Drum beat in the style of “Money” — Pink Floyd

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One of the best-known rock songs in 7/4. The 1973 Pink Floyd groove is a lazy shuffle counted 1-2-3-4-5-6-7; once the bar length sits, it feels surprisingly natural.

Tempo
120 BPM
Time signature
7/4
Groove
shuffled 7/4 groove
Genre
Rock
Difficulty
Easy
Loop
1 bar

Drum pattern

Main groove
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick

Each row is one drum, each column one step. Large dots are accents, small dots normal hits, faint dots ghost notes.

Who plays what: notes per bar

Cymbal hand14
Snare hand3
Kick foot3

Every kick lines up with a cymbal stroke, which makes this one of the easiest coordination patterns to start with.

About this groove

At about 120 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 500 ms and a 7/4 bar takes 3.5 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.

Practice plan

BPM

Learn At 120 BPM, “Money” is faster than 53% of the 150 songs in our catalogue. See all song tempos →

64 176 BPM Money · 120
Tempo among our rock songs

Step-by-step breakdown of the shuffled 7/4 groove →

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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Money” by Pink Floyd, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Pink Floyd.