Chords of: Foreplay / Long Time (Official Audio) by: Boston. (Fm, F, C, Bb) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Foreplay / Long Time (Official Audio)” by Boston is in F Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 264 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, F, C, Bb.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 7:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Bbm → Fm → Ab6 → Bbm → C#maj7 → Dm7b5/C → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:49 | 23% |
| Bb | 0:59 | 13% |
| C | 0:56 | 12% |
| F6 | 0:27 | 6% |
| Bbm | 0:18 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:16 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 3% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:13 | 3% |
Bbm7 – Bbm6 – F# – Bbm7 – Fm – Bb – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Eb/Bb – Fm – Cm – C#maj7 – Cm – Bbm – Ab – Cm7 – Bbm – F7 – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Bbm – Ab6 – Bb7/D – F – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Eb – F – Bb – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – …
