Hi Tomo hope ur well, just looking over yet another one of your U tube videos amazing , I have now been with your guitar wisdom for 3 month and already see an improvement in my playing and knowledge more than I have achieved over many years of playing wish I had found you years ago looking forward to what’s to come. Thank you so much , Best wishes Steve🎸
I've been going through a lot of your videos the past several months and it has done wonders for my playing ability. In my 20 years of playing guitar, I've done a lot of learning to run before walking, and it's led me to this awkward spot I'm in now where I've developed a lot of bad habits I'm having to unlearn and rework. Now that I'm starting to get serious about my playing, your videos have done a lot to put me on the right track. Thank you so much for sharing all your invaluable knowledge.
Thank you so much for sharing! Learning guitar is like... having more bad habits naturally unless you are aware those "bad habits" Those bad habits can grow naturally so well just like "Weeds" You are doing a great job "Noticing" and "Changing" I am so happy! You're very welcome!
"The problem is you're chasing shapes " ! This right away is so true and such a simple and obvious truth too. Probably more than I'm aware of! That slightly frustrating feeling of "this just doesn't seem musical or freely improvised, it seems boring and predictable " there's no magic, but there must be ways and approaches that can change one's "ear" and playing.
Easy way is always has some catch that... not so good overall! Quick satisfaction! Practicing part, techniques ... not musical. But once you got material down then you can apply into music! Smart people tends to think... If I know these, I can improvise like that? Ear Training is so important!
Tomo is 100% right about using your ears, and not bothering with tabs. I have been playing for 10 years mostly “self taught” and I quit looking up tabs, chord sheets and videos of how to play songs. No matter what genre of music you want to play focus on the notes, and build the muscle memory. None of Tomos most successful students sound like him at all.
@@Redtrays woodshed it as hard as they wrote it, and you will be a great copycat. You want to be the next chon or polyphia, work as hard as them to sound as much like yourself as possible.
Triads were my Aha! moment. Once you start seeing these sneaky little triad patterns across the fretboard, it makes so much sense as to you know what should be played over a particular chord. Thanks a ton Tomo for helping me visualize these patterns on the guitar. Love from India!
I tell me students to stop playing scales, and arpeggios, during their improvs. Ironically, it usually means playing a simple phrase with feeling. A lot of that is from you. Thanks Tomo.
I can humbly confirm that he hit the nail on my head. After twenty years of having a guitar and thinking I could just do some David Gilmour bends, I am stuck on shapes...STUCK! Sad.
love your Guitar Wisdom courses and all the great TH-cam videos you do. I think it would be cool to have you teach a song and break it down for us. Thanks Tomo
So happy to hear that. I have so many lesson videos at my Guitar Wisdom and I am hoping that my subscribers can use these videos as supplemental source. I will do more songs. Thank you!
I’ve been playing 52 years and I enjoy listening to your videos. Still so much to learn and keep in mind. Thank you for doing what you do, great stuff.
Tomo. I spent 4 hours since i started this lesson watching and playing and practicing. Man ,sometimes you find exactly what youre looking for and need and i csnt thank you enough for the giant boost of betterness in my playing . You da mannn.
Your channel is such a inspiration. Imma 52 year old that has been playing guitar, buy guitar magazines since childhood. I still want to get better and to see people wanting to help others makes me realize we’re all here tomhelp other. Plus we can learn stuff from all people no matter what level of playing your at weather your the person teaching or the one looking for info.
I have been away from your teaching for a several months. Accident that ended in whiplash, and no guitar since Jan. Watching this session was like seeing an old friend that I haven't seen for a long time. Thank you old friend/teacher! I am getting back on schedule with things I love, like learning more about the guitar. You make learning guitar fun Mr. MUSIC!
Tomo, out of all of the youtube channels I watch related to guitar learning, I never feel like I am wasting my time with your teachings and lessons..thankyou🙏
Excellent lesson, Tomo! One thing I notice a LOT is that nobody ever talks about repeating notes! Repeating notes while using different rhythms can be very effective! Love your lessons!
I stopped playing 30-plus years ago I recently picked up a guitar, I never actually learned how to play, I always played by ear... Your videos are inspiring me to start over and take my time to learn, AKA, understand the theory behind the music.
