Booker T & The M.G.'s - Green Onions Organ Tutorial

[@SimoneBuralliMaj7]

Eventually one of the few who have understood that this is not a minor blues! Bravo. Your channel is great resource and I'm looking forward to learning some other classics. Ciao

[@mike_98058]

OMG! Love you tutorial. This piano newbie at 73 will definitely make this part of my repertoire on my PSR-275 (almost as old as me). This video is one of the hidden gems of KZbin.

[@jenniferv]

Really appreciate the tutorial. A friend knew I just started practicing some boogie-woogie excercies on piano and suggested I try learning this. It made me study my blues scales and created all sorts of learning. I can't say I understand why certain notes work when they work, but getting there! Love your organ sound!

[@robertakerman3570]

This is so great. About the same time was "Baby Elephant Walk". Music is 4 ever(in My heart).

[@LiLdiscoBee]

thank you!!!! I started playing my synthesizer after 15 years, just to learn this song :) I guess I finally understand that IT IS a good instrument afterall, I used to hate it when I was young and I had to play some stupid songs which I didn't like. But there was no youtube back then so I could learn only tunes my teacher gave me. God bless youtube and you :D

[@nathanzorndorf8214]

Haha thanks man, yeah I used to hate synths too but that was probably because I didn't own a good one, and presets always suck, and programming good sound by yourself is hard. Anyways cheers dude!

[@ukeukeaduke]

Thank you for the great lesson. Your teaching style is very clear and easy to understand.

[@WilfredV]

Hey man, thks for this: well explained without too much talking, very clear. Helped a lot.

[@lukee-af5931]

This is an actually amazing and useful lesson, I love it!

[@chrispaws9294]

thanks this has helped my playing a shed load. really clear tutorial and a funky' organ sound too. that stax band made so many classics. muscle shoals documentary is brilliant

[@zzzut]

This is by far the best tutorial for this particular song on KZbin. Thanks for making it!

[@garys8990]

Excellent. this helps me to nail the notes on the Cm chord. Thanks for the video.

[@snakehips81]

Oh, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you !!!!! I've been playing this tune since I was about 16yrs old (nearly 30yrs). I've got close BUT I always knew there was something not right about the way I was playing the chords - the choice of notes within some of the chords. And, you are playing it in the same key that I play it in - F. I don't think that is the original correct key, but, who cares ! Now, I'll be able to sit at my new Hammond clone (a Mag C2 0rgan) with an ipad, and learn how to finally play this riff correctly. You are an absolute star !!! Many, many thanks !!!!!!!

[@nathanzorndorf8214]

Haha cool thanks man glad it's working out for you

[@JonSmith-cx7gr]

Fairly sure Booker T played it in F.

[@modahead]

VERY helpful one of my favorite songs thanks a lot!

[@Banksyyt]

Beautiful work my friend. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@davidconnellchicago]

This is a really great tutorial. I have been faking this song for many years. But you got it. Great solos....they sound right to me. Thanks for posting. Now I can correct many years of bad habits,

[@1blackone]

pro-tip: learn it at this .075 or 1.0 speed, then play the video back at 1.25 speed and learn it again to master the "performance" tempo which is how smooth and quick you would play it if you were performing the song on stage. Great video! Been so long since your last one I didnt even remember when or why I even subbed! But now I do! Thanks!

[@sparkysjoint1616]

@Kurtis Duggan That is the most trash version I have ever heard. Whoever made that is tone deaf.

[@henrikpantle9266]

Uhhh sounds horrible...

[@jenniferv]

Oh dear Lord, so JARRING @@henrikpantle9266

[@jordanm2984]

Ahahah, I just picked up an SV2 and I wanted to learn this tune for use with some of the electric pianos it has. Lo and behold the first tutorial I find is with an SV1. Hell yeah. Thanks!

[@IOxyrinchus]

This is hands down the best tutorial on this song I've seen on KZbin

[@JohnSmith-cl2sq]

So good and your timing is just perfect!

