How to play Sittin On The Dock of the Bay on Ukulele - Ukulele Song Tutorial (Patreon)

How to play Sittin On The Dock of the Bay on Ukulele - Ukulele Song Tutorial

How to play Sittin On The Dock of the Bay on Ukulele. Here is all the parts of the classic jam. We have the intro, verse, chorus and bridge. You will be rocking out this crowd favorite in ten minutes. As always easy to follow and tabs for the chords. If it helps you check out my other Ukulele videos. Most importantly, enjoy it! "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Otis Redding in 1967, days before his death on December 10, 1967 in a plane crash in Wisconsin that killed everyone onboard except Ben Cauley, the trumpeter in the band. It was released posthumously on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968,[2] becoming the first posthumous single to top the charts in the US.[3] It charted at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. *information about the History of Sitting on The Dock of the Bay was retrieved from Wikipedia In December 1967, while sitting on a rented houseboat in Sausalito, Redding started writing the lyrics to the song. He completed the writing with the help of Stax producer Steve Cropper, who was also guitarist in Booker T and the M.G.'s. The song incorporates mimicked seagull whistles and sounds of the waves crashing on the shore. Tragically, just three days after Redding and band mates finished the final refinements of the song, Redding, five band mates (James Alexander, Carl Cunningham, Jimmy Lee King, Phalon Jones, Ronnie Caldwell, and Matthew Kelly) and pilot Richard "Dick" Fraser died in a plane crash that landed in Lake Monona, Wisconsin. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" became the first posthumous album to reach number one on the Billboard Music Charts. [2] Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 51 - The Soul Reformation: Phase three, soul music at the summit. [Part 7] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. [3] Rose Lichter-Marck (March 25, 2011). "The undying soul of Otis". The Daily Holdings, Inc. Retrieved May 13, 2011. The information for the history of Sitting on the Dock of the Bay was retrieved from Wikipedia with all proper sources noted in the references.