Green Onions Guitar Lesson (LEAD)
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Green Onions Guitar Solo Lesson + Tutorial | Booker T. and the MG's
Whether you're looking for a new blues tune to jam along with at home or a classic song to get you ready for a blues jam, this "Green Onions" guitar lesson is your one-stop-shop for learning the chords, grooves, and solos today.
"Green Onions" was first released on Stax Records in October 1962 as the title track on the debut album Green Onions by Booker T. & the M.G.'s. The original members of the band were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums).
This song is a classic display of the "Memphis Soul" sound, and it has become a staple in many blues guitarists' repertoire and is also very commonly called at jam sessions.
In this "Green Onions" guitar lesson, I'll share with you some key points to being able to play in this bluesy style.
What are the chords to Green Onions?
“Green Onions” is all based around a 12-bar blues progression in the key of Fm. At its core you’ll need to learn 3 chords Fm, Bbm and Cm.
How do you play Green Onions by Booker T & the MG'S?
So you’ve got the chords down and now you are ready to put them into the progression. To start you can plug them into a 12-bar blues progression and that would go like this:
Fm (4 bars)
Bbm (2 bars)
Fm (2 bars)
Cm (1 bar)
Bbm (1 bar)
Fm (2 bars)
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