Someone tell me the best way to tune for "For the love of money" by the O'jays

00Funk · #1 02-09-2007, 07:34 AM

Ive never been able to play this, and bygolly, Im going to play it over and over untill i get it. Seems like hes using a lot of open strings. How does he have his bass tuned ? That little pic groove, is hard to get down for some reason.

I remember this keyboard player, picking up my bass 6 years ago, and playing it like its nothing. I couldnt get it. I was so imbarassed.

How am I going to live up to my name, if I cant learn this groove ?

XtraLongScale · #2 02-09-2007, 08:00 AM

To the best of my knowledge, it was just standard EADG. That's where I learned it on. I'm pretty convinced it was more fretted notes than open. Do a search on "Ghost Notes". You'll have it down in no time.

Matt Till · #3 02-09-2007, 09:20 AM

If I'm not mistaken, the riff itself is 3 notes, but as stated, a lot of ghost notes. Look into it.

00Funk · #4 02-09-2007, 11:06 AM

Its those ghost notes that make the whole lick groove. Its getting those ghost notes just right with the pic.

Is it in E ? Seems like its a lower note than that. I was using my 5 string, and I think I was hiting the d on the B string

maybe he did drop D tuning for that song.

I remember I was 12 years old in '74 when that song first came out.

Im using a line 6 modulation pro to get my phaser

Matt Till · #5 02-09-2007, 11:12 AM

I thought it was D in standard tuning

superbassman2000 · #6 02-09-2007, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Till

I thought it was D in standard tuning

i am fairly certain it is as well

darkblack99 · #7 02-09-2007, 12:34 PM

Once you get For The Love Of Money locked down, try the riff found in Poppy Girls from Quincy Jones' The Wiz soundtrack...Same immaculate tone and technique on a variation of the O'Jays groove, with some great support from Steve Gadd.