I watching this video time to time because Im just play ok with scale shape, now Im changing my mind and find a new way for a better sound not just ok, thanks for video, it open my eye
It takes me a few watches to get through your videos because I grab my guitar and try out what your saying. Thank you for all the wonderful lessons and general good vibes, your videos always brighten my day!
Arigato Tomo.... Love your lessons , the way you teach makes it feel like i'm in the same room as you.... So natural and relaxed , like a Guitar Sensei and Zen Master at once.... 🙏🍀
I can understand you because I learned theory from learning keyboard. I learned guitar for years and never learned much music theory, learning scales was too bothering, I just knew the chords. Now that I know scales more it's easier for me to build out chords myself, as well as improvise. Like you said about the counting system, it's all intervals
Hi Tomo san, I just found your tutorial recently and I couldn't get rid of your tutorial. 7 years ago I gave up on playing guitar and now just picking up my own guitar, play some triads and having fun.
Hi Tomo. As always, great wisdom. I've been playing for many years and now I've learned even some new ways of playing guitar because of your wisdom and teaching skills. God bless and be safe.
You remind me so much of my childhood teacher, it fills my hear with joy to be alive in a time where I can get such wonderful knowledge from such an amazing musician. This video has a lot of great info I am going to use to try and play over Deal by Grateful Dead more seamlessly. Thanks Tomo!
I just discovered you and ive watched five of your videos now including this one. I've been playing guitar since i was literally a baby, completely self taught and you have convinced me that I know nothing. I'm signing up for guitar wisdom reeeaaallly soon. Just a side note:I think youre about to help me quit drinking.
Thank you so much! Great plan! Guitar Wisdom is very special place! Once you hook with guitar. You will be healthy & positive person. Drink more water and tea!
Your channel sounds to me like the final boss of guitar teachers here on youtube. Thanks for sharing it helps a lot to connect theory and practice. I wish I had the money to be your student! My ears kinda feel bigger each time I watch your videos. Greetings from Belgium!
After 16 years of guitar, I find myself wishing that I could forget the pentatonic pattern. It’s such a crutch that allows me to autopilot, and I find that my solos and improvisations lack any real musicality when I over rely on the shapes. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight! I’m going to check out your wisdom course!
Thanks for that. You showed me that I'm on the right track. First, I'll play a chord progression, and work out a good rhythm, then I'll start thinking a simple lead melody in my head, then I'll just play each chord once and some simple licks that lead to the next chord. Before i know it, I'm playing an awesome, catchy lead with no chords or track behind me (except in my head). I mostly think in terms of triads and arpeggios, that's where I get my ideas. Next, i need to use my loop pedal to start laying out a backing track, then play to that. Good wisdom! I've already learned a fair amount of theory. i know my chords (Maj, min, dominant 7th, 6 & 9 chords, etc). And triads, of course--but i'm still learning the inversions (i know WHAT they are, i just haven't yet learned WHERE they all are, that comes from practice, for me. I haven't yet memorized all the scales (modes) but i know the basic "essence" of what they are, or where they come from. To me, it's not that important to memorize shapes for scales. I learn them as i go. I just need to keep practicing! Thanks for the tips!
Tasty Flavor is an acquired asset. It can take a short time for some folks and longer for others. Theory has little to do with great guitar skills in my humble opinion. Thank you for your videos Sir.
What a great lesson! I heard you play this rhythm on that previous clip and have been playing along and it’s so fun! I’m going to expand with this lesson because aside from bouncing out of the B minor boxes, I pretty much stick to the minor. I think I accent well but loving this lesson. Lots to learn! Thank you!
Oh, and the song idea is fantastic. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out guitar-friendly inversions for chords that are played on piano for popular songs. So many pretty ballads are done on piano and it would be nice to play them good enough on guitar. Plus on jazzier standards, I can never tell what the piano chords are unless it's some kind of blues.
So great to hear that. I have learned HARMONY like pianist. Triads, 7th chord inversions with intervals really opened many doors for me. Yes! I have Jazz Standard section at my Guitar Wisdom. Thank you!
