn't even heard Paul's voice before.
Thanks for uploading but separate these tracks like drums only and bass only pls?
Ladies and gentleman...
THIS!!! is music.
I wouldn't say that he sings in minor.
He sings a drone-like low harmony, where he (mostly) sings the keynotes.
But if you listen to the melody he sings, it's not minor.
Thank you for your work. I always wanted to hear Paul Simon's voice in isolation. Amazing harmony.
Fun to sing the melody part over Paul's harmony!
This is great, and so good of you, cuz normal mortals like me can't figure out harmonies! Thanks so much; heard it all my life but never discerned this!
Awesome work mate! It would be great to have a breakdown of "Scarborough fair".
I always noticed this it’s so cool it’s like a whole different song
Awesome! thanks for this! Every bit is valuable.
the eletric Guitar is basically improvising some random solo within the chords hahaha simple and nice
How do you improvise a ‘random solo’? What random solo is he improvising? This song is legendary. The session players’ parts are legendary. Listen to it properly.
When it was just Garfunkel I was humming paul simons part
Me too!
Thanks for this. Any chance you could do the same for The Boxer?
Yes! The Boxer is one of my favourites.
Vocal harmonies are what makes a great melody line shine
FANTASTIC VIDEO / AUDIO! 5 STARS. MUCH APPRECIATED! GREAT LEARNING TOOL! A MILLION THANKS! BRAVO!!
Absolutely love Paul’s voice. 💕
My friend and I are trying to learn this song for guitar and bass, and both vocal parts. This is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much!
Simon didn't "keep singing in minor". He's singing harmony
You're absolutely right, Mark.
Why would Paul sing and hold a minor 3rd while the guitar is playing a major chord?
The song consists of major, minor, sus4 and minor9 chords.
the song is in a minor key, and he is singing harmony diatonic to that key, hands, he keeps singing in minor.
Cesar Romo they both are, its in minor key, but saying simon specifically is "singing in minor" is misleading. the first like, "hello darkness my old friend", they start in unison, art rises to a minor 3rd above, then a fifth. then in "i've come to talk with you again", they start in unison, art moves to a major 3rd above simon, then a fifth, and back to a minor 3rd. it isnt "keeping the minor".
I also don't really get how so many folks make out that Paul's part here is complex. It's essentially a simple harmony.
It's not a complicated part by itself, but when you layer it with Art's vocals and the guitars it makes a complex mix of chords.
Anyone that shits on Art's voice is just crazy. He's essential.
11:30 Paul and Simon only
Love s&g and love multi track brakedowns! Thank you 🙏
This was immensely helpful. Thank you so much. I was never able to decide Paul's part too well. It kind of reminds of John Lennon's part on If I Fell.
Amazing listen. Thank you!
Art Garfunkel has such a wonderful voice.
Alone, Simon's voice is not at all what I expected.
Very interesting to hear this.
That's the point of harmony. Art is singing the main melody, while Paul is singing the harmony. It's not meant to sound complete on it's own, it's meant to add counterpoint to the melody. Makes for a much more compelling sound
If you want a great representation of Paul's voice from this time, listen to Kathy's Song. Does he have the best voice ever? No. But it's beautifully pure, sweet, and earnest.
Attention Thomas Seixas ! Thanks for a simple lesson on chords. I have an old story for this great song. Miss. Julie, my guitar master Mr. Pinto's daughter, taught this song to me for the first time, exactly 50 years ago, in 1970 ! She was using a peculiar rhythm pattern which I can remember even now. She played the song in Am scale using chords: Am, C, F and G7. For Eb minor scale, the chords shall be, following her pattern, Eb minor, Gb major, B major and Db7. All 4 chords elegantly related to each other: Am and C Or Eb minor and Gb major are I and VI th relative major and minor chords using same 8 notes. C and F Or Gb and B are I and IV, Tonic and sub-dominant. C and G7 Or Gb and Db are I and V7 , Tonic and Dom7. There could no better lesson for guitar learners than this master piece ! Even now my entertainment is to try some chords substitutes to my first learning !
dude this is so incredibly helpful! thanks so much
11:30
plz tell me that I was not the only one that sang with him
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OH GOD. Thank you so much for this, i really needed it
Please do the same thing with "Benedictus" by S&G. Been trying master the parts since 1965. The Monterey Pop Festival version has The two voices separated awesomely.
David Rakes Yes! That would be awesome!
This is awesome! Thank you so much for this
Any engineers out there who want to tell me how they got that short reverb on the kit which is so central to these great 60's recordings. Is it echo/delay (same thing) chambers/plates? Is it on the whole kit or just the snare? - its just a short burst. Its also worth mentioning the incredible work of these players to follow a version of just acoustic guitar and vocals that swings so wildly out of time but somehow they managed to get a take down that was usuable. An almost impossible feat I think especially when the song dips so dramatically at the 5.11 spot on the drum take. How did they do that??
