#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## >From: shotokan@diku.dk (Kim H|glund) >Subject: CRD: Sitting On the Dock of The Bay -- Otis REdding cscsj@lux.latrobe.edu.au ( Junacko) writes: >Okay, any tabs appreicated. If not - I'll just have to whistle. Ok, here's the lyrics, chords and a little bit of tab. I've only tab'ed the main riff used in the chorus. On the record Steve Cropper plays some very neat doublestops during most of the song -- a real masterpiece in soul rhythm guitar. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay ================================ Otis Redding & Steve Cropper Verse 1: G B Sittin' in the mornin' sun, C B Bb A I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes. G B Watching the ships roll in, C B Bb A then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah. Chorus: G E I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, G E watching the tide roll away. G A Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, G E wastin' time. Verse 2: I left my home in Georgia, headed for the 'Frisco Bay. I have nothing to live for, it look like nothin's gonna come my way. Chorus: So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time. Bridge: G D C Look like nothing's gonna change. G D C Ev'rything still remains the same. G D C G I can't do what ten people tell me to do, F D so I guess I'll remain the same, yes. Verse 3: I'm sittin' here restin' my bones, and this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes. Two thousand miles I roamed just to make this-a dock my home. Chorus: Now, I'm just gon' sit at the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time. Main riff: The riff used during the choruses goes something like this... G E e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------| B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------| G ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------| D ----------------------------|-------------------------| A ----------------------------|-------------------------| E ----------------------------|-------------------------| | | |__| |__| | | | | \ These notes ring throughout the following bar G E e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------| B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------| G ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------| D ----------------------------|-------------------------| A ----------------------------|-------------------------| E ----------------------------|-------------------------| | | |__| |__| | | | | \ These notes ring throughout the following bar G A e -------10-10----10-10----------|-12----12----------------------| B ----10h12----10h12-10----12h14-|----14----14-12h14-12----10h12-| G ----------------------12-------|----------------------14-------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A -------------------------------|-------------------------------| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------| | |__| |__| |____| |__| |__| |__| |____| G E e -10----10-------10-10----------|-------------------------| B ----12----12-10h12-10----------|-------------------------| G -------------------------11/13-|-------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------------|-------------------------| |__| |__| |__| |_____| | | | | \ This note ring throughout the following bar Enjoy, --Kim _____ Kim H|glund, shotokan@diku.dk, CS Dept. at U of Copenhagen, Denmark "I've got plenty of common sense. I just choose to ignore it." -- Calvin