• Song:

    For The Love Of Money

  • Artist:

    O Jays

  • Album:

    The Essential O'Jays 3....

A classic riff done right! Listen to the song for the various forms of syncopation within. Enjoy!

*Detune the lower E string down to D to get the low run up to Verse1


Intro
G |-----7-7--5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5p4h5/7-|
D |---------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-----------|-----------------|
D*|---------------|-----------------|
 ^^^^^^Played 8 Times ^^^^^^^^^

Low Run To Verse1
G |-----7-7--5-5--|-5-5-5------------------|
D |---------------|------------------------|
A |-5-5-----------|------------------------|
D*|---------------|------0-7-0-9-0-10-0-11-|


Verse1:  “Some people, got to have it ...”
G |-----7-7--5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5p4h5/7-|
D |---------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-----------|-----------------|
D*|---------------|-----------------|
     ^^^^^^^Played 6 Times ^^^^^^

Break
G |----------|
D |----------|
A |---p3h4---|
D*|-7--------|
      ^16x^   

Verse2:  Money Money Money
G |-----------|--5-5-5-5p4h5/7---|
D |-----------|------------------|
A |----5-4-3--|------------------|
D*|-----------|------------------|
 ^^^^^^Played 4 Times (syncopated)^^^^^^
       (repeat and fade for end)

“For that lean,    -   mean ...”
G |--------------------|
D |--------------------|
A |------------4-4-----|
D*|---5-5-5-5-------7--|

“Green – Almighty Dollar”
G |-----7-7--5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5p4h5/7-|
D |---------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-----------|-----------------|
D*|---------------|-----------------|
     ^^^^^^^Played 2 Times ^^^^^^

[Back to verse2]

Bridge:
G |----------------------|------------------------------------|
D |-5-----------3h5-3h5--|------------------------------------|
A |---2--3--5-5----------|------------------------------------|
D*|----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
      ^^Played 6 Times^^

[Back to verse2 for end]
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