Redding Otis - Dock of the bay (chords)
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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
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Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
Verse 1:
GSittin' in the mornin' Bsun,
I'll be Csittin' when the eveBniBbn' Acomes.
GWatching the ships roll Bin,
then I Cwatch 'em roll aBwaBby aAgain, yeah.
Chorus:
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the Ebay,
watching the Gtide roll aEway.
Oo, I'm just Gsittin' on the dock of the Abay,
wastin' Gtime. E
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:
GLook Dlike notChing's gonna change.
GEv'DrythCing still remains the same.
GI Dcan't do what Cten people tell Gme to do,
Fso I guess I'll reDmain 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
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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