Green Onions
Booker T. & the M.G.'s · 1962
Understated shuffle groove and lesson in laid-back timing.
- Artist
- Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- Year
- 1962
- Genre
- soul
- Drummer
- Al Jackson Jr.
- Tempo
- 132 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- shuffle groove
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
80bpm
Building
106bpm
Target
132bpm
The feel
A shuffle groove in 4/4 around 132 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.
What to watch
- •Lock the shuffle triplet; the #1 mistake is letting it straighten out as you speed up.
- •Sit just behind the beat and let it breathe; don't chase the click forward.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
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Learn it
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