Boston cover

Foreplay / Long Time

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Boston (1976)hard rockTop 5%7:46SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F majorestTempo: 180 BPMest

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100%10 tracks · 13,026 notes · F major · 180 BPM· 7:46Recommended
Practice Play
Foreplay
Interlude to Longtime
Intro
Guitar Solo
Verse 1
Chorus
Guitar Solo 2
Verse 2
Chorus
Guitar Solo 3
Verse 3
Outro
Guitar Solo 4
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Organ
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums 1
Guitar 4
Drums 2
100%10 tracks · 12,541 notes · F major · 180 BPM· 8:03
Practice Play
Lead Vocal
Back Vocal
Keyboards
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Effects/Dubs
Hand Clap
Drumkit
100%15 tracks · 10,274 notes · A# major · 90 BPM· 7:33
Practice Play
RANJRDANJR
Electric bass (pick)
Electric bass (finger)
Rock organ
Drawbar organ
Overdriven Guitar 1
Guitar harmonics
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Trumpet 1
Seashore
Overdriven guitar 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Distortion guitar
Guitar fret noise
Trumpet 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 7:46

About this song

Foreplay / Long Time by Boston is in F major (estimated), around 180 BPM. This 10-track arrangement runs 7:46 (Drawbar organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarAdvanced
6.82 notes/sec
KeysAdvanced
4.06 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.05 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.53 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.79 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:007:46
Interlude1:51Intro1:55Solo2:28Verse 12:44Chorus3:21Solo3:55Verse 24:11Chorus4:48Solo5:23Verse 36:20Outro7:04Solo7:21

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C4C5C6C4D♯5

C4 – D♯5 · 15 semitones (~1.3 octaves)

About the key of F major

F major is the 15th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F, A♯, and C.

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