I just bought a Yamaha SG, really my first guitar, and I’m definitely going to use this video to learn. What you did at 12:03 was so cool, I need to learn how to play like that!
you inspired me to investigate japanese "city pop" and i found this song... "sparkle" by tatsuro yamashita. very cool tune! but to me, it sounds like the smooth jazz of the 90's... i love it all!
Crazy guy! I love it when you go crazy playing some guitar passage (minuto 12:40 ) Se ve que disfrutas tocando y eso es lo principal! Gracias por estos videos tan fantásticos con los que nos deleitas. Grande Tomo!
Thank you Mr. Fujita! I think a great video topic would be the guitar comping in Fantasy by Meiko Nakahara. The rhythm is amazing and is hard to achieve. Perhaps its is a matter of practicing 16th notes with a metronome. Also, I believe he is leaving out the chord roots as well, and that this was common for the time
That's funny -- I just watched Rhett Shull's latest video where he bought a used 2005 Fender Mustang at a local music shop, and he was talking about how great it is for funk, if you set the pickup switches corectly. And then I come here, and the funkiest TH-cam guitarist, Tomo Fujita, is playing a Fender Mustang. 🙂
Hi Tomo.... Nice to see there are some young people keeping guitar and the blues alive. Heard some of them, pretty nice. Anthony cullins and Tyler Morris.... Also some old guys, I never saw Chris Cain cool too!
@@TomoFujitaMusic You bet... that thing you were talking about reminded me of the story of a monk who laid bricks on the wall and he kept looking at the bad brick he put down until he said to himself but look at all the good bricks. Much more than the not so good. Even you learn a couple chords thats more than you had before!
Very cool guitar! The front pickup sounds absolutely perfect in terms of tone in my ears for this style of playing and other styles as well. I would use that rear pickup if I wanted to add distortion or add layers with effects to thicken up the rear pick up. Put a Compression Sustainer and distortion pedal on for the rear pickup to make it breathe a little bit with a little more bite. I'd try setting the distortion pedal gain set to high, then use your volume knob and adjust how much distortion you want or little by using the volume pot on the guitar. There is one thing I'd like to see you do with this guitar. I don't have one of these guitars nor have I ever played on one of these but I'm curious what the strings sound like in between where the bridge and saddle are at. I incorporate using that area from time to time in my songs. I strum it as playing high keys like on a piano while I use my left hand for doing hammer on and pull offs, etc. I've got this old Gibson copy guitar called a Conrad that I use specifically for those moments. It was the the best $50.00 guitar I've ever spent! Lol! I'd be curious with your guitar with the front and rear pickup both on what it sounds like when trying this method. Would have to adjust volume and tone knobs to get it dialed in. Enjoy your content as always. Got to get back to work. Building a one off custom pinball machine.
Sounds great I think rhythm is cool sometimes playing less is more by having a bass player lead you to changes it is good to have a middle 8 or in your case a 16/32 feel to keep dancers happy with a hair flick hahaha 😂 joy does anyone remember joy this is so great to funk the guitar groves
LOL - i finger pick that way. Faster and faster until it Blows up.. Go again. Gets a bit faster each time. Well Played Master Tomo. Be Well. Puppies are inside. Rainy/cloudy day bone hurting kinda day. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Awesome! Good job! Thank you for sharing! Have a great day! I am touring with Nik West for opening amazing Joss Stone! Today we will be playing at the Fillmore in SF
In the past I tried to play Amaj7 in that shape( fret 4-5-6-7 at 1-2-3-4th string) before, but I struggled to change the finger to the position. I then realized that I could just play C#m over A and it still a n Amaj7. I came up with C#m shape at string 1-4 and put the thumb on the 6th string at 5th fret. That's easier to me as I already familliar with C#m. But later I have to get back to that shape when I took courses. My teacher won't let me pass lol. It's nothing personal but he just have to comply with the school's teaching I guess. Anyway the different is quite subtle, it's just G# versus A on the 4th string. It's actually more fun when you can play one chord in different position and different shape of fingering. Even at the same position I can choose to play wither that stair shape, the C#m shape, or the one with out the first string. Playing the same thing all the time can be quite boring. Of course the note behind those fingering is more important. Oh and I don't have any cheating for that Emaj9 chord still lol. I really like that chord, still practicing hard to perfect it. PS. sometime I even just play Amaj7 only the top 3 strings with thumb on the 6th string. It's still a perfect Amaj7 effectively :D
Thank you for sharing! I could not do anything so quickly with guitar playing so I have learned to be patient and when I have any technique issues. I look for something around...or before this. You should try to practice chromatic scale more for finger flexibilities!
