Tabs
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 MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar'
Q=138(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W H Q E MajorE e
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------x-3--|
|----------|----------|----------|---------x-3--|
|----------|----------|----------|---------x-3--|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------8--|
|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------8--|
|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------8--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------10--|
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------10--|
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------10--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE e W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|------||
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|------||
|-----------8-|-----------3-|-----------3-|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
$
PM-----------------------------------------------------|
Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE 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 MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE 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 MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE 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 MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|----------1-1-----|
|-----------------|----------1-------|
|---------3b5r(3)p|=1------------3b5r|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
|3-|
+E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E +E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|----------------------|---------------4-6--|
|--------------6-(6)-6-|-6-(6)\------6------|
|-(3)b5----------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE S S H E MajorE Q E MajorE
|-6p4------1-------|----------------|--------------------|-------------1-|
|----------1-------|----------1-----|------------1-1-----|-------------1-|
|------------3b5-3p|=1--------1-----|------------1-1-3p0-|--------3b5----|
|------------------|------------3-3-|-(3)----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|---3---|
E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------|----------------1-------|
|------------------|----------------1-------|
|-3b5----------1-3-|-3b5r(3)p1--------3b5-1-|
|------------3-----|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
~
Q Q E MajorE E a E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
|-----------------|-------------1---------|
|-----------------|-------------1---------|
|-----------1h2---|---------------3b5-3p==|
|-3-------3-----3-|-3-(3)\----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------6----------|
|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------6----------|
|-1----------3b5-3p|=1----------3b5-3p|=1----------3b5-3p|=1----------8b10-8p==|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
|----------6--------|----------1-------|
|----------6--------|----------1-------|
|-6----------8b10-8p|=6----------3b5-3p|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
|----------1-------|----------8------------|
|----------1-------|----------8------------|
|-1----------3b5-3p|=1----------10b12-10p==|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q H
|----------6--------|----------1-------|----------1-------|--------------||
|----------6--------|----------1-------|----------1-------|--------------||
|-8----------8b10-8p|=6----------3b5-3p|=1----------3b5-3p|=1------------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------||
&
Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE e H
|-------------------|-------------|----1------------|-------------|
|-------------------|------3------|----1------------|------3------|
|------3b5r(3)p1----|------3------|------3b5r3p1----|------3------|
|-------------------|------3------|-----------------|------3------|
|-------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
~ ~
|3-|
E MajorE E +E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE Q Q E MajorE e H Q E MajorE E MajorE H
|---------------------|-------------|----13-13------*|
|---6-(6)-6-6-(6)\----|------3------|----13-13------*|
|---------------------|------3------|---------------*|
|---------------------|------3------|---------------*|
|---------------------|-------------|---------------*|
|---------------------|-------------|---------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