My guess is that it's natural room reverb, in conjunction with relatively few and distant mics as well as no or a little primitive compression.
back in the 60s drumkits were recorded with 2 microphones. one bass drum, one overhead, if the two microphones were place into the right spot (you need a ruler an some good ears) the invisable 3rd microphone appeared. i once did that setup at my studio, sounds typical 60s, sounds like ringo :-)
i guess this recording was done by the wrecking crew, they had some nice real reverb chambers, but in this case its a spring reverb on the drums group master, drums were mixed to one track, together with bass (bouncing) back in the 60s most studios recorded just 4 track.
That "short reverb" on the drum kit sounds like a 15% delay added during the mix to stereo.
A lot of these important 60s records were recorded at Columbia records in NY, the rooms there were known for their reverb.
CODMarioWarfare I’m not sure they used them on drums but they had compressors, likely RCA Ba6a, or something similar, a big beautiful tube beast. You can say primitive but it sounds better than almost anything modern.
Great Breakdown - Simply amazing!
This is awesome!!! can`t believe Paul s voice behind! Could you do the same thing for The Boxer??? thank!
this video makes me apreciate even more this song
Dude this has been really helpful as a musician working with others on harmonies and pulling out two very nicely blended vocals. Also it's RHYTHM (you can remember by Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving) :). Thank you! Just sent it to a student being taught at college by the guy who wrote Agadoo :) x
It's almost like without Art Garfunkel's help this song wouldn't have even made it up the pop charts ~ Paul had an LP out called "the Paul Simon song book" that bombed in other words where would he be without Artie ~
Magnifique ! Thank you so much
Thanks... I was looking for a voice only version of this song and now I can sorta make it myself :)
Thank you for this! Just what I was looking for! I love TH-cam.
from 8:37 two distinct voices, complementing each other, criss crossing, the song would be nothing without both. thanks
Oh the speed changes on the elec
Garfunkel's part solo didn't sound quite like I expected... very cool to hear the song like this. Though my brain fills in all the missing parts anyway. 😀
Thx for that great helpful video. And here are the lyrics for all the peopz, that want to learn one of the voices:
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sound of silence
That's great man. 👍 I've recorded the individual parts to 4 mono tracks on my Zoom R8, then put them on my laptop and dragged them back and forth on the timeline so they mached up again. But there's a lot of tempo variations in the individual tracks. aspecially the acoustic guitar on Paul Simons track. And also a very wrong note on the electris guitar which I actually replaced with a little piece in the same chord earlier on that track. You could also hear it on the drum/ bas track, but that gets drowned out now by the right note playing on the electric guitar track. Loads of fun this, really. And I always try to sing with one and the other. I'll first sing the second voice along with Art Garfunkel, and then the lead voice along with Paul Simon's second. (And after that a 3-rd voice with them both singing. By the way, that is how I learned to sing the 3-rd voice way back in the past.) Also nice to listen to just them both singing without the drums/bas and electric guitar track. Find (or make, that is do-able these days with software) some more multi-tracks! It is great to see how it al fits together..... Very loosely in this case I might add. 😎
Thanks for this! Someone posted a link to a recent video of them performing this and it's been stuck in my head ever since. I decided if I can't get rid of it I should at least try to learn Paul's part. Art G.'s is _way_ out of my vocal range.
Thanks for this jewel... So emotional...
Art Garfunkel's vibrato is really beautiful
Excelent art work!!!!
I could listen to the Art-only part all day... tho you can tell it's a part of a greater whole, especially when he goes low on the word "people.."
Paul Simon’s solo sounds so wrong yet so incredible at the same time.
What a MELODIC-ARMONIC-mix
3:03 Simon, Garfunkel, electric guitar: Sound of Silence.
5:23 Simon, Garfunkel, drums, bass: Sound of Silence.
8:30 Simon, drums, bass, electric guitar: Sound of Silence.
11:33 Garfunkel, drums, bass, electric guitar: Sound of Silence.
Notes by themselves aren’t minor, chords are. When there is a minor chord in the song, both voices are contributing to part of that chord.
Well, notes can be minor relative to the root of the key they're in. But yes, this is not the correct use of the word minor.
There is no such thing as a minor note, besides this isn't even _true_ minor it's natural minor.
Simon is simply singing notes from that scale which produce different intervals depending on which chord is played.
@@CODMarioWarfare notes themselves cannot be minor, it's the intervals between notes that make them minor
This is awesome, thank you!
thank you a lot for uploading this.
you are my hero now
Everyone: Wait, this song has harmony?
Me: Wait, this song has melody?
Great breakdown...thank you🎶⚒
Very cool, thanks.
The loss of rythm is appealing to me somehow. Like how Nick Mason's drumming goes way out on Atom Heart Mother. Makes for a rich sound
if you mean out of sync with simon and garfunkel's acoustic guitars, it's probably because there was never meant to be any percussion in the song. They were only overdubbed later without Simon and Garfunkels knowledge.
@@samnicholson5051 it's a polyrhythm 😁
This is awesome
Thank you very much, this is awesome.
Though singing his own note. The Harmony happens once the harmony occurs He still holds & sings his own in tune note
Oh my god, finally, thank you :)
You should add a version without the bass and drums. The artists recorded it originally with only vocals and the guitar. Drums and bass were added by the producer later without their permission.
Wow, awesome video!!
Great work 👍