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The Dock Of The Bay: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Otis Redding
- G major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
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The Dock Of The Bay written out as piano music: the I – III – IV – III loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) and the right hand pumping chords.
The Dock Of The Bay chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | B | III | B D# F# |
| 3 | C | IV | C E G |
| 4 | B | III | B D# F# |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the G – B – C – B chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about The Dock Of The Bay
Does the sheet music for The Dock Of The Bay have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in The Dock Of The Bay?
The loop is G – B – C – B (I – III – IV – III) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is The Dock Of The Bay in?
G major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Dock Of The Bay?
Bossa seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Dock Of The Bay easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.