I need to learn triads! I didn't know what it was called, specifically. I never started learning scale. But, once I began 're-learning,' it was always chords, chords, chords. You're right, a lot of times - with good guitar - there's too much fluidity to pin it to a single descriptive term (for lack of better wording/terminology). I haven't picked up my guitar in probably a year or two. Three or four if you discount the few times I actually did play for 20 mins or so. Although I don't fully understand all of what you're explaining, due to my own lack of knowledge, I love hearing you play and teach. Good to know you're still going strong :) Hopefully I'll catch my groove again with time.
Great lesson Tomo Sensei. You know, you actually had 9 tips? First, you played a repeating motif in your improvisation over the chord changes. Second, you also played double stops - major and minor 6ths. There you go: two additional tips. 😉
I learned a lot without the first word spoken. Great concept of teaching. Thank you for teaching a simple approach. Sure it's going to take some time to get these concepts down, but they're killer concepts. Thank you for you inspirational video. Peace.. Joe
You're very welcome! Without a proper technique & theory... hard to play well. Easy to learn shapes & understand things by reading it (words) but it's different story when you are applying these ideas. Thank you so much!
❤ many moons ago I was interning on Brattle street in Boston Massachusetts as aspiring bus❤iness man. Although music was not apart of my life like it is now many of my-guitar playing colleagues had aspired to be Berkley freshman’s only to financially and latently 🎸 fall short.- an unfortunate curcumstance their guitar offspring do not ❤have to experience due to this free and in depth virtual channel of awesomeness . 🤜 🌊
Great lesson. I've been stumbling onto all these pieces but now I want to be more intentional about learning and applying them and the hearing and playing from the heart ❤️
So happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing! This Should Have Been Your First Guitar Lesson - Chromatic Scale th-cam.com/video/m2hvyzmBgxg/w-d-xo.html
I am currently learning my triads now actually been playing for almost 4 years now and been mostly self taught never was showed them till like a couple of months ago
I think All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix/Dylan would be a great one to see you work on! I believe there's some very simple theory, but it sits in a very cool harmonic pendulum. And has some similar fills to the SRV two note part. Great path/lesson as always Mr. Fujita, it's amazing to be getting so much knowledge for free from a university level professor!
As a lead player my biggest challenge has been to switch from "scale exercises" mode to "melodic phrasing" mode. When I spend all my time only running through scale shapes finding my way around the fretboard I loose the the skill of choosing notes selectively and purposefully to flow with the underlying composition. Lately I've been spending more time focusing on finding the harmony notes in the scale to create melodic passages instead.
Ramen soup is so good to taste...but really couldnt happen without noodles... they add texture to the flavor... expression to the skill... a bit of character in the dish.. but getting new spices in the cabinet adds to the improv for sure!! thanks for the tips...
Hello Tomo , thanks our Dear to make of this videos that I just discover, that is really nice and helpful for everyone. Here, on this videos, you did something that just blown my mind , the first 2 minutes, that sort of easy approach which resume in one or two licks onr after the other the way we can have to approach a lead guitar, make colors, or linking ideas together. That s just perfect and gave me a total new direction to write, organise, archive idea/technique on a simple loop rhythmic. My Dear, if you can go in one other video the same way to show how, by theorie, we can approach and resume all this differents laws/ modes in a simple licks, one after one, that would be amazing! God.bless you and thanks for all this work and sharing mate !!
You're very welcome! My pleasure! So happy to hear that! One topic! No mixed up! Very important to talk about only one topic! You're very smart! Thank you so much!
Sir I recently found your channel while drowning in a sea of backing tracks I use to practice with! All I can say is it was a good day the day I wound up here. Really like your channel and I hope it grows as it should! Very much respect !@@TomoFujitaMusic
Between your videos and Paul David's videos, I am transforming the way I view and experience music through the guitar. I cannot thank you enough for your bright perspective
So happy to be helpful. Thank you for sharing! Did you watch this? This Should Have Been Your First Guitar Lesson - Chromatic Scale th-cam.com/video/m2hvyzmBgxg/w-d-xo.html
Arpeggio phrasing rhythm dissecting the chords everything becomes one! put the time in understanding Jimi Hendrix songs versions rhythm and inversions getting in so deep your head wants to explode❤ putting in the time❤ you can play a few songs great all day long but if you don't know where the COGIC coming out of. You are limited
Hi Tomo hope ur well, just looking over yet another one of your U tube videos amazing , I have now been with your guitar wisdom for 3 month and already see an improvement in my playing and knowledge more than I have achieved over many years of playing wish I had found you years ago looking forward to what’s to come. Thank you so much , Best wishes Steve🎸
So happy to hear that! Go slow as you can so you will get more foundation so you can improve forever! Thank you so much!
