For the Love of Money
The O'Jays · 1973
A study in the Philadelphia soul pocket and hi-hat work that foreshadowed disco.
- Artist
- The O'Jays
- Year
- 1973
- Genre
- soul
- Drummer
- Earl Young
- Tempo
- 106 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- Philly soul groove
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
64bpm
Building
84bpm
Target
106bpm
The feel
A Philly soul groove in 4/4 around 106 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Sit just behind the beat and let it breathe; don't chase the click forward.
- •Keep the quarter-note kick relentless and even — it's the engine.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
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