Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Bass Tab by Otis Redding

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay bass tab by Otis Redding

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard



INTRO
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------5---5-|-----------5---5-|-----------5---5-|-----------5---5-|
E |-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------4---------|-------5---------|-----------------|
A |-------5---------|-2---------2-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-------7---------|
E |-3---------3-2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------5-5-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------4---------|-------5---------|-----------------|
A |-------5---------|-2---------2-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-------7---------|
E |-3---------3-2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------5-5-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------2-|------REST-------|---------------2-|------REST-------|
A |-----------2-5---|-----------------|-----------2-5---|-----------------|
E |-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----REST--------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-5---|-----------------|
E |-3-------2-3-2-3-|-5-------3-5-3-5-|-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------4---------|-------5---------|-----------------|
A |-------5---------|-2---------2-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-------7---------|
E |-3---------3-2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------5-5-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------4---------|-------5---------|-----------------|
A |-------5---------|-2---------2-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-------7---------|
E |-3---------3-2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------5-5-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------2-|------REST-------|---------------2-|------REST-------|
A |-----------2-5---|-----------------|-----------2-5---|-----------------|
E |-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----REST--------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-5---|-----------------|
E |-3-------2-3-2-3-|-5-------3-5-3-5-|-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OTHER BIT
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5---------------|-------------2-4-|-5---------------|-------------2-4-|
A |---------5-------|-3-------3-5-----|---------5-------|-3-------3-5-----|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5---------------|---------5-------|-5-3---------1-2-|-----------------|
A |---------5-------|-3---------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------4---------|-------5---------|-----------------|
A |-------5---------|-2---------2-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-------7---------|
E |-3---------3-2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------5-5-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------4---------|-------5---------|-----------------|
A |-------5---------|-2---------2-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-------7---------|
E |-3---------3-2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------5-5-0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------2-|------REST-------|---------------2-|------REST-------|
A |-----------2-5---|-----------------|-----------2-5---|-----------------|
E |-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----REST--------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-5---|-----------------|
E |-3-------2-3-2-3-|-5-------3-5-3-5-|-3-----2-3-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


WHISTLING BIT ENDING
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------5---5-|-----------5---5-|-----------5---5-|-7-----7-7---7---|
E |-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
REPEAT N FADES

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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