There's never a shortage of what you can learn from advice and wisdom from someone as experienced as yourself. Always a pleasure Tomo
Thank you so much! I will continue ....
@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you!
My new favourite catch phrase- "ok is not ok"! I Love it. Great lesson Tomo.
Thank you so much!
Kept waiting for the Hotel California solo kick in.
Triads are so good! Thank you so much!
Same
haha me too
Me too, it was close🫠
Same
I've been going through a lot of your videos the past several months and it has done wonders for my playing ability. In my 20 years of playing guitar, I've done a lot of learning to run before walking, and it's led me to this awkward spot I'm in now where I've developed a lot of bad habits I'm having to unlearn and rework. Now that I'm starting to get serious about my playing, your videos have done a lot to put me on the right track. Thank you so much for sharing all your invaluable knowledge.
Thank you so much for sharing! Learning guitar is like... having more bad habits naturally unless you are aware those "bad habits" Those bad habits can grow naturally so well just like "Weeds" You are doing a great job "Noticing" and "Changing" I am so happy! You're very welcome!
"The problem is you're chasing shapes " ! This right away is so true and such a simple and obvious truth too. Probably more than I'm aware of! That slightly frustrating feeling of "this just doesn't seem musical or freely improvised, it seems boring and predictable " there's no magic, but there must be ways and approaches that can change one's "ear" and playing.
Easy way is always has some catch that... not so good overall! Quick satisfaction! Practicing part, techniques ... not musical. But once you got material down then you can apply into music! Smart people tends to think... If I know these, I can improvise like that? Ear Training is so important!
Did you watch this?
I Wish All My Students Knew THESE Before They Came To Berklee
th-cam.com/video/xlRy7WwZg7c/w-d-xo.html
@@TomoFujitaMusic I certainly will watch. Thank you.
Tomo is 100% right about using your ears, and not bothering with tabs. I have been playing for 10 years mostly “self taught” and I quit looking up tabs, chord sheets and videos of how to play songs.
No matter what genre of music you want to play focus on the notes, and build the muscle memory. None of Tomos most successful students sound like him at all.
Thank you so much! Good job! Free 3 days trial on my Guitar Wisdom now.
But what about if you want to play truly crazy stuff like Chon?
@@Redtrays woodshed it as hard as they wrote it, and you will be a great copycat. You want to be the next chon or polyphia, work as hard as them to sound as much like yourself as possible.
Tomo, you just make me stop and realise I often overcomplicate my improvisation. It's time for more simplicity and joy in my playing!
Thank you! Slow down & play simple! More guitar can talk!
Triads were my Aha! moment. Once you start seeing these sneaky little triad patterns across the fretboard, it makes so much sense as to you know what should be played over a particular chord. Thanks a ton Tomo for helping me visualize these patterns on the guitar. Love from India!
Yes! Triads are so special! I have many triad lessons at my Guitar Wisdom (subscription video lessons) You're very welcome! Thank you!
I love how you intentionaly play very simple stuff without ego just to show people how it's made.
Simply stuff is good and not easy to master them! Thank you so much! No ego! Not worth it. Guitar makes me so humble!
I Wish All My Students Knew THESE Before They Came To Berklee
th-cam.com/video/xlRy7WwZg7c/w-d-xo.html
I tell me students to stop playing scales, and arpeggios, during their improvs. Ironically, it usually means playing a simple phrase with feeling. A lot of that is from you. Thanks Tomo.
Thank you for sharing! You're very welcome!
I can humbly confirm that he hit the nail on my head. After twenty years of having a guitar and thinking I could just do some David Gilmour bends, I am stuck on shapes...STUCK! Sad.
