ABBA - Money, Money, Money - Guitar Cover

ABBA Gold

2008 3:07

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About Money, Money, Money

Few people think of "Money, Money, Money" as a guitar song first, yet getting the feel right on guitar takes more care than it seems. The track sits in Bb minor, which immediately puts you in barre chord territory for most of the progression. Standard tuning is fine, but Bb minor shapes up and down the neck demand clean fretting and confident barres, especially at speed. At 120 BPM the rhythm part has a driving, almost mechanical pulse that the original arrangement drives with keys and strings. On guitar, nailing that same locked-in rhythmic chug without letting chords blur together is the real challenge. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the chord changes slowed down until the transitions between Bb minor and its relatives feel automatic. ABBA wrote the song to sit in a minor key intentionally, and that harmonic heaviness is what gives your guitar part its edge. Pop Rock rhythm playing like this is a great workout for right-hand consistency and clean chord damping.

• The song is in Bb minor, so expect full barre chord shapes throughout, making clean left-hand fretting and smooth transitions the core technical demand.
• At 120 BPM, the rhythm guitar part requires a steady, consistent picking or strumming hand to lock in with the track's driving pulse.
• Use the Practice Toolbar to slow down the barre chord progressions and loop them until each change rings cleanly before bringing the tempo back up.