Sittin on the Dock of the Bay

Song

(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay

Written by Otis Redding (along with Steve Cropper) and released shortly

After his death this track charted at number 3 UK in 1968.

Bass Performance Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn. Tab by bass50611. So many variant

Bass tabs on the same song – Amazing. Is all our hearing so different?

Think mine is as per original Duck Dunn’s bass line.

Comment at bass254@btinternet.com

Intro:

G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------3h5-3h5--------3h5-3h5--------3h5-3h5--------3h5-3h5-
E|--3---3----------3---3----------3---3----------3---3--------

Verse: (Play This x2)

G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|----5----------9----9-------10-----------------------
E|-3----3-5-6-7----7----7---8----8-7-6-5---0---5-0-3-5-

Chorus:

. .

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------2-5-7---------2-5-7---------3h5-3h5--------5h7-5h7-------3h5-3h5---7-
E|-3---3---------3---3---------3---3----------5---5---------3---3------------

Repeat Verse: (x2)

Repeat Chorus:

Bridge:

. . . .

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-/5-----------2-3-4-5---5----------2-3-4-5---5-----------5---5-3---3--
A|----5---5-3--------------5---5-3--------------5---5-3---3-----------5-
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------
D|----------
A|-55-3-2-0-
G|----------

Repeat Verse: (x2)

Repeat Chorus:

Outro:

G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-
A|-------3h5-3h5--------3h5-3h5--------3h5-3h5----7---7--------
E|--3---3----------3---3----------3---3------------------------

Repeat Outro To Fade/End: