I have always avoided learning arpeggios and triads. For me, it always looked like too much hard work for little return. I don't know why, but after watching a few of your videos on the subject, I've taken your advice and can already see and hear the difference when improvising. I think the reason why your so successful as a teacher is because you are very knowledgable yet humble, precise yet laid back and humorous and you actually put your lessons into a context. Don't ever change your format Tomo, it's perfect as it is.
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I’m with ya buddy…I have a good ear for melody, but wanted to begin playing and composing with more intention. At first it sounded stale and non musical, but knowing the fretboard has made my life so much easier. Even to have that confidence to communicate musically in a band or group setting is worth it.
@ Hyper Speed Media ~ Where I come from, they call it the “one fret theory.” You’re only one fret away from a note that works, anywhere on the fretboard. Don’t like that last note? Slide, hammer, or pull off just one fret either way and you are good to go! And then there’s the “there are no wrong notes” theory. It’s all there for you - right under your fingers.
Tomo, you brought tears to my eyes with the improvs starting at 14:48. So beautiful.... You brought new life to a song that I played in high school for a talent show. So amazing.....
Observation: I was just listening to Santana's live version in London, UK: at Hammersmith Odeon. It's easily one of the most beautiful, soulful musical pieces I've ever heard. He reached up and touched the face of God that night. So soulful! If I'm not mistaken, Carlos doesn't have much formal training yet I'd put up this performance against any other great master's work. Reminds us that we should strive to play with feeling above all else to consider, like techniques and clever arrangements. Watched his documentary. Had some hardship. For whatever reason the most memorable performances are bitter/sweet like life.Reminds me of Sting's "They Dance Alone" and how Branford Marsalis takes the song from despair to the Heavens ❤
Thank you for sharing! No need formal train as long as know about harmony, ear training! He has his melodies! I watched it when I went to China. (airplane) Great documentary!
Mr. Fujita, you can't even begin to understand how much I improved since I started following your lessons. Specially undestanding triads/inversions in the first three strings absolutely made me instantly a better player. Honestly, I have an old ukelele at home that never actually learned to play properly, and learning triads on guitar 100% opened my eyes to play ukelele and build my own chords easily. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Many will have heard the figure of speech that some musicians have more music in a single finger than most people have in their whole body. Tomo Fujita: 9:42
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Just sublime! Your humble zen like approach to teaching music is refreshingly unique. But your vibrato, oh your vibrato, so sweet like nectar, just lets my soul dance! Thank you
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Tomo San- Helping guitar players gaining and re-gaining the joy of learning. An all heart approach to teaching and explaining, and still musical at the highest magnitude. Thank you!
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You taught me how to keep it cool, and that the important thing is to be musical rather than showing off everything you know in one solo to impress others! Thank you, Tomo!
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Tomo is an amazing instructor. Him and Stokes Music. Tomo thanks so much for being an inspiring teacher. We love your course and your great help! Feeling good brother!!
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Thanks sensei Fujita. I am so touched to have found you. So, pardon my many questions on different videos, but you really speak to me. In this lesson, you just summarized my painful road of enjoying guitar and self-teaching. It is not for lack of trying to learn from a teacher but none spoke to me as you do. In this one, specifically, my deepest challenge is to get over the sound I hear from the amp. I need to hear at least a similar sound from the original even if is arranged differently to continue practicing. So, how to dial the amp and the guitar has been a great challenge including what to buy. Then, your teaching with one finger speaks to me (I am able to use 4 now :-)) because I care about the sound rather than the scales, etc. The triads - did not know the name - but I did like the sound so I play them by ear. I am finding in your lessons the theory and method. I am most grateful.
When I first heard this 3 months ago it sounded like a nice song. Bit complicated. BUT when i heard it again today after watching thousands and thousands of Tomo videos I can hear a Jazz piece like similar to Autumn Leaves in Eb. I'm amazed myself. Thanks Tomo.
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My first and last guitar teacher was from Japan. His name was Hose from Tokyo. Incredible Neo Classical and Flamenco guitarist. I trust Nippon Guitarist. You see a guitar like a Katana. Incredible!
Interesting arrangement. I've always used Cm Fm7 Bb Ebmaj7 Ab7 Ddim G7 Cm and associated triads. I like to play it as a slow jazz swing. Thank you for your insight and motivation by making it fun. We need reminding now and again.
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Man I've been so inspired watching all your stuff. You seem so humble and nice. I feel like I know you. Maybe I'll get to meet you one day and shake your hand and thank you in person for all these brilliant lessons. I'm a teacher and I have playing for over 30 years but when my students are ready for it, I always tell them about you! I'm going to loop "just the two of us" right now. Then "Europa"!
