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Green Onions drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs is 136 BPM and runs 2:53: 98 bars and 854 notes played on the ride, kick, snare and hi-hat.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
Its longest section is the Organ Solo 1 (0:43).
Song map
- Organ Solo 1
- Guitar Solo
- Organ Solo 2
- Outro
- Fade out
How to play Green Onions on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Green Onions come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Organ Solo beat at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 136 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Green Onions drum cover.
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