Money drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Money by Pink Floyd is 119 BPM and runs 6:26: 162 bars and 1,759 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, hi-hat, crash, tom 2, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Tenor Saxophone Solo (1:05).
Song map
- Sound Effects Intro
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Break
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Break
- Tenor Saxophone Solo
- Guitar Solo Part 1
- Guitar Solo Part 2
- Guitar Solo Part 3
- Intro Reprise
- Verse 3
- Chorus 3
- Outro
How to play Money on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Money come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Intro Reprise at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 119 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Money drum cover.
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