Chords for How to Play "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding on guitar

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

E

B

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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How to Play "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding on guitar chords
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[N] [G]
[B] [C]
[A]
[G]
[B]
[C] [A]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[E] [G]
[A]
[G]
[E]
[G] Hey, what's up you guys?
Marty Schwartz here with Marty Music.
Thanks for hanging out.
I'm going to break down [Dbm] Sitting on the Dock of [C] the Bay, [Gb] an iconic tune.
I'm going to show you a couple different [Eb] approaches on how to play [E] it.
Also I appreciate you supporting Marty Music, you know, signing the [Eb] newsletter, you get
some free courses.
[B] First [D] comment [Eb] will take you [B] there and I [C] really appreciate [Bb] that.
[B] But [E] anyway, [Eb] let's zoom in and break it [Bm] down.
Alright, so I'm going to [E] give you two different [C] options [Db] on the [E] song.
One way is with [Gb] [Db] basically the same bar chord [Em] up and down [Am] the whole guitar.
So let's start with that.
[Bb] It's a G bar chord here, so G major.
[G] So [C] barring the third fret with the E [G] major shape.
And then we go up, [Eb] so the root's [Db] there on the third, so that's G.
[D] We're going to go up to B.
[B]
So [F] that's the seventh fret.
[B] Then we go up a half [Bm] step to the eighth [C] fret, and then half steps down to [Am]
the fifth fret.
[G] So three, up [E] to seven, [Db] eight, eight, [Bb] eight, seven, [A] six, five.
So
[G]
[B]
[C] next
[A]
[G]
[B]
[C] [A]
[G]
[E] section [Ab] is [G]
G to E.
[B] And [Db] if you're just going to do [E] all bar [G] chords, you know,
[E]
without [C] even [G] changing the fingering, [Em] because you're going to go right [G] back.
[E]
It does that twice, then back to the [G] G, and then up to [A] A, which is the fifth fret, then
[Ab] down to the third [G] again, to the E.
[E]
[Db] And other than the [D] bridge of the [Dbm] song, that's the whole
song right there with [Ab] one shape.
[Em] I'm going to also [C] show you [Bb] to play it in this position, but let's go over the whole thing
one [C] more time, and then I'll teach you the bridge.
[B] So we got this shape [C] on the third fret.
[G] Three, up to [B]
seven, [C] eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, seven, [Bb] [A] six, five.
Does it again.
[G] Three, three, up to [B] seven, [C] eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, seven, six, [A] five.
Now we're going to go G to E.
[G]
G to [E] E, wasting [G] time, down to [E] E.
Now we're going to go G to A.
[G] G, up a whole step [A] to A, then the [G] G to [E] the E, and to the whole top again.
[G] And [E] by the way, it's pretty fast.
I was just [Bm] listening [C] to the Otis Redding, [Bb] and it was faster than I [B] usually hear people [Em] cover it.
So check that out.
[Eb] It was faster than I was just playing it, too, [A]
as I thought about that.
Okay, [C] so now, just the [D] alternative, and I'm going to show you the bridge, too,
but the alternative would be [Eb] G [Db] up to B7, you know, the open [G] shapes.
[Bm]
And it does sound good that [B] way.
[E] In fact, one guitar player can play it this [Bb] way, the other [Db] play it the other way,
and it sounds pretty good.
Then you have a C major [Em] chord,
[A] and I'm just, instead of doing the whole chord down,
I'm just going [C]
three, [Em] three, three from the [C] C chord,
[Bb]
A [A] chord.
So that would look [G]
[B] [C]
[A]
[G]
[B]
[C] [A]
[G] [E]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[A] [G]
[E]
[G]
[B] like
You can mix them up, too.
Okay, so now the bridge is [G] G, [Eb] D, [Bb]
C, and it repeats that.
[G] So, one, two, [D] D, two, [C] C, two, three, four, again.
[G] G, two, [D] D, two, [C] C, two, three, four.
Now, on the third time, [G] G, [D] D, [C] C, back [G] to G, then F,
and I'm going to play an F bar chord, but [E] however you can play F.
[F] F, [Am] D, [D] and then right to the [G] top.
[B]
[C]
[A] Okay, [G] the bridge.
G, [D] D, [C] C,
[G] G, [D] D, [C]
C.
Next time, it's G, D, [G] G, [D] D, [C] C, [G] to G, then F.
[F] F, F, F, F, [D] D.
[G]
[B] [C]
[A]
[E] [D] [G]
[B]
[C]
[A]
[G] All [E] right, you guys, that was it.
Thank you again so much for hanging out here [F]
and supporting Marty Music,
signing [C] the newsletter, subscribing to [B] this channel.
All of that is appreciated.
Just [E] thanks again, and hope to see you [C] again in another video real [D] soon.
See you [C] later.
[D] [F] [E]
[Eb] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [F]
[E] [Eb]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Hey, what's up you guys?
Marty Schwartz here with Marty Music.
Thanks for hanging out.