Thank you so much!
love your Guitar Wisdom courses and all the great TH-cam videos you do. I think it would be cool to have you teach a song and break it down for us. Thanks Tomo
So happy to hear that. I have so many lesson videos at my Guitar Wisdom and I am hoping that my subscribers can use these videos as supplemental source. I will do more songs. Thank you!
I’ve been playing 52 years and I enjoy listening to your videos. Still so much to learn and keep in mind. Thank you for doing what you do, great stuff.
Thank you so much! So happy to hear that! I am still learning too! You're very welcome!
Tomo. I spent 4 hours since i started this lesson watching and playing and practicing. Man ,sometimes you find exactly what youre looking for and need and i csnt thank you enough for the giant boost of betterness in my playing . You da mannn.
Thank you for sharing! So happy to hear that! You're very welcome!
Your channel is such a inspiration. Imma 52 year old that has been playing guitar, buy guitar magazines since childhood. I still want to get better and to see people wanting to help others makes me realize we’re all here tomhelp other. Plus we can learn stuff from all people no matter what level of playing your at weather your the person teaching or the one looking for info.
So happy to hear that. Guitar is so much fun! Make us rich i inside! Thank you so much!
That's what it's all about, learn from everything & pass it forward... ✌
I have been away from your teaching for a several months. Accident that ended in whiplash, and no guitar since Jan. Watching this session was like seeing an old friend that I haven't seen for a long time. Thank you old friend/teacher! I am getting back on schedule with things I love, like learning more about the guitar. You make learning guitar fun Mr. MUSIC!
Thank you for sharing! Welcome back! You're very welcome!
one of the most enlightening teachers around. We appreciate your words and especially your sound
Thank you so much!
Tomo, out of all of the youtube channels I watch related to guitar learning, I never feel like I am wasting my time with your teachings and lessons..thankyou🙏
So great to hear that. Thank you so much!
Excellent lesson, Tomo! One thing I notice a LOT is that nobody ever talks about repeating notes! Repeating notes while using different rhythms can be very effective! Love your lessons!
Thank you so much! Notes are good and simple! Rhythm is more important!
You are literally the best teacher I have . And I haven’t even met u
Thank you so much!
I stopped playing 30-plus years ago I recently picked up a guitar, I never actually learned how to play, I always played by ear... Your videos are inspiring me to start over and take my time to learn, AKA, understand the theory behind the music.
Congratulations!! Please enjoy more!! So happy to hear that! Thank you!
I watching this video time to time because Im just play ok with scale shape, now Im changing my mind and find a new way for a better sound not just ok, thanks for video, it open my eye
Thank you so much!
It takes me a few watches to get through your videos because I grab my guitar and try out what your saying. Thank you for all the wonderful lessons and general good vibes, your videos always brighten my day!
My pleasure! Thank you so much!
I Wish All My Students Knew THESE Before They Came To Berklee
th-cam.com/video/xlRy7WwZg7c/w-d-xo.html
Your lessons always cut right to the heart of what makes a great guitarist. I appreciate you and your sharing very much. Cheers and thanks!
Thank you so much!
Arigato Tomo.... Love your lessons , the way you teach makes it feel like i'm in the same room as you.... So natural and relaxed , like a Guitar Sensei and Zen Master at once.... 🙏🍀
So great to hear that! Thank you so much!
I can understand you because I learned theory from learning keyboard. I learned guitar for years and never learned much music theory, learning scales was too bothering, I just knew the chords. Now that I know scales more it's easier for me to build out chords myself, as well as improvise. Like you said about the counting system, it's all intervals
Good job! Think about piano, and learn scales on one string! No shapes! Intervals = colors! Thank you!
@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you!
Hi Tomo san, I just found your tutorial recently and I couldn't get rid of your tutorial.
7 years ago I gave up on playing guitar and now just picking up my own guitar, play some triads and having fun.
Thank you for sharing! You can join my Guitar Wisdom so you can learn guitar & you will not waste your time!
Good job!
Hi Tomo. As always, great wisdom. I've been playing for many years and now I've learned even some new ways of playing guitar because of your wisdom and teaching skills. God bless and be safe.
Thank you so much!
"Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air..." 😄😄😄
Love this lesson, Tomo! Thank you.
Thank you so much!
That breaking down songs idea is amazing!! Please do that! It would help students like myself so much!
As always, love your videos!!
So happy to hear that! I put a lot of ideas into this video! Thank you!
So right about not just getting stuck in guitar positions.
Thank you for sharing!
Tomo: You always hit on the key elements of playing guitar (and music in general): keep it simple, give space and listen!!!!!
Thank you so much!
Thank you Mr.Fujita.
Sometime I need back to basic. Sometime I forget points. I memories 7 points.
Thank you so much!
The 1st minute is just incredible
Thank you so much!
You remind me so much of my childhood teacher, it fills my hear with joy to be alive in a time where I can get such wonderful knowledge from such an amazing musician. This video has a lot of great info I am going to use to try and play over Deal by Grateful Dead more seamlessly. Thanks Tomo!
Thank you for sharing! Thank you so much!
Most important video on guitar that ive seen. I will be coming back to this video a lot, thank you!
Thank you so much!
I just discovered you and ive watched five of your videos now including this one. I've been playing guitar since i was literally a baby, completely self taught and you have convinced me that I know nothing. I'm signing up for guitar wisdom reeeaaallly soon. Just a side note:I think youre about to help me quit drinking.
Thank you so much! Great plan! Guitar Wisdom is very special place! Once you hook with guitar. You will be healthy & positive person. Drink more water and tea!
Your channel sounds to me like the final boss of guitar teachers here on youtube. Thanks for sharing it helps a lot to connect theory and practice. I wish I had the money to be your student! My ears kinda feel bigger each time I watch your videos. Greetings from Belgium!
Thanks for sharing! You're very welcome! My subscription is very affordable ($20USD a month)
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Oh wow! I was immediately able to play a solo across this chord progression when watching this video! Arigato for this lightbulb moment Sensei! 🙂
You're very welcome! Good job! Thank you so much!
9:35 - 10:30 great time, feel, and super tasty diminshed/dominant runs 👏 👏
Thank you so much!
After 16 years of guitar, I find myself wishing that I could forget the pentatonic pattern. It’s such a crutch that allows me to autopilot, and I find that my solos and improvisations lack any real musicality when I over rely on the shapes.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight! I’m going to check out your wisdom course!
Thank you so much for sharing! You're very welcome! I make more details lesson videos at my Guitar Wisdom! Please check it out!
tomo is the coolest guy of all time. thanks for the inspiration, tomo.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for that.
You showed me that I'm on the right track. First, I'll play a chord progression, and work out a good rhythm, then I'll start thinking a simple lead melody in my head, then I'll just play each chord once and some simple licks that lead to the next chord. Before i know it, I'm playing an awesome, catchy lead with no chords or track behind me (except in my head).
I mostly think in terms of triads and arpeggios, that's where I get my ideas.
Next, i need to use my loop pedal to start laying out a backing track, then play to that.
Good wisdom! I've already learned a fair amount of theory. i know my chords (Maj, min, dominant 7th, 6 & 9 chords, etc). And triads, of course--but i'm still learning the inversions (i know WHAT they are, i just haven't yet learned WHERE they all are, that comes from practice, for me.
I haven't yet memorized all the scales (modes) but i know the basic "essence" of what they are, or where they come from. To me, it's not that important to memorize shapes for scales. I learn them as i go.
I just need to keep practicing!
Thanks for the tips!
Thank you!
I could watch this almost all day! Love this dude
Thank you so much!
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, Tomo. I’ve grown leaps and bounds since having discovered your page. ✌🏻
You're very welcome! So happy to hear that!
Tasty Flavor is an acquired asset. It can take a short time for some folks and longer for others. Theory has little to do with great guitar skills in my humble opinion. Thank you for your videos Sir.
Thank you for sharing! Definitely helpful but theory itself wont make any great musicians. You're very welcome!
リスペクトする方からの影響を受けやすい単純な性格ですので、こんなニット帽を購入しようと思いました。ありがとうございます！
ありがとうございます！たまにこんな感じで
Yes Tomo! I've always loved Bm on acoustic and Electric!
Great to hear that! Thank you for sharing!
