Booker T And The Mgs
Green Onions (ver 11) Bass Tab
GREEN ONIONS (Bassline)
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) - 'Lewis Steinberg - Bass'
Q=138(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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4/4
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
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|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1---|
|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
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------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------||
|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---||
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------||
$
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-----|
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
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------o||
|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---o||
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-------||
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--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
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------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------|
|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---|
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
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--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------|
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------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|-----------3--|-----------1--|--------------|---------------||
|-3--3-3-6-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-----------1--|-----------1---||
|--------------|--------------|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------||
&
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
||---------------|--------------|---------------||--------------*|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------o||--------------*|
||o-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--o||-----------1--*|
||--1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4-----|-1--1-1-4------||-1--1-1-4-----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
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| - 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
