The right hand comes to the snare drum for that ghost note on the & of 4; that note is played near the edge of the drum, and is muffled because the left hand is resting on the drum for the rim clicks. Often a quarter note is played on the cymbal on beat 3 of both measures, instead of the 8th notes.
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I never noticed that that one ghost note was played on the snare (I think I assumed, without studying it too closely, that he just played it on the ride cymbal). Very cool.
Al Jackson played this groove on a few other tracks (usually just as an intro or for part of a section, not for the whole groove), although I think this tune was the first (and obviously, the most famous). He also plays it on the intro and interlude sections of the MG's version of "Mrs. Robinson."
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