One of Tomo's best and most pertinent postings of video tips!! Jim C.
Thank you so much!
great stuff! as a fellow guitar teacher I really appreciate your approach
Thank you so much!
love your theory approach in this lesson.. you really inspired me to study more theory, thank you!
So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
Thank you SO VERY MUCH for all you teach and share - Tomo , you are surely a MASTER player and I absolutely am inspired by everything you teach 🎸🎸👍✌️🙂
You're very welcome! Thank you so much!
What a great lesson! I heard you play this rhythm on that previous clip and have been playing along and it’s so fun! I’m going to expand with this lesson because aside from bouncing out of the B minor boxes, I pretty much stick to the minor. I think I accent well but loving this lesson. Lots to learn! Thank you!
Thank you so much! good job! You're very welcome!
I’m so glad I found this channel. Everything you say makes sense. I loved the Triads videos too.
So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
What a great fellow and amazing teacher. I love learning with you and I am getting better little by little understanding more as I go.
Thank you so much!
Oh, and the song idea is fantastic. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out guitar-friendly inversions for chords that are played on piano for popular songs. So many pretty ballads are done on piano and it would be nice to play them good enough on guitar. Plus on jazzier standards, I can never tell what the piano chords are unless it's some kind of blues.
So great to hear that. I have learned HARMONY like pianist. Triads, 7th chord inversions with intervals really opened many doors for me. Yes! I have Jazz Standard section at my Guitar Wisdom. Thank you!
Thank you Tomo. Nice video on changing the way we think about guitar in a pentatonic world.
Good job! So happy to hear that! Thank you!
Good morning great to see you have a great day. Thanks for sharing.
Good morning & good afternoon! Thank you!
Im trying to Learn guitar.
I can’t even noodle yet but this is cool to help me not develop that bad habit
Thank you for sharing!
I need to learn triads! I didn't know what it was called, specifically. I never started learning scale. But, once I began 're-learning,' it was always chords, chords, chords. You're right, a lot of times - with good guitar - there's too much fluidity to pin it to a single descriptive term (for lack of better wording/terminology).
I haven't picked up my guitar in probably a year or two. Three or four if you discount the few times I actually did play for 20 mins or so. Although I don't fully understand all of what you're explaining, due to my own lack of knowledge, I love hearing you play and teach. Good to know you're still going strong :) Hopefully I'll catch my groove again with time.
Don’t worry! You can learn basic theory, triads and all. Please join my Guitar Wisdom. Now free 3 days trial!
No wonder I can not find a Musicmaster bass amp. Tomo bought all of them! 😎
Ha ha!
Great lesson Tomo Sensei. You know, you actually had 9 tips? First, you played a repeating motif in your improvisation over the chord changes. Second, you also played double stops - major and minor 6ths. There you go: two additional tips. 😉
Thank you for sharing! Great!
I learned a lot without the first word spoken. Great concept of teaching. Thank you for teaching a simple approach. Sure it's going to take some time to get these concepts down, but they're killer concepts. Thank you for you inspirational video. Peace.. Joe
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major arpeggio played a minor 3rd above a m7 chord is pretty dope.
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Tomo, you are awesome! An inspiration
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I really appreciate this approach. It makes the most of limited practice time. I'll be revisiting this video a few times!
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Great piece. And yes, you get to do this for a living!
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Thank you so much for sharing your invaluable knowledge. I love how you combine technique, theory and wisdom. You are a true blessing ❤️
You're very welcome! Without a proper technique & theory... hard to play well. Easy to learn shapes & understand things by reading it (words) but it's different story when you are applying these ideas. Thank you so much!
Lol sometimes it feels like Tomo is looking directly into my soul when he looks at the camera while playing.🤣 Great video! Thanks for your wisdom!
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Thank you for sharing. Guitar is amazing! So much inspiration!
great teaching! Very well done... Easy attitude of yours, too. Stay safe, bro!
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You're awesome Tomo! Don't change!
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Great lesson. I've been stumbling onto all these pieces but now I want to be more intentional about learning and applying them and the hearing and playing from the heart ❤️
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You are truly an asset to guitarist community all over the world. Very lucky to watch your videos.
