Green Onions - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Booker T and the MG's - Green Onions

E Riff
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------5-7---------------|
E|------0-7-------------------|

A Riff
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------5-7-----------------|
A|----0-7---------------------|
E|----------------------------|

B Riff
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------7-9----------------|
A|-------9--------------------|
E|-----7----------------------|

[Progression]
E Riff 4x
A Riff 2x
E Riff 2x
B Riff 1x
A Riff 1x
E Riff 2x
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
E-----------
B-----------
G*----------*
D*----------*
A-----------
E-1--1-1-4-6 repeat this 12'x then

E------------
B------------
G*-----------*
D*-----------*
A-1--1-1-4-6-
E------------repeat this two times

then back to the first way repeat that twice

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A-3--3-3-6-8-1--1-1-4-6-----------
E-----------------------1--1-1-4-6
and u pretty much keep repeating this all over untell the ending which is

(by the way this is the last three measures)

E---------------6----------------
B---------------8---6-4----------
G---------------6-------3--------
D---------------8---------6-3----
A-------3-3--6--6-------------3-3
E-1-1---1-1--4----------------1-1


im only 14 so if u want the full virson because i play in a jazz band i can get it for u
only the gutar part with out the solo though but anywayz e-mail my at darin90@comcast.net
for comlpaints complimenst ect....
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Green Onions - Booker T and the MGs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:sparrow_35
Email:theblessedhellride@hotmail.com

Tuning:standard

v-downstroke | x Mute note
^-upstroke

Riff 1 x4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------1---3-1----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--x--1---3-1----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1--x-------------------------------------------------------------------| v ^ ^
v ^


Riff 2 x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6---8-6----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8--x--6---8-6----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
v ^ ^ v ^

Riff 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------1---3-1----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--x--1---3-1----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
v ^ ^ v ^

Riff 3 x1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------8---10-8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10--x--8---10-8-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10--x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8--8--x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
v ^ ^ v ^

Riff 2 x1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6---8-6----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8--x--6---8-6----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
v ^ ^ v ^

Riff 1 x1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------1---3-1----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--x--1---3-1----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
v ^ ^ v ^

Riff 4 x1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------------------------|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^


After Riff 4 continue right back into Riff 1. Repeat the song until tired, and throw
a solo or two wherever youd like. This is a great tune to jam too.

| x Mute note
===============================================================================
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Music by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewis Steinberg, and Al Jackson, Jr.


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Organ'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'

[Main Theme]
Moderately fast shuffle Q=136(8=s8)
F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
4/4
Gtr I
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|------6---4--3--|------6---4--3--|------6---4--3--|------6---4--3---|
G|------5---5--3--|------5---5--3--|------5---5--3--|------5---5--3---|
D|---3-(3)--6--3--|---3-(3)--6--3--|---3-(3)--6--3--|---3-(3)--6--3---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H Q E e
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------3-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------3-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------3-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|


F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb/Eb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------6---4--3---|------6---4--3---|------6---4--3---|------6---4--3---|
G|------5---5--3---|------5---5--3---|------5---5--3---|------5---5--3---|
D|---3-(3)--6--3---|---3-(3)--6--3---|---3-(3)--6--3---|---3-(3)--6--3---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------3-|---------------3-|---------------3-|---------------8-|
G|---------------3-|---------------3-|---------------3-|---------------8-|
D|---------------3-|---------------3-|---------------3-|---------------8-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Bb Db Eb Bb Db Eb F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------3---6--4---|------3---6--4---|------6---4--3---|
G|------3---6--5---|------3---6--5---|------5---5--3---|
D|---3-(3)--6--5---|---3-(3)--6--5---|---3-(3)--6--3---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------8-|---------------3-|---------------3-|
G|---------------8-|---------------3-|---------------3-|
D|---------------8-|---------------3-|---------------3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


F Ab Bb C Eb F/Eb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|------6---4--3----|------5---4--6---|
G|------5---5--3----|------5---3--5---|
D|---3-(3)--6--3----|---5-(5)--5--7---|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
|
| H Q E e H Q E e
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------10-|---------------8-|
G|---------------10-|---------------8-|
D|---------------10-|---------------8-|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|


Bb Db Eb F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------3---6--4---|------6---4--3---|
G|------3---6--5---|------5---5--3---|
D|---3-(3)--6--5---|---3-(3)--6--3---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| H Q E e H Q E e
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------3-|---------------3-|
G|---------------3-|---------------3-|
D|---------------3-|---------------3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


