This is my cover version of Green Onions. The 'trademark' chorded chorus and it's bass line comes from an interview I saw with Booker T. in Keyboard Magazine. The solo is a copycat version of Booker T's solo from the 1962 original recording. I have tried to capture in detail all ornaments/fast notes/grace notes that Booker T plays during his four chorus long solo. He plays them deliberately and frequently, and they are very important for the song. The left hand bass line I'm playing during the solo is picked from Lewie Steinberg's bass line from the original '62 recording. I'm playing at around the same tempo as in the original recording. I have also uploaded tutorial videos covering the chords and left hand bass lines I'm using for this version. If you are interested in my lengthy (1700 words) written guide for learning how to play Green Onions, ask in a comment or a message and I will send my guide to your YouTube message inbox
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