Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Guitar Lesson (Otis Redding)

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Here’s an iconic song that was released unfinished. You see, Otis had recorded the rough vocal, but then shortly after was in a horrific plane crash and went on to join the choir invisible.

Even the final whistling at the end was meant to be just a place holder where he was going to write more lyrics. The band finished the production without him, and he never made it to the release. This is a very unique situation.

So grab your 6-stringer and let’s dive into this “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” chords and guitar lesson!

Who Wrote Sitting on the Dock of the Bay?
"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" was written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper. Otis took some time off in Sausalito, California.

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Chords
To play “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” on guitar you’ll need to know 7 main chords they are...

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Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding Guitar Lesson Chapters

0:00 - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay - Guitar Lesson Welcome
2:00 - Intro progression
4:58 - Verse
6:59 - Chorus
9:35 - Bridge
11:20 - Outro
12:15 - Congrats, here's what to do next

Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay🎤Lyrics:

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
'Cause I've had nothin' to live for
It look like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm just gon' sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time
Look like nothin's gonna change
Everything, still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes
Sittin' here restin' my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen
Two thousand miles, I roam
Just to make this dock my home
Now I'm just gon' sit, at the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh yeah
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
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