Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon · song 6
Money tuning.
Money (Pink Floyd, 1973) is in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit from the record.
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
The album's value, measured on the CD.
Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon · 1973
About Money
From The Dark Side of the Moon (1973): Roger Waters' bass riff in 7/4 runs over a loop of cash-register sounds, and David Gilmour plays his Black Strat in standard tuning. The song is in B minor, and the last part of the solo was played on a 24-fret guitar.
TuneLit measured the first Japanese CD (Toshiba-EMI CP35-3017). The album sits at concert pitch, and Money reads about 7 ¢ flat. That is under the 8 ¢ difference TuneLit needs before a song gets its own value, so Tune opens standard tuning at A 440. 7 ¢ is at the edge of what a careful ear notices against a sustained note.
The 24-fret part is the catch: on a 21- or 22-fret guitar the very highest notes of the last solo section are out of reach, so bend up to them or play them an octave lower.
Tip: If the solo sounds a hair sharp against the record at A 440, lower the reference by about 2 Hz (7 ¢).
Step by step
Tune your guitar like the record
- Tap Tune like this: the tuner switches to E Standard, the notes Money was recorded in.
- Turn String 6 to String 1 until each shows ✓ in tune. Money sits at concert pitch on the record, so the tuner stays at A 440.
- Then play Money along with the record: its lowest open note and your String 6 should ring together without a wobble.
Or the other way round
Move the record into your tuning
Rather keep your guitar as it is? Let Play along move Money instead. Add your own copy, for example from your CD (it never leaves your device); the link already says the song is in E Standard. Choose E Standard at A 440 and Money moves up 1 cent, at its own speed. Slow it down or loop a few bars to learn it, and save the result as a WAV file.
Questions
What tuning is Money in?
E Standard: E A D G B E, low to high, at the pitch TuneLit measured on the record.