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About Money - Famous Riffs

Few riffs in rock are as immediately recognisable as the seven-note bass figure that opens "Money," and on guitar your first job is to lock into that same 7/4 groove. The odd metre is the real challenge here: most players who have grown up counting in fours will stumble at the bar line until that seven-beat cycle genuinely feels natural. Work through the riff slowly, counting out loud, and use the Practice Toolbar to loop just those first couple of bars at reduced speed until your fretting hand stops second-guessing itself. The key of Bb minor gives the riff a dark, slightly uneasy colour, so pay attention to the flatted notes and resist the urge to resolve them too soon. Pink Floyd also layers a stinging guitar solo over a more conventional 4/4 feel during the solo section, which means you have to mentally switch metres mid-song, a genuinely useful exercise in rhythmic flexibility. Getting both sections clean at full tempo takes patience, but the 7/4 riff alone is worth the work.

  • The signature riff is built on a 7/4 time signature, which makes it an excellent exercise for any guitarist working to break out of straight 4/4 thinking.
  • The song is in Bb minor, so check your tuning carefully before playing along as even a small variance will sound obviously off against the recording.
  • The guitar solo section shifts to a 4/4 feel over the 7/4 rhythm section, so practise looping that transition slowed down until the switch feels automatic.

How to Play Money - Famous Riffs

Key: Bb minor · Tempo: 124 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 124 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Gilmour's 1969 Black Strat is his primary instrument, offering glassy neck pickup tones perfect for his singing bends and the warm, rounded character that defines Pink Floyd's melodic solos without harsh brightness.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

This workhorse guitar provided Gilmour with a brighter, more cutting tone for rhythm work and alternative textures, offering the snap and clarity needed for Pink Floyd's diverse sonic palette across studio and live performances.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Gilmour's 1955 Les Paul Goldtop, fitted with original P-90 pickups, delivers the thick, gritty midrange essential for iconic solos like Comfortably Numb's outro, providing tonal weight and sustain that Strats cannot match.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

Though less documented than the Goldtop, this model would offer similar thick, sustained tones with enhanced versatility through multiple pickup switching, supporting Gilmour's need for varied textures within complex Pink Floyd arrangements.

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Fender Twin Reverb

Gilmour used Twin Reverbs for their exceptional clean headroom and built-in reverb, creating spacious, shimmering textures that complement his delay-heavy effects chain and define Pink Floyd's atmospheric, three-dimensional soundscapes.

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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

The Cry Baby opens Gilmour's effects chain, allowing expressive vocal-like phrasing on solos, integral to Pink Floyd's emotional delivery and creating dynamic dynamic tonal sweeps that enhance the band's psychedelic and progressive character.

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