Riff #11: Money - Pink Floyd (Songs Guitar Lesson RF-011) How to play

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Okay, Justin here, how ya doin'?

In this lesson today we're
going to be looking at the riff

for Money by Pink Floyd

and I guess for most people

the interesting thing about this riff

is the time signature, because it's in 7/4
Now this is the thing that

probably most people are going to have

the biggest struggle getting to grips with

and the easiest way to do it
the easiest way to start doing it

is to count along with the track

and count along with the riff

So, let's go to a closeup
I'll show you the fingerings for this

for both riffs, and then we'll come back

and talk a little bit about the count
and how to count along

and try and get you actually doing it

So, let's get to a closeup and
check out left hand fingering first

We start off here with our first finger
in the 2nd fret of the 5th string

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Then we use our third finger here

4th fret of the 3rd string

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4th fret of the 4th string

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and then back to first finger
on the note B 2nd fret 5th string

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Then we've got this little kind of

almost pentatonic looking, kind of run

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It's got a B minor pentatonic, thing

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2, 5, 2, 5, 2

4, 4, 2

2, 5, 2, 5

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Now the important thing here
as I mentioned is the count

The easiest way of thinking is you got
1, 2, and 3

4, 5, 6, 7

1, 2 and 3

4, 5, 6, 7, 1

2 and 3

4, 5, 6, 7, 1

And you really want to count that out

and practice counting the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
along with the riff

That's the thing that will
enable you to play the tune

Once you've done that, try and
play along with the record

The first part is pretty straight forward

just because all
you're hearing is the riff

But as soon as he starts singing…

I can't talk and play that
at the same time actually…

But as soon as he starts singing
it's really off-putting

you have to have courage in your counting

that you can keep going
'cause it will work

If you keep keeping, keep counting
evenly you will be there

Okay, now the second riff is this

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It's two bars of seven alright
It's a two bar riff

but I find it easy to think of it
as a bar of eight and a bar of six

1, 2, 3 and four

5, 6, 7, 8, 1 and 2

3, 4, 5, 6

then go back into the riff again

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Then we go through this a
bit closer, or slower with you

So it's 4th fret on the 4th string

4th fret, 4th fret, and again

4, 4 on the 5th string
to the 2 on the thicker string

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5th fret, 4th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd

That first part again

4, 4, 4, 4 2

5th fret, 4th, 4, 3

then we've got 2, 2, open

2nd fret 4th string, 2nd fret 5th string

open E string

3, 5, 2, 5

That part again

4, 4, 4 4 2

5, 4 … ♪

Now the count

1, 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1 and 2

3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2 and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1

If you really want to think of
bars of seven

you're more then welcome to go

1, 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2
and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1

It really doesn't matter
I just think of it as the 8/4 and the 6/4

'cause I like the feel of it better

I didn't talk much about the picking yet

It's pretty easy

I'm using a down pick for all of the beats

that's the 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7

and an up stroke on the end

So that for the main riff would be

down down up down
down down down down

and for the other riff it would be

down down down up down
down down down down

down up down
down down down down

So, yeah, picking
don't worry about it too much

Big deal here is the count

So, learn the riff, learn to count along
with the riff, that's really important

Then put on the track

Before you try and
play along with the track

follow along on the first bit

If you have trouble knowing where
to come in start counting on the 2 or 3

So listen to the bass

The bass and the guitar play
a unison riff there at the start

and when they go
"Do dah dah 3 4 5 6" you know

you don't have to start counting
on 1 if you don't want to

Start on 2 if you have trouble
finding where the start is

Once you get it

see if you can keep counting
right the way through

Like I said, it gets difficult
when he starts singing

'cause he's singing what we call
across the beat, you know

and across the bar lines

So, it's not really obvious
where 1 is all the time

but if you can keep an ear out
on the bass you'll get there

and you will find that it matches up
and you can play through with

those two riffs and get right through

It's good fun
Um, I hope you enjoy that

if you're feeling adventurous as well

you might want and check out
the other guitar

part which is kind of a bit more random

It's mainly a B minor chord there

And try to pick out
the rhythms that he's doing

It makes it very interesting

Great one with your band as well
Good one to, you know

lock everyone in the band together

'cause you have to listen to each other

and be confident with
where 1 is all the time

you know, where the start and the bar is

Um, take care

See you for another riff very soon

See you later, bye-bye