[Organ Solo I]

F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q H Q E E Q E E
e|----------------||-1-1-----------|------1-4--6-5-|
B|------6---4--3--||---------------|---------------|
G|------5---5--3--||---------------|---------------|
D|---3-(3)--6--3--||---------------|---------------|
A|----------------||---------------|---------------|
E|----------------||---------------|---------------|
|
| PM------------------------|
| W Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|----------------||---------------|---------------|
B|----------------||---------------|---------------|
G|----------------||---------------|---------------|
D|----------------||---------------|---------------|
A|----------------||------------1--|-----------1---|
E|----------------||-1---1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|


F Ab Bb F Ab Bb Bb Db Eb
E E Q H Q E E Q Q E E Q H
e|-1-1-----------|-----------1--|-1-1-----------|
B|---------------|------1-4-----|---------------|
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------|---------------|
A|---------------|--------------|---------------|
E|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|---------------|--------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--------------|---------------|
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------|------------1--|
A|------------1--|-----------1--|-1---1-1-4-----|
E|-1---1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|---------------|


Bb/Cb Db Eb F Ab Bb
Q E S S Q Q E E Q H
e|----8-7-6-4--1--|-1-1-------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------1--|-----------------|
A|-1--1-1---4-----|------------1----|
E|----------------|-1---1-1-4-------|


F Ab Bb C Eb F
Q a Q a Q a Q a Q Q Q a Q
e|----12h13---12h13--12h13--|-12p8---------7h8--|
B|--------------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|--------------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------3--|
A|-----------------------1--|----3--3-3-6-------|
E|-1------1-1-----4---------|-------------------|


Bb/Ab Db Eb F/Ab Ab Bb F/Eb Ab Bb/Eb
a Q Q a Q a Q a Q Q H Q e E S S E Q
e|-4p1--6---5h6--5h6--|-4p1------------|-----------------||
B|--------------------|----------------|----4---4-4---4--||
G|--------------------|----------------|----5---5-5---5--||
D|--------------------|----------------|-----------------||
A|--------------------|----------------|-----------------||
E|--------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|
|----------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|--------------------|----------------|-----------------||
B|--------------------|----------------|-----------------||
G|--------------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------1--|----------------|-----------------||
A|---1--1-1---4-------|-------------1--|--------------1--||
E|--------------------|---1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4--------||


F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
Q Q H Q Q E E E E Q Q H Q E E Q Q
e|-1------------|----------------|--------------|-----------1--|
B|--------------|----1-----------|--------------|--------4-----|
G|--------------|--------3-1-----|--------------|------5-------|
D|--------------|------------3-x-|-3------------|--------------|
A|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----------1--|------------1---|-----------1--|-----------1--|
E|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|


Bb/Ab Db Eb Bb/Ab Db Eb F Ab Bb/Eb F Ab Bb/Eb
|-3-|
S E. Q H E E E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E E Q E E E E
e|-4-4------------|---1-4-6-6-----5-|-1-1--------------|---------------1-|
B|----------------|-----------------|------------4-1-4-|-1---------1-4---|
G|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------1--|-------------1---|------------------|-----------------|
A|-1----1-1-4-----|-1---1-1-4-------|------------1-----|-------------1---|
E|----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-4--------|-1---1-1-4-------|


C Eb F F/Eb Db Eb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
a Q Q a Q a Q a Q Q a Q E E E E Q H W
e|-1h3--3-------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
B|----------4p1--5h6--|-4h6--6---5h6--6-5-|-6-6-----------|---------------||
G|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
D|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
A|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
E|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
B|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
G|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-----------------3--|---------------1---|---------------|---------------||
A|---3--3-3---6-------|---1--1-1---4------|------------1--|-----------1---||
E|--------------------|-------------------|-1---1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------||



[Guitar Solo]

F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|------6---4--3-----|------6---4---3-----|
G|------5---5--3-----|------5---5---3-----|
D|---3-(3)--6--3-----|---3-(3)--6---3-----|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|
|
| H Q E E E E Q E E E E
e|-------------------|------------1-1-----|
B|-------------------|------------1-------|
G|-------------3b5r3p|=1--------------3b5r|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|


