How to play the Intro to Boston's "Foreplay/Longtime"

Mark Focarile from Mile Marker Zero guides you through how to play Organ Intro from Boston's "Foreplay/Longtime"
**Returning to this video years later, there a few mistakes in the demonstration. The repeated notes are not correct.**
Includes:
Gear Examples/Sound Settings
Performance Advice
Slow-Motion Example

[@MMZofficial]

For the first time, Mark has created a companion tutorial so you can learn to play the solo as well!

[@meloneemurray7547]

You are an amazing keyboard player. I have rheumatoid arthritis dx'd in 2008. I used to be able to play. Thank you for this tutorial. At least I can dream about playing again☺

[@MMZofficial]

Thank you Melonee Murray! Sorry to hear your in pain

[@spike729622]

That is a beast to play, nice job! 😳👍🏼

[@MMZofficial]

Thank you!

[@chroniciguana402]

66883. Not sure, but who is? Scholz did record "Foreplay" on an M3, not a B as is commonly believed. Ran 66883 through an actual tonewheel M3 with Vent, Tall & Fat plus reverb. Very very close. Think you likely nailed it. Good tutorial. And thanks for the finger substitution trick with the C. It was a head slap moment.

[@ChicagoJ351]

It’s interesting, when played slow it has this Keith Emerson feel, but sped up it sounds nothing like ELP. It’s all Boston.

[@SouthboundProductions-23]

Very awesome!

[@paulbruno5497]

can you do a video/tutorial on either the whole intro or song itself..?

[@donnafuller4865]

Totes awesome 👏 Mark😉 you rock man 💜👍🤘

[@joemomma3197]

Thank you Chino Moreno

[@jimmieroberts4430]

i have this sheet but its good to see it too...work in progress

[@jfjusa1]

will probably take me 3 years to learn this one!

[@sjl-nb1kw]

The lick at 1:49 is incorrect. It didn't sound like the record to me so I slowed down the original recording and there aren't 2 C's there. Instead that triplet is Bb, C, G

[@MMZofficial]

@@sjl-nb1kw Revisiting this recently, I realized that I had done that incorrectly. Thanks for listening though 🙏

[@rayrivera9141]

Can you do a video on how to play the whole intro

[@louiscornale5667]

Great job but how about wooly bully watch it now 😮

[@timothysobina6777]

What exactly are the chords being used? Sounds AWESOME!!!

[@koningpils1]

Prachtig die uitleg ,en groeten uit Nederland{Holland}

[@louiscornale5667]

Could you please explain how to use plug in

[@MMZofficial]

Hey! Thanks for watching Unfortunately I don't use that plugin anymore as this video was from a long time ago

[@jacksonrauch9429]

the second C he talks about is actually a Bb

[@il4pioniere]

Good

[@bertvdlast]

Why not play it on the organ at the right? That’s a Hammond if i’m not mistaken.

[@stevethomas297]

There are no double notes (together) in the solo so the fingering challenge isn't really accurate. You have most of it correct however. Tough song to play at tempo regardless!

[@kansasisaband]

what do you play in that series of notes then...where he doubles up on the "C" in the "Cm" ?? It sounded fine to me when it was played. What is your take on it?

[@kansasisaband]

Yeah, no double notes for sure. Just finished transcribing this one and it's a lot smoother playing true triads and not 'doubling' up on anything. Fingering is easier too. That was fun.

[@MMZofficial]

Hey, It's been a long time since I did this, but I had heard it as a double note...but when things are slowed down, it can be hard to hear some times, so you may very well be right. Thanks for watching though!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. I am a guitarist at the core. I do play synthesizer in the bands I currently work with, but neither one of them is anywhere close to wanting to play this composition. If they were, then your tutorial would become even more significant.
Fitting for you to use an M3 emulator, since that is the model used by Tom Scholz on the first three Boston records. He didn’t get his hands on a full-blown B3 until sometime during the timeframe between Third Stage and Walk On.

[@MMZofficial]

Thanks a lot! I definitely wanted to use the M3 Emulator, however it's been a few years have since recording this, and hearing it now, I wish I had a better sounding program...ha Nevertheless, thanks for the kind words!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

My pleasure.

[@ellenbacklin]

Happen to know busboys "The boys are back in town"?

[@MMZofficial]

Never heard it before your recommendation. Great song! Thanks! -Mark

[@mikekiss648]

it just sounds mostly wrong to me

[@hyflyin1]

Nice video, but you can’t make a synthetic Hammond B-3 sound, never

[@awaken77]

This song is terrible hard for beginners. I learned how to play it 2 years ago or so, but still can't get it to perfection

[@kade1348]

Not a beginner song at all!

[@jeffreyholler]

Misleading headline. You never actually play the intro in the video.

[@MMZofficial]

This is a companion tutorial to the main playing video meant to highlight the difficult sections, and demonstrate the solo at a slow speed. It's not the entire "Foreplay" section, but most of the solo uses the parts demonstrated. Let me know ff you have any questions on a specific part.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

It sounds like classical music when it is played on the keyboard...

[@pgestudio75]

That's because Tom Scholz studied classical piano. :)

[@misterb9833]

I can play that on an organ

[@freds2555]

Eh, that's sort of right lol

[@koningpils1]

Sorry,beautifull the expaining and greetz from the Netherlands, calls alsoo Holland but that isnt treu

[@tonyromano4341]

Dude, ow, slower please.......