[@shadowgamingbuilder]

Great tutorial and love the song!

[@belindajardim3145]

Nice piano tutorial 👍🎵

[@karaeverman1164]

You make it look very easy !

[@The_pommecrafter]

it's my favorite music ☺

[@shaunmcgee4204]

This is a life saver. Thank you so much for posting this Nathan. You’re a star. 🌟

[@not_name7421]

WHy did the digital piano that was playing above during the demo disappear? It is so helpful!

[@don4476]

This tutorial is GOLD. Thanks.

[@Fabletally]

ahh nice i kept forgetting the song but now i can use this as a refresher XD nice tutorial! :3

[@altosmusiclab2248]

nice job! great song Booker T. does it again at Daryl's House in 2011, youtube Daryl's house... Daryl Hall.

[@in2ishn]

Great tutorial. Thanks dude!

[@bastidepp2]

apparently booker seems to play the first part differently. mostly in the left hand, where he plays the b and c chords an oktave lower. and i think when on the f chord, he plays an f with the thumb of the right hand on the last triplet, when he also plays an c in the left hand with the thumb which is also not specifically shown here. there is a video of booker playing it on youtube.

[@rashadharris4700]

he hammering that junt

[@daleidenjoel5655]

Verry accurate🤟🏼🔨🙏🏼🌍

[@DrewEllisHerbal]

Thanks for the tutorial!!! I really want to lean how to play sunday sermon by booker t and the mg.s i dont suppose you know it nd would record yourself playing it hahah

[@fearandloathingmedia2051]

Here I was thinking this is a beginner song

[@phillipoos]

Thank you sir - you are a champion !

[@panosoathineos]

wonderful tutorial ..thank you

[@brianm643]

Nice job.

[@VinnyMartello]

Thanks for this! I'm dusting off the old keyboard as we speak!

[@terrylaissy3313]

Super blues 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@TBC-pu1zg]

thanks 4 coming back :-)

[@nathanzorndorf8214]

Haha then I left again :( guess that's life though

[@andrewziolo4721]

Agree with Ethan....I have an SV-1 and can't get it to sound like that....tried copying the settings from the video to no avail..

[@ytpaletot1]

Very good tuto

[@azguitar]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@bobbytyler8008]

Cool.. Just what Ive been looking for..

[@SavoPaddy]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@johnsel2006]

Thank you very very much for this tutorial

[@Looped_]

Play it in 1.25 speed to see the tutorial in original song pace

[@EuphoniaPooch]

4:41 right hand

[@dancan7195]

great video, but You should have left digital keyboard up durung tutorial!!!

[@martialbayle8577]

Superbe 🤩

[@ronbarrow76]

Any chance you have a video for Hang em high by Booker T?

[@klyvemurray]

Hi Ron kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmrVkJ6PpbSpjZo

[@diegochavez-om4vu]

Empece a practicarlo cual es la configuracion de sonido del tono??

[@tictac4949]

Wow thank you amazing haha so good

[@dietmargoppert1583]

Great Tutorial but is there not the end part missing? Would be great if you could show all :-)

[@alanwilkinson5589]

What keyboard are you playing on this tutorial,love the sound!

[@josefk2132]

Thanks, buddy. Nice. 😎

[@ovaltrakker]

awesome job...but WHY is the click track dial cranked to 11.?????

[@nathanzorndorf8214]

Haha good question

[@MatiasV2203]

excelleeeennnttt!!!!

[@sparkysjoint1616]

Is that a rotary setting?

[@johnglennon5623]

I cannot play both parts at Sam time . It's impossible. How do I combat this

[@droidean]

practice each hand seperately until you know them well, then put them together. if all else fails: go slower.

[@Looped_]

*P R A C T I C E*

[@canarycoalmine]

The only thing is that Booker doesn't play the bass part while he plays the high parts. At least not live. The bass and the guitar hold down the low end and he plays on top of it.