Hey Tomo, this is a little bit of a personal comment, but I figured I wasn't the only one who has felt this way. I've hit the guitarist burn out stage, but I feel like instead of just not wanting to play guitar, I just can't seem to find the time or motivation to put time into the music I really enjoy. I've always dreamt of making my own music, or gathering up some friends and making my own band, but the band I've been in for a while has burnt me out from playing the same old classic rock covers. I live in a rural part of the country, and the people here don't have an ear for the jazz, funk, and fusion stuff. I've been debating on dropping the cover band stuff and actually look at making my own group. I don't really know what I'm aiming for in this comment. However, I hope that you have some guitar wisdom to give me on the topic of my issue. Even if you don't, thank you for what you do, you'll always be the best and will continue to always inspire me. Thank you Tomo.
Thank you for sharing! Every guitar players can burn out many times! Maybe it's time to learn guitar more proper? Study with someone is must! Only free internet... never can reach your goal! Your goal is more valuable than free things! You need to invest your dream or your plan. You can prepare, you can learn something new! Anything is possible if you carefully to plan and work super hard! You should join my Guitar Wisdom and learn all foundation! Please enjoy your life! Only once!
I can’t believe how many fucking ads TH-cam interrupted your video with. This is absolutely getting out of hand. It’s becoming worse than commercial TV. In fact it is worse. And if you don’t hit the skip button, some of these ads go on forever. Pathetic how much more money do these companies need? Greedy!
@@TheRealJanKafka Google finally pulled the plug and blocked Ad-block on TH-cam, on chrome and other browsers too. I just caved in and bought Premium. Couldn't take watching and chilling on my bed and then having to get up every 3 minutes to skip an ad lol.
the thing i like abt tomo fujita music is that it is straight to the point and very educational
Thank you so much! My channel is more educational & comedy!
I have a 1968 fender Mustang. It cost me $160 with the case back then. It had a baby blue finish that I stripped off to the bare wood.
Thank you for sharing! Awesome!
Your videos give me motivation to practice when I'm in a rut.
Glad to hear it! Thank you so much!
I have jumped around TH-cam looking for instruction and TF is definitely going to be my teacher. every morning- every evening
I am so glad you enjoy the lessons! Thank you so much!
Watching your face after a whole day's studying is the most comfortable thing to do ❤
So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
Congratz to Michael!
Thank you so much!
I love JC120 amp. beautiful clean tone.
Yes! Thank you so much!
Today video was very fun lesson. I have fun listening and trying out!
So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
Nice music room, and dude is a rhythm phenom. Loved it
Thank you so much! I love rhythm guitar!
I have been improvising with only chords lately as a challenge! Very helpful in my guitar journey! Thank you Tomo!
Good job! Thank you for sharing! You're very welcome!
Manu years with You on YT 😃 you're my Friend Tomo thanks for all ! 👍💪🙏🎶
Thank you so much! You're very welcome!
Wow the way you roll that strumming, it sounds so good!
Thank you so much! I love strumming!
Hi Tomo! Thanks for another free lesson! 🙏💖🕊️🤘
You're very welcome! I am so grateful!
Thank you Mr.Fujita.
City pop sound remind me old Japanes rock and motown sound.
(and good chords rhythm play ing.)
🤣🙏😎
You're very welcome! Thank you so much!
I just bought a Yamaha SG, really my first guitar, and I’m definitely going to use this video to learn. What you did at 12:03 was so cool, I need to learn how to play like that!
Glad to hear it! Thank you so much!
you inspired me to investigate japanese "city pop" and i found this song... "sparkle" by tatsuro yamashita. very cool tune! but to me, it sounds like the smooth jazz of the 90's... i love it all!
So happy to hear! Thank you so much! Pop & Jazz
@@TomoFujitaMusic you are my leader!
I needed this! ありがとう ございます !
So happy to hear that! ありがとうございます！
Crazy guy! I love it when you go crazy playing some guitar passage (minuto 12:40 )
Se ve que disfrutas tocando y eso es lo principal!
Gracias por estos videos tan fantásticos con los que nos deleitas.
Grande Tomo!
Thank you so much!
Nice city pop!!! Ioved it
Thank you! So happy to hear that!
I LOVE Motown sound
Yes!
Good, very good
Thank you very much!
Brilliant. Thank you for the great lesson.
Glad you liked it! You're very welcome! Thank you so much!