F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|----------------------|---------------------|
B|--------6---4----3----|---------6---4---3---|
G|--------5---5----3----|---------5---5---3---|
D|-----3-(3)--6----3----|----3---(3)--6---3---|
A|----------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
| |3-|
| E E Q E E +E Q E +E Q E E E E
e|----------------------|-----------------4-6-|
B|--------------6-(6)-6-|-6-(6)\--------6-----|
G|-3b5------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|


Bb/Ab Db Eb Bb/Ab Db Eb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|----------------------|------------------|
B|--------3---6---4-----|------3---6---4---|
G|--------3---6---5-----|------3---6---5---|
D|-----3-(3)--6---5-----|---3-(3)--6---5---|
A|----------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
e|-6b7p4--------1-------|------------------|
B|--------------1-------|------------1-----|
G|----------------3b5-3p|=1----------1-----|
D|----------------------|--------------3-3-|
A|----------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------|


F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb/Ab
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------6---4---3---|------6---4-----3---|--------5---4---6---|
G|--------5---5---3---|------5---5-----3---|--------5---3---5---|
D|-----3-(3)--6---3---|---3-(3)--6-----3---|-----5-(5)--5---7---|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| +E E Q E E E E H E Q E E E Q E E E E
e|--------------------|------------------1-|--------------------|
B|------------1-1-----|------------------1-|--------------------|
G|------------1-1-3p0-|------------3b5-----|-3b5------------1-3-|
D|-(3)----------------|--------------------|--------------3-----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


Bb/Ab Db Eb/Ab F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|------------3---6---4-----|------6---4-----3---|
G|------------3---6---5-----|------5---5-----3---|
D|---------3-(3)--6---5-----|---3-(3)--6-----3---|
A|--------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------|
|
| S +S E Q E E E E Q Q E E a E E
e|------------------1-------|--------------------|
B|------------------1-------|--------------------|
G|-3b5r(3)p1----------3b5-1-|--------------------|
D|--------------------------|-3------------6h7---|
A|--------------------------|------------8-----8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------|


F Ab Bb F/Ab Ab Bb F/Ab Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|-----------------------||--------------------|----------------------|
B|---------6---4---3-----||------6---4---3-----|------6---4---3-------|
G|---------5---5---3-----||------5---5---3-----|------5---5---3-------|
D|----3---(3)--6---3-----||---3-(3)--6---3-----|---3-(3)--6---3-------|
A|-----------------------||--------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------||--------------------|----------------------|
|
| E +E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
e|---------------1-------||------------1-------|------------1---------|
B|---------------1-------||------------1-------|------------1---------|
G|-----------------3b5-3p||=1------------3b5-3p|=1------------3b5-3p==|
D|-----------------------||--------------------|----------------------|
A|-8-(8)\----------------||--------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------||--------------------|----------------------|


F/Ab Ab Bb F/Ab Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|--------------------|---------------------|
B|------6---4---3-----|------6---4---3------|
G|------5---5---3-----|------5---5---3------|
D|---3-(3)--6---3-----|---3-(3)--6---3------|
A|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
e|------------1-------|------------6--------|
B|------------1-------|------------6--------|
G|-1------------3b5-3p|=1------------8b10-8p|
D|--------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|


Bb/Db Db Eb Bb/Db Db Eb F/Ab Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B|------3---6---4------|------3---6---4-----|------6---4---3------|
G|------3---6---5------|------3---6---5-----|------5---5---3------|
D|---3-(3)--6---5------|---3-(3)--6---5-----|---3-(3)--6---3------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
e|------------6--------|------------1-------|------------1--------|
B|------------6--------|------------1-------|------------1--------|
G|-6------------8b10-8p|=6------------3b5-3p|=1------------3b5-3p=|
D|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|


F/Ab Ab Bb C/Eb Eb F
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|------6---4----3-------|------5---4---6------|
G|------5---5----3-------|------5---3---5------|
D|---3-(3)--6----3-------|---5-(5)--5---7------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
e|------------8----------|------------6--------|
B|------------8----------|------------6--------|
G|-1------------10b12-10p|=8------------8b10-8p|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|


