Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay

by Otis Redding

💜 R&B / Soul
Difficulty ★★☆☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

Otis Redding's timeless soul tune. The verse uses G, B7, C, A with a gentle fingerpicked pattern. Don't forget to whistle the outro.

  G                  B7               C              A
e|---3---3---3---3----2---2---2---2----0---0---0------0---0---|
B|---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----1---1---1------2---2---|
G|---0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2----0---0---0------2---2---|
D|---0---0---0---0----1---1---1---1----2---2---2------2---2---|
A|---2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----3---3---3------0---0---|
E|---3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------|

  G              E7               G              E7
e|---3---3---3---0---0---0---------3---3---3-----0---0-------|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---------0---0---0-----0---0-------|
G|---0---0---0---1---1---1---------0---0---0-----1---1-------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---------0---0---0-----0---0-------|
A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---------2---2---2-----2---2-------|
E|---3---3---3---0---0---0---------3---3---3-----0---0-------|