Tatsu Yamashita is a master! On Time is as great as For You in my opinion, so groovy. Thanks for the lesson Tomo!
Totally agree! Beautiful artist! You're very welcome! Thank you!
Love the mustang. I just bought a foto flame strat from the 80s I think. I'm going to bring it back up to operating speed and use as my main strat.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks.
You're very welcome!
Thank you Mr. Fujita! I think a great video topic would be the guitar comping in Fantasy by Meiko Nakahara. The rhythm is amazing and is hard to achieve. Perhaps its is a matter of practicing 16th notes with a metronome. Also, I believe he is leaving out the chord roots as well, and that this was common for the time
You're very welcome! Thank you for sharing! Awesome!
That's funny -- I just watched Rhett Shull's latest video where he bought a used 2005 Fender Mustang at a local music shop, and he was talking about how great it is for funk, if you set the pickup switches corectly. And then I come here, and the funkiest TH-cam guitarist, Tomo Fujita, is playing a Fender Mustang. 🙂
Cool! I just ordered two Epiphone SG Junior (limited 600!!)
You're very kind! Thank you so much!
@@TomoFujitaMusic I do hope we’ll get to see an unboxing and demonstration video of at least one of those guitars when you receive them. 😊
@@LMacNeill Bet!! Thank you so much!!
I played this on Gibson Explorerbird....very interesting sounds with this amp in Tonex :)
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Tomo.... Nice to see there are some young people keeping guitar and the blues alive. Heard some of them, pretty nice. Anthony cullins and Tyler Morris.... Also some old guys, I never saw Chris Cain cool too!
Thank you so much! I love the Blues! Yes yes!!
@@TomoFujitaMusic You bet... that thing you were talking about reminded me of the story of a monk who laid bricks on the wall and he kept looking at the bad brick he put down until he said to himself but look at all the good bricks. Much more than the not so good. Even you learn a couple chords thats more than you had before!
@@TheRealSandleford Bet!!!
I want to go to Japan and have lessons with you 😀.... full of gear and those hidden Fender's amp's !!!
Actually I live in Boston 🇺🇸
Very cool guitar! The front pickup sounds absolutely perfect in terms of tone in my ears for this style of playing and other styles as well. I would use that rear pickup if I wanted to add distortion or add layers with effects to thicken up the rear pick up. Put a Compression Sustainer and distortion pedal on for the rear pickup to make it breathe a little bit with a little more bite. I'd try setting the distortion pedal gain set to high, then use your volume knob and adjust how much distortion you want or little by using the volume pot on the guitar. There is one thing I'd like to see you do with this guitar. I don't have one of these guitars nor have I ever played on one of these but I'm curious what the strings sound like in between where the bridge and saddle are at. I incorporate using that area from time to time in my songs. I strum it as playing high keys like on a piano while I use my left hand for doing hammer on and pull offs, etc. I've got this old Gibson copy guitar called a Conrad that I use specifically for those moments. It was the the best $50.00 guitar I've ever spent! Lol! I'd be curious with your guitar with the front and rear pickup both on what it sounds like when trying this method. Would have to adjust volume and tone knobs to get it dialed in. Enjoy your content as always. Got to get back to work. Building a one off custom pinball machine.
Thank you for sharing! This guitar sounds really good! Good job!
Sounds great I think rhythm is cool sometimes playing less is more by having a bass player lead you to changes it is good to have a middle 8 or in your case a 16/32 feel to keep dancers happy with a hair flick hahaha 😂 joy does anyone remember joy this is so great to funk the guitar groves
Absolutely! You got it! Thank you so much!
I cant find the chords you did quickly at 10:20 at any of your tutorials, I need it…it sounds so nice 😌
Good job! Thank you so much!
Kinda like a finger roll… not a sushi roll though😂😂 never fail to make me laugh. Another amazing lesson. I like the vibes of the chords.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much!
Very cute guitar
Thank you so much!
@@TomoFujitaMusic my pleasure
So Funky🎉
Thank you!
25:36 I still wonder how you achieve these strummy and rythmic basslines. It almost sounds like youre slapping on a bass… great lesson!
Thank you so much! I played a lot of ideas on this lesson! Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much
LOL - i finger pick that way. Faster and faster until it Blows up.. Go again. Gets a bit faster each time. Well Played Master Tomo. Be Well. Puppies are inside. Rainy/cloudy day bone hurting kinda day. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Awesome! Good job! Thank you for sharing! Have a great day!
I am touring with Nik West for opening amazing Joss Stone! Today we will be playing at the Fillmore in SF
@@TomoFujitaMusic way 😎. Play Hard! Live events like that have a special place in the heart and mind.
