As you learn to play this fingerstyle arrangement of (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, be sure to frequently return to the performance as a good reference point and guide.
4SONG DETAILS
DIFFICULTY:
4
TUNING:
Standard
This is the full fingerstyle guitar lesson for (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.
Otis Redding and Steve Cropper wrote this classic song and recorded it in 1967 only a few days before Redding’s death in a plane crash. The song went on to reach the number 1 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 and to this day is one of Redding’s best-known and loved song.
This arrangement is great fun to play but a little tricky at times. I’d say that it’s best suited to the intermediate and above player.
Alright, let’s pick up our guitars and learn how to play (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay!