I'm going to break down [Dbm] Sitting on the Dock of [C] the Bay, [Gb] an iconic tune.
I'm going to show you a couple different [Eb] approaches on how to play [E] it.
Also I appreciate you supporting Marty Music, you know, signing the [Eb] newsletter, you get
some free courses.
[B] First [D] comment [Eb] will take you [B] there and I [C] really appreciate [Bb] that.
[B] But [E] anyway, [Eb] let's zoom in and break it [Bm] down.
Alright, so I'm going to [E] give you two different [C] options _ [Db] on the [E] song.
One way is with [Gb] _ [Db] basically the same bar chord [Em] up and down _ [Am] the whole guitar.
So let's start with that.
_ [Bb] _ It's a G bar chord here, so G major.
[G] _ So [C] barring the third fret with the E [G] major shape. _ _ _ _
And then we go up, [Eb] so the root's [Db] there on the third, so that's G.
[D] We're going to go up to B.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ So [F] that's the seventh fret.
[B] Then we go up a half [Bm] step to the eighth [C] fret, _ _ _ _ and then _ _ half steps down _ to _ [Am] _ _
the fifth fret.
[G] So three, _ _ up [E] to seven, _ _ _ _ _ [Db] eight, eight, [Bb] eight, seven, [A] six, five.
So _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] next _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] section _ [Ab] is _ [G] _
G to E.
[B] And [Db] if you're just going to do [E] all bar [G] chords, you know,
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ without [C] even [G] changing the fingering, [Em] because you're going to go right [G] back. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It does that twice, then back to the [G] G, _ and then up to [A] A, _ _ _ _ _ which is the fifth fret, then
[Ab] down to the third [G] again, to the E.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] And other than the [D] bridge of the [Dbm] song, that's the whole
song right there with [Ab] one shape.
[Em] I'm going to also [C] show you [Bb] _ to play it in this position, but let's go over the whole thing
one [C] more time, and then I'll teach you the bridge.
[B] So we got _ this shape [C] on the third fret.
[G] Three, _ up to [B]
seven, _ _ _ _ _ [C] eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, seven, [Bb] [A] six, five. _
Does it again.
[G] Three, three, up to [B] seven, _ _ _ _ _ [C] eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, seven, six, [A] five.
_ Now we're going to go G to E.
[G]
G _ _ to [E] _ E, _ wasting _ [G] _ time, _ _ down to [E] E.
Now we're going to go G to A.
_ [G] G, _ up a whole step [A] to A, _ then the [G] G _ to [E] the E, _ and to the whole top again.
[G] _ And [E] by the way, it's pretty fast.
I was just [Bm] listening [C] to the Otis Redding, [Bb] and it was faster than I [B] usually hear people [Em] cover it.
So check that out.
[Eb] It was faster than I was just playing it, too, [A] _
as I thought about that.
Okay, [C] so now, just the [D] alternative, and I'm going to show you the bridge, too,
but the alternative would be [Eb] G _ [Db] up to B7, you know, the open [G] shapes. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And it does sound good that [B] way. _ _
[E] In fact, one guitar player can play it this [Bb] way, the other [Db] play it the other way,
and it sounds pretty good.
Then you have a C major [Em] chord, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ and I'm just, instead of doing the whole chord down,
I'm just going [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
three, [Em] three, three from the [C] C chord, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
A [A] chord.
So _ that would look [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] like_
_ You can mix them up, too.
Okay, so now the bridge _ is [G] G, [Eb] _ D, _ [Bb]
C, and it repeats that.
[G] So, one, two, [D] D, two, [C] C, two, three, four, again.
[G] G, two, [D] D, two, [C] C, two, three, four.
Now, on the third time, [G] G, _ [D] D, _ [C] C, back [G] to G, _ _ _ then F,
and I'm going to play an F bar chord, but [E] however you can play F. _
[F] _ F, _ _ [Am] _ D, [D] _ _ and then right to the [G] top. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Okay, [G] the bridge.
G, _ _ [D] D, _ [C] C, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ G, [D] D, _ _ [C]
C.
Next time, it's G, D, [G] G, _ [D] _ D, [C] C, _ [G] to G, then F.
_ [F] _ F, F, F, F, [D] D. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ All [E] right, you guys, that was it.
Thank you again so much for hanging out here [F]
and supporting Marty Music,
signing [C] the newsletter, _ subscribing to [B] this channel.
All of that is appreciated. _ _
Just [E] thanks again, and hope to see you [C] again in another video real [D] soon.
See you [C] later.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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