Boston guitarist and sometime keyboardist Tom Scholz celebrates his 73rd birthday today (March 10th). He says he risked losing a finger to create the effect at the end of the organ solo on the song “Hitch a Ride” from the debut album. He says there’s an effect on “Hitch a Ride,” off Boston’s debut album, that he’s particularly proud of — especially since it could have cost him a finger.
“The last chord of the organ solo the organ changes pitch. A Hammond organ won’t change pitch, there was really no way to get it to do that back in 1976.