[@bardicdad]

Um, actually: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJmcfHewg9Cjias

[@Z1989ahmed]

@@bardicdadnah, he’s right. That’s an exception.

[@Z1989ahmed]

True

[@alanwilkinson5589]

What kind of keyboard are you playing?

[@raymellee7655]

Nice phaser😱

[@remoteuser65]

Brake on!!

[@ethanmannecke3547]

Great job thanks for posting this! What settings do you have your SV1 on? I can't get mine to sound like that.

[@sparkysjoint1616]

I was wondering the same. I think it is a rotary setting, then layering a light drawbridge on the chorus.

[@garys8990]

Meant C chord part.

[@theguy1336]

I'm here from that book rock star

[@Kamazuka1000]

I'm a beginner and I'm trying to learn this. It's so Hard for me but I LOVE this song so MUCH :/

[@lloydvdw]

I know how you feel bro! :-D

[@tbonebryant9]

I think this is a wonderful tutorial, so I thank you for posting it. I have a Lowrey 1995 Promenade that I think has a Leslie feature. Has anyone has experience playing a Lowrey like a B-3 or other Hammonds?

[@llovdw]

Do you have the music sheet for this version? Would be great!

[@maddenmadness]

What style of organ are you using?

[@nathanzorndorf8214]

B3

[@brianmi40]

Try it as Booker played it, with working in the octave on the IV chord: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5ywgoyYecSkjLcm56s

[@DanielBarnesBand]

In Bb?

[@thehuggeman]

Im playing the exact the same thing as he is playing, but it doesnt sound right at all? What am i doing wrong

[@spiteful6494]

You need to work on your rhythm perhaps? Effectively feeling the song pulse through you.

[@nathanzorndorf8214]

It could be the sound you are using. What keyboard are you using?

[@thehuggeman]

+Nathan Zorndorf not sure what model it is, but it's a regular yamaha keyboard i guess

[@cnote788]

korg sv-1

[@bastidepp2]

does anyone know a good hammond vst that goes easy on the cpu?

[@JoeNeathway]

Awesome tutorial but sometimes you hit the notes so fast its really hard to follow (around 4:15)

[@JoeNeathway]

4:05 not 4:15

[@JoeNeathway]

got it now ;)

[@RicoBelled]

Thanks!

[@jonlast9333]

What scale am i using for this piece?

[@tylerbruce2073]

F minor blues

[@kirbydurby]

Thank you

[@lloydvdw]

Anyone have the music sheet for this version? Thx!

[@jamesthompson6673]

Where is the melody please

[@alanolalde1669]

1:01

[@jerrymessier7799]

Nics

[@patthefatcat2828]

Ea skate flash backs

[@EuphoniaPooch]

It's a good video but pretty typical of everyone that makes these, they spend a lot of time on the first thing they explain cause they're thinking about being clear still and then they forget and are going too fast for the more complex part. In this case that would be an overly slow left hand explanation and then too quick throught the right. not gonna keep me from learning the song but it is a trend.

[@Jpgoeagles]

just slow the video down yourself smh

[@NathanReevesnate808]

Bass line FF G# A# (C?)

[@johncena6978]

Hahaha I have the same keyboard Korg SV1

[@roberthunter4884]

should have the digital piano on all your videos to help with teaching, we can't always see which keys your pressing from the viewpoint you give. A tutorial is supposed to teach, kind of hard to learn if you can't see what's going on.This video wasn't too bad as far as seeing fingerings, but some of your others are almost impossible to follow. Your playing is great though

[@2wados416]

dude stop smacking the keys so hard, it makes it really hard to follow especially when you screw the note up and have to replay it and you're explaining the new notes to play

[@illusorymail]

simplifed version but ok

[@t.d.mich.7064]

F,G#,B flat, 1/16th C, return to F

[@brianmason9803]

Terrible sound?

[@shockedgaming8391]

this sucks

[@VulcanJedi2006]

Thanks!