@@Jack.Waters Thank you so much!
@@Jack.Waters I am so grateful everyday!
@@TomoFujitaMusic we know. It’s one reason we have great respect and love for you.
In the past I tried to play Amaj7 in that shape( fret 4-5-6-7 at 1-2-3-4th string) before, but I struggled to change the finger to the position. I then realized that I could just play C#m over A and it still a n Amaj7. I came up with C#m shape at string 1-4 and put the thumb on the 6th string at 5th fret. That's easier to me as I already familliar with C#m.
But later I have to get back to that shape when I took courses. My teacher won't let me pass lol. It's nothing personal but he just have to comply with the school's teaching I guess. Anyway the different is quite subtle, it's just G# versus A on the 4th string.
It's actually more fun when you can play one chord in different position and different shape of fingering. Even at the same position I can choose to play wither that stair shape, the C#m shape, or the one with out the first string. Playing the same thing all the time can be quite boring. Of course the note behind those fingering is more important.
Oh and I don't have any cheating for that Emaj9 chord still lol. I really like that chord, still practicing hard to perfect it.
PS. sometime I even just play Amaj7 only the top 3 strings with thumb on the 6th string. It's still a perfect Amaj7 effectively :D
Thank you for sharing! I could not do anything so quickly with guitar playing so I have learned to be patient and when I have any technique issues. I look for something around...or before this. You should try to practice chromatic scale more for finger flexibilities!
Do as much as you can! Good job!
I’m so impressed by the sound. How did you make the guitar tone?
I can hear the chorus sound and a little bit reverb.
Playing through my Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120 amp. Thank you!
@@TomoFujitaMusic Incredible natural amp sound !
Just to share, I tried to re-finish a 1975 Gibson 375 hollow-body electric and I totally destroyed it. Live and learn.
Thank you for sharing! Yes! I did it too!
Hey Tomo, this is a little bit of a personal comment, but I figured I wasn't the only one who has felt this way. I've hit the guitarist burn out stage, but I feel like instead of just not wanting to play guitar, I just can't seem to find the time or motivation to put time into the music I really enjoy. I've always dreamt of making my own music, or gathering up some friends and making my own band, but the band I've been in for a while has burnt me out from playing the same old classic rock covers. I live in a rural part of the country, and the people here don't have an ear for the jazz, funk, and fusion stuff. I've been debating on dropping the cover band stuff and actually look at making my own group. I don't really know what I'm aiming for in this comment. However, I hope that you have some guitar wisdom to give me on the topic of my issue. Even if you don't, thank you for what you do, you'll always be the best and will continue to always inspire me. Thank you Tomo.
Thank you for sharing! Every guitar players can burn out many times! Maybe it's time to learn guitar more proper? Study with someone is must! Only free internet... never can reach your goal! Your goal is more valuable than free things! You need to invest your dream or your plan. You can prepare, you can learn something new! Anything is possible if you carefully to plan and work super hard! You should join my Guitar Wisdom and learn all foundation! Please enjoy your life! Only once!
@@TomoFujitaMusic thank you Tomo!
Hola! Subtítulos en español Gracias! City Pop❤
Thank you so much!
Which city pop song did you play from the first part beginning with Amaj7?
Sparkle
Johnny mar vibe
Thank goodness!
What are the Chords?
A little bit of Sparkle by Tatsuro Yamashita
This lesson
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SPARKLE - Tatsuro Yamashita - Song Analysis Guitar Lesson Tutorial
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Sparkle Tatsuro Yamashita ✩ 3 Levels - 004
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I can’t believe how many fucking ads TH-cam interrupted your video with. This is absolutely getting out of hand. It’s becoming worse than commercial TV. In fact it is worse. And if you don’t hit the skip button, some of these ads go on forever. Pathetic how much more money do these companies need? Greedy!
Adblock, newbie, Adblock. Or pay for TH-cam Premium.
Thank you for sharing! TH-cam Premium is good for save your time!
This is the first time I’ve seen someone use curse words in Tomo’s comment section 😂
@@TheRealJanKafka Google finally pulled the plug and blocked Ad-block on TH-cam, on chrome and other browsers too. I just caved in and bought Premium. Couldn't take watching and chilling on my bed and then having to get up every 3 minutes to skip an ad lol.
@@aiuhwuh Great to see more real! I love reading all the comments! I am so grateful! Thank you!
Whats the name of this song again? @tomofujitamusic
A little bit of Sparkle by Tatsuro Yamashita