Bb/Db Db Eb F/Ab Ab Bb F/Ab Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|--------------------|--------------------|----------------||
B|------3---6---4-----|------6---4---3-----|------6---4--3--||
G|------3---6---5-----|------5---5---3-----|------5---5--3--||
D|---3-(3)--6---5-----|---3-(3)--6---3-----|---3-(3)--6--3--||
A|--------------------|--------------------|----------------||
E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------||
|
| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q H
e|------------1-------|------------1-------|----------------||
B|------------1-------|------------1-------|----------------||
G|-6------------3b5-3p|=1------------3b5-3p|=1--------------||
D|--------------------|--------------------|----------------||
A|--------------------|--------------------|----------------||
E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------||


[Organ Solo II]

F Ab Bb F/Ab Ab Bb/Ab F/Ab Ab Bb
Q Q H E E E E E E E E a E S S E E H
e|-1------------|---1-4-6-6-4-6-4-|-6h8-6-4-1---------|
B|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------1--|-------------1---|----------------1--|
E|-1--1-1-4-----|-1---1-1-4-------|---1-----1-1-4-----|


F/Eb Ab Bb Bb/Eb Db Eb
Q a Q a Q a Q a Q Q S S E a Q
e|----11h13---11h13--11h13--|-11p8--8---6-4-1-4h6----|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|--------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------1----|
A|-----------------------1--|----1--1-1-4------------|
E|-1------1-1-----4---------|------------------------|


Bb/Ab Db Eb F/Eb Ab Bb/Eb F Ab Bb
a Q a Q a Q Q a Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E
e|-4h6--4h6---4p1--1--|------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------|-4p1--------4-6-4-|-6-6--------0-0-|
G|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
G|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|-----------------1--|------------------|----------------|
A|---1----1-1---4-----|--------------1---|------------1---|
E|--------------------|---1--1-1-4-------|-1---1-1-4------|


C Eb F Bb/Eb Db Eb
a Q Q S E. Q a Q a Q a Q a E E
e|-1h3--3--------1--|------------------------|
B|----------4-1-----|-4h6--4h6---4h6--4h6-4--|
G|------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------3--|-------------------1----|
A|---3--3-3-6-------|---1----1-1---4---------|
E|------------------|------------------------|


F Ab Bb F/Ab Ab Bb/Ab F/Ab Ab Bb
E E Q H E E a Q a Q a E E a E E E E H
e|---------------|---1-4h6---4h6--4h6-4-|-6h8-4-1---------|
B|-6-6-----------|----------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------------
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
A|------------1--|------------------1---|--------------1--|
E|-1---1-1-4-----|-1-----1-1---4--------|---1---1-1-4-----|


F/Ab Ab Bb/Ab F/Ab Ab Bb
E E a Q a Q a E E a E E E E H
e|---1-4h6---4h6--4h6-4-|-6h8-4-1-----------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|----------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------1---|--------------1----|
E|-1-----1-1---4--------|---1---1-1-4-------|


F/Eb Ab Bb Bb/Ab Db Eb/Ab Bb/Ab Db Eb/Ab F Ab Bb
a Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q E E q E E q E E E E Q Q a Q
e|------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|-4h6--1-----------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|-------------3h5--|-3--3-1-3--5-1-|-3--3-1-3--3-1-|------------1h3---|
D|------------------|---------------|---------------|-3-3--------------|
A|------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
E|------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----------1---|-----------1---|------------------|
A|---------------1--|-1--1-1-4------|-1--1-1-4------|--------------1---|
E|---1--1-1-4-------|---------------|---------------|-1---1-1-4--------|


F/Ab Ab Bb C Eb F
S E S Q Q E E Q Q a Q a Q
e|------------------|-3--3-------------|
B|------------------|--------4p1--4h6--|
G|----------------5-|------------------|
D|-6-3--------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------------3--|
A|--------------1---|-3--3-3---6-------|
E|-1-----1-1-4------|------------------|


Bb/Eb Db Eb F Ab Bb/Eb F Ab Bb
|-3-|
a Q a Q a Q a E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q H
e|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-4h6--4h6---4h6--4h6-4-|-6-6-------1-4-1-4-|-1---------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
e|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------1---|-------------------|-----------------|
A|---1----1-1---4--------|-------------1-----|------------1----|
E|-----------------------|-1---1-1-4---------|-1---1-1-4-------|


[Outro]

