{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1724429,"song":"Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay","artist":"Otis Redding","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1724429-sittin-on-the-dock-of-the-bay-chords-by-otis-redding/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1724429?type=chord","rating":4.77484,"votes":175,"content":"Song: (Sittin' on) The dock of the bay\r\nArtist: Otis Redding\r\nComposers: Otis Redding and Steve Cropper\r\n\r\nTabbed by DJ  27th Mar 2015\r\n\r\nPLAYING INFO:\r\nEmphasise the bass notes of each chord.\r\nAny inversions of the main chords will work fine,\r\nI just prefer to use mainly barre chords for\r\nthe Verses, and then the 1st inversions for the\r\ndescending bass notes in the Choruses.\r\nThe G/D in the INTRO and the E/B in the CODA are the\r\nstandard G and E chords but just emphasising the\r\nalternating bass note. For the Asus4 chords in\r\nVerse 2, hammer-on on the 2nd string note.\r\n\r\nThe BRIDGE is based more on the 'Remember me' album\r\nversion (Link shown near top of page).\r\nQuickly slide-up from the F to the G, and also slide\r\nthe Em to the F. If this is tricky for you, skip the\r\nfirst passing chord and go straight to the second\r\nchord in each case.\r\n\r\nIGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website\r\ndisplays, they are generated automatically from a\r\ngeneric database and often don't show the best\r\noptions for a particular chord progression. Just use\r\nthe voicings suggested in the text column numbers\r\n\r\nChords in brackets are intended to be played as\r\nbass note progressions only\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro chords]\r\nG = 3-2-0-0-3-3   G/D = x-x-0-0-3-3[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Verse chords]\r\nG = 3-5-5-4-3-3   C  = 8-10-10-9-8-8\r\nB = 7-9-9-8-7-7   Bb = 6-8-8-7-6-6 [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus chords]\r\n G     = 3-2-0-0-3-3    E  = 0-2-2-1-0-0\r\n(G)    = 3-x-x-x-x-x    A  = x-0-2-2-2-0\r\n(G/F#) = 2-x-x-x-x-x    A4 = x-0-2-2-3-0\r\n(G/F)  = 1-x-x-x-x-x[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Bridge chords]\r\nG = 3-2-0-0-3-3    (C)   = x-3-x-x-x-x\r\nD = x-x-0-2-3-2    (C/B) = x-2-x-x-x-x\r\nC = x-3-2-0-1-0     F    = 1-3-3-2-1-1\r\n                    Em   = 0-2-2-0-0-0[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Coda chords]\r\nG   = 3-2-0-0-3-3   E   = 0-2-2-1-0-0\r\nG/D = x-x-0-0-3-3   E/B = x-2-2-1-0-0[/tab]\r\n\r\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\r\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\r\n=====================================================\r\n[Intro] - See bottom of page for Intro riff\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\n| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |[/tab]\r\n  ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSittin' in the morning sun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll be sittin' when the eve----ning comes,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWatching the ships roll in,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   And then I watch 'em roll a- way a- gain ...Yeah![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              ([ch]G[/ch]) ([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm sittin' on the dock of    a    bay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]    ([ch]G[/ch])  ([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWatching the tide roll------- a  - way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of a bay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]    ([ch]G[/ch])([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWasting time-----------------![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI left my ho - me in Georgia,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A4[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A4[/ch]\r\nHeaded for the 'Fris- co--- Bay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWell, I've had noth - ing to live for,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAnd look like nothing's gonna come my---- way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]          ([ch]G[/ch]) ([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of    a    bay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]    ([ch]G[/ch])([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWatching the tide roll----- a  - way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOo, I'm sittin' on the dock of a bay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]   ([ch]G[/ch])([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWasting time-------------------![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                        ([ch]C[/ch])([ch]C[/ch])([ch]C/B[/ch])\r\n   Look like  ...nothing's gonna change,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                        ([ch]C[/ch])([ch]C[/ch])([ch]C/B[/ch])\r\n   Every - thing ...still remains the same,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I can't do what ten people tell me to do,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n       So, I guess, I'll re - main the same, ...yes![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSittin' here rest - ing my bones,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd this loneliness won't leave me a - lone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt's ...two thousand mi - les I  roam,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust to make this dock my---- home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]          ([ch]G[/ch]) ([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of    a    bay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]    ([ch]G[/ch])([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWatching the tide roll----- a  - way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHoo - wee, just sittin' on a dock of a bay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]   ([ch]G[/ch])([ch]G/F#[/ch])([ch]G/F[/ch]) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWasting time-----------------![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda - whistling]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E/B[/ch]\r\n||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2][/tab]\r\n[tab]    ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^\r\n=====================================================\r\n[Intro]\r\n      G     G/D             G     G/D\r\ne |---------3-3---3-3---|---------3-3---3-3---|\r\nB |---------3-3---3-3---|---------3-3---3-3---|\r\nG |---------0-0---0-0---|---------0-0---0-0---| [x2]\r\nD |---------0-0---0-0---|---------0-0---------|\r\nA |---------------------|---------------------|\r\nE |---3---3-------------|---3---3-------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] Alternative for the Intro:\r\n(Palm mute the bridge to emulate the bass guitar)\r\n                         h = Hammer-on notes\r\ne |--------------------|--------------------|\r\nB |--------------------|--------------------|\r\nG |--------------------|--------------------| [x2]\r\nD |--------------------|--------------------|\r\nA |--------3-h5--3-h5--|--------3-h5--3-h5--|\r\nE |--3---3-------------|--3---3-------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"Song: (Sittin' on) The dock of the bay\nArtist: Otis Redding\nComposers: Otis Redding and Steve Cropper\n\nTabbed by DJ  27th Mar 2015\n\nPLAYING INFO:\nEmphasise the bass notes of each chord.\nAny inversions of the main chords will work fine,\nI just prefer to use mainly barre chords for\nthe Verses, and then the 1st inversions for the\ndescending bass notes in the Choruses.\nThe G/D in the INTRO and the E/B in the CODA are the\nstandard G and E chords but just emphasising the\nalternating bass note. For the Asus4 chords in\nVerse 2, hammer-on on the 2nd string note.\n\nThe BRIDGE is based more on the 'Remember me' album\nversion (Link shown near top of page).\nQuickly slide-up from the F to the G, and also slide\nthe Em to the F. If this is tricky for you, skip the\nfirst passing chord and go straight to the second\nchord in each case.\n\nIGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website\ndisplays, they are generated automatically from a\ngeneric database and often don't show the best\noptions for a particular chord progression. Just use\nthe voicings suggested in the text column numbers\n\nChords in brackets are intended to be played as\nbass note progressions only\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\n=====================================================\n[Intro] - See bottom of page for Intro riff\n\n  ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^   ^   ^ ^\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda - whistling]","chords":["G/D","E/B","G","E","Asus4","F","Em","C","B","Bb","A","G/F","D","C/B","G/F#","A4"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}