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This video kinda answered my previous question as to if was John M teacher at some time
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I'm a sucker for minor and 7th chords... Great video Tomo !
Great! Thank you!
Thank you Mr Tomo-san for the guitar wisdom!
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I am currently learning my triads now actually been playing for almost 4 years now and been mostly self taught never was showed them till like a couple of months ago
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“Ok is not ok”
😎🤣😎hilarious and true
Have a great day brother
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Do hear you playing over the most blocked song chords ever??? Love it. Great lesson. Thanks Tomo.
Really! Try to play simple as possible. I tend to play like a pianist.
I think All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix/Dylan would be a great one to see you work on! I believe there's some very simple theory, but it sits in a very cool harmonic pendulum. And has some similar fills to the SRV two note part. Great path/lesson as always Mr. Fujita, it's amazing to be getting so much knowledge for free from a university level professor!
Thanks for sharing! What a great song! Harmony & intervals! More fun playing guitar!
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As a lead player my biggest challenge has been to switch from "scale exercises" mode to "melodic phrasing" mode. When I spend all my time only running through scale shapes finding my way around the fretboard I loose the the skill of choosing notes selectively and purposefully to flow with the underlying composition. Lately I've been spending more time focusing on finding the harmony notes in the scale to create melodic passages instead.
Thank you for sharing! It's all about the sound not shapes!
Im only the guitar player i am cuz of u ! Thank you!
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Ramen soup is so good to taste...but really couldnt happen without noodles... they add texture to the flavor... expression to the skill... a bit of character in the dish.. but getting new spices in the cabinet adds to the improv for sure!! thanks for the tips...
I made a great Ramen noodle for my lunch! With taste!
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Hello Tomo , thanks our Dear to make of this videos that I just discover, that is really nice and helpful for everyone. Here, on this videos, you did something that just blown my mind , the first 2 minutes, that sort of easy approach which resume in one or two licks onr after the other the way we can have to approach a lead guitar, make colors, or linking ideas together. That s just perfect and gave me a total new direction to write, organise, archive idea/technique on a simple loop rhythmic. My Dear, if you can go in one other video the same way to show how, by theorie, we can approach and resume all this differents laws/ modes in a simple licks, one after one, that would be amazing! God.bless you and thanks for all this work and sharing mate !!
You're very welcome! My pleasure! So happy to hear that! One topic! No mixed up! Very important to talk about only one topic! You're very smart!
Thank you so much!
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I really appreciated this supplemental lesson as a Guitar Wisdom Addicted! 😃😃😃
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Great vid Tomo ! Looking forward to more and thanks for your hard work!
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Sir I recently found your channel while drowning in a sea of backing tracks I use to practice with! All I can say is it was a good day the day I wound up here. Really like your channel and I hope it grows as it should! Very much respect !@@TomoFujitaMusic
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That’s so cool…nothing an intermediate player couldn’t execute!!
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Between your videos and Paul David's videos, I am transforming the way I view and experience music through the guitar. I cannot thank you enough for your bright perspective
So happy to hear that! Thank you so much! Paul is so awesome!
Thanks Mr Tomo, you really inspired me so much and made so much better! Hope to be Berklee student one day
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Good grief this was a really good reminder. Need to stop thinking about shapes myself…. Very nice lesson. Thank you @TomoFujitaMusic
So happy to be helpful. Thank you for sharing! Did you watch this?
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Excellent, Excellent video Tomo. Thank you.
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Thank you, Master. You are great teacher ❤
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I absolutely love your teaching Meath is . When I see your face I’m ready to learn something ! Lol Thank you
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I dont know how you do it SIR you are a magician 🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏
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On a dark desert highway….
Another great video!
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Arpeggio phrasing rhythm dissecting the chords everything becomes one! put the time in understanding Jimi Hendrix songs versions rhythm and inversions getting in so deep your head wants to explode❤ putting in the time❤ you can play a few songs great all day long but if you don't know where the COGIC coming out of. You are limited
Chords that's what it looks like when you don't understand a chord
Thank you so much! Triads so important!
Thank you again for all the great advice I have learned so much from you over time.
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Great lesson so informative and described so clearly as one whose trying to learn lead and to solo this is a lot of help thank you
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