F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|------6-------4----3--|------6----4--3--|------6-------4----3--|
G|------5-------5----3--|------5----5--3--|------5-------5----3--|
D|---3-(3)------6----3--|---3-(3)---6--3--|---3-(3)------6----3--|
A|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|
| Q E E +E E Q Q E e H Q E E +E E Q
e|----------------------|-----------------|------1---------------|
B|----------------------|---------3-------|------1---------------|
G|---------3b5r(3)p1----|---------3-------|---------3b5r(3)p1----|
D|----------------------|---------3-------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|


F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb F Ab Bb
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
e|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
B|------6----4--3--|------6----4------3--|------6----4--3--|------6-----4--3--*|
G|------5----5--3--|------5----5------3--|------5----5--3--|------5-----5--3--*|
D|---3-(3)---6--3--|---3-(3)---6------3--|---3-(3)---6--3--|---3-(3)----6--3--*|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|
| ~~~~~~~~
| |3-|
| Q E e H E E +E Q E +E Q Q E e H Q E E H
e|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----13--13-------*|
B|---------3-------|---6-(6)-6-6-(6)\----|---------3-------|-----13--13-------*|
G|---------3-------|---------------------|---------3-------|------------------*|
D|---------3-------|---------------------|---------3-------|------------------*|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
GREEN ONIONS

As recorded by Booker T. & The MGs
(From the 1962 Album GREEN ONIONS)


Music by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewis Steinberg & Al Jackson, Jr.
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar'


Q=138(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W H Q E e
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------x-3--|
|----------|----------|----------|---------x-3--|
|----------|----------|----------|---------x-3--|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|


H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------8--|
|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------8--|
|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------8--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------10--|
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------10--|
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------10--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|


H Q E e H Q E e H Q E e W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|------||
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|------||
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||


$
PM-----------------------------------------------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||o-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|
||--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|


PM-----------------------------------------------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|


To Coda
PM-----------------------------------------------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------o||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|----------------||
|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---o||
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||


H Q E +E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|----------1-1-----|
|-----------------|----------1-------|
|---------3b5r(3)p|=1------------3b5r|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|


~~~~~~~~~
|3-|
+E E Q E E +E Q E +E Q E E E E
|----------------------|---------------4-6--|
|--------------6-(6)-6-|-6-(6)\------6------|
|-(3)b5----------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E S S H E Q E
|-6p4------1-------|----------------|--------------------|-------------1-|
|----------1-------|----------1-----|------------1-1-----|-------------1-|
|------------3b5-3p|=1--------1-----|------------1-1-3p0-|--------3b5----|
|------------------|------------3-3-|-(3)----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------|


|---3---|
E E Q E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------------1-------|
|------------------|----------------1-------|
|-3b5----------1-3-|-3b5r(3)p1--------3b5-1-|
|------------3-----|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|


~
Q Q E E a E E E +E Q E E E E
|-----------------|-------------1---------|
|-----------------|-------------1---------|
|-----------1h2---|---------------3b5-3p==|
|-3-------3-----3-|-3-(3)\----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|


E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------6----------|
|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------6----------|
|-1----------3b5-3p|=1----------3b5-3p|=1----------3b5-3p|=1----------8b10-8p==|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|


E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------6--------|----------1-------|
|----------6--------|----------1-------|
|-6----------8b10-8p|=6----------3b5-3p|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|


E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------1-------|----------8------------|
|----------1-------|----------8------------|
|-1----------3b5-3p|=1----------10b12-10p==|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|


D.S. al Coda
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q H
|----------6--------|----------1-------|----------1-------|--------------||
|----------6--------|----------1-------|----------1-------|--------------||
|-8----------8b10-8p|=6----------3b5-3p|=1----------3b5-3p|=1------------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------||


&
Q E E +E E Q Q E e H Q E E E E Q Q E e H
|-------------------|-------------|----1------------|-------------|
|-------------------|------3------|----1------------|------3------|
|------3b5r(3)p1----|------3------|------3b5r3p1----|------3------|
|-------------------|------3------|-----------------|------3------|
|-------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|


~ ~
|3-|
E E +E Q E +E Q Q E e H Q E E H
|---------------------|-------------|----13-13------*|
|---6-(6)-6-6-(6)\----|------3------|----13-13------*|
|---------------------|------3------|---------------*|
|---------------------|------3------|---------------*|
|---------------------|-------------|---------------*|
|---------------------|-------------|---------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Song info
Green Onions
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
2001
  • Funk / Soul
  • Rhythm & Blues
  • Soul
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