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That was awesome. Thanks for sharing this. I’m a big Santana fan. I’ve been learning moonflower. Europe is on my bucket list. Just got the sheet music so this was a big help. I could go on forever also. Great stuff.
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Thanks again Tomo! This has been one of my favourite songs for 20 years! Can't believe you learned it when you were 14!! Jeez wish we had been friends then you could have shown me!! Thanks.
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No memorization! Be familiar with things! Thanks so much! I teach much more detail video lessons and super easy theory lessons at my Guitar Wisdom! Just added new lessons!! tomojustfunky.com/tomo-fujita-guitar-practice-advice/
Love this lesson thank you master tom..i always watch your videos...your tips on how to play are so effective for me...you are one of a kind teacher...
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Yes sir....there's a lot of guitar teacher here in you tube....but they teach it in a complicated way lol...while you..you teach in a very simplistic and easy way to understand.....your just like the other teacher i follow his name is steve stine your approach in teaching has similarities...keep it up...God bless Rock on!!!!
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Hey Tomo, just wanted to give you a big thank you for all of your effort. I sincerely appreciate the way you approach teaching songs - you don't just teach us the songs like all the other guys on here, you help us understand how it all comes together so we can make it our own. I think that's the special part that sets you apart from all the other videos I look up on here. I found your videos about a month ago and they've completely changed my playing in the short time. Sometimes all we need is a different perspective or teaching method for it to all come together. Thank you for keeping the content flowing during the Pandemic! And if anyone is reading this, I highly encourage you to check out Tomo's website and support him with a subscription. The lessons on there are just as amazing as this one and worth every $$$.
Wow!! So great to hear that! You're very welcome! Thanks so much! As you see, I love helping people and guitar bring us so much pure joy! You did a great job for making happening! Thanks for your warm support!
@@TomoFujitaMusic See this is why you're the best, it wasn't even an hour since I commented and you already responded. You can just tell all the love and enthusiasm you have for helping people. Seeing as you responded, I would like to add that over the last few months since the lockdown started (in March due to COVID), I have tried many different videos and over hundreds of hours of guitar lessons, tutorials, etc. and I can honestly say I've made the most progress with your videos in just one month. I still have a long way to go but I feel more confident now. I understand a lot more of what I play now (instead of focusing on patterns for scales and memorization) and I am finding myself playing more deliberate (in a musical sense), for example trying to land on key notes when playing along to chord changes. The difference in your approach makes it so simple for me to progress. For example, in this video when you say to approach the scale in just one octave - that's such a simple statement but I am sure most of us don't play with it in mind unless we think about it. I think we tend to over-complicate what we want to do, instead of being deliberate and musical with just a few notes. You are absolutely correct that in other instruments, we typically only focus on one or two octave ranges, it is so difficult to get lost in the complexity of the guitar that sometimes we need little reminders. Thanks again for the content, looking forward to see where this takes my playing!! :)
watching in 2025. I never understood scales and triads. Never seen a lesson broken down like this along with the principles used behind. Much appreciated!
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Amazing. Santana’s 1976 Live in London version is just immaculate. The guy most certainly doesn’t have an expansive vocabulary like many schooled players Eg. modes of melodic minor etc etc etc yet I’d choose his music above many schooled players for desert island 🏝 listening. One could argue the same using people like Jeff Beck etc. There’s something intangible yet important to the music equation.🙏🎸🎼
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Appreciated bro - great chord demos for those of us who need quick instruction. I'll be checking back with your video to confirm how to play those corhds correctly after I get the leads done. Which, for us accomplished players, the leads can come easy, but the very specific chords can sometimes be more elusive, or need instruction. That's where I'm at and your chord voicings are easy to see and understand.
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Mr Tomo you are the best teacher i ever met in my life.. The way you teach Harmony is so deep and fun at the same time.. 3 minor is like a Monday.. Very Sad 😂😂
Tomo, it is mind bending to see your improvisation over this chording pattern. As a guitar beginner, I'd probably would tied myself into the boring Dorian/ Pentatonic. You just brought it to whole another level. Amazing. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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I have always avoided learning arpeggios and triads. For me, it always looked like too much hard work for little return.
I don't know why, but after watching a few of your videos on the subject, I've taken your advice and can already see and hear the difference when improvising.
I think the reason why your so successful as a teacher is because you are very knowledgable yet humble, precise yet laid back and humorous and you actually put your lessons into a context.
Don't ever change your format Tomo, it's perfect as it is.
Don't worry! When you notice something... you already improved!
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I’m with ya buddy…I have a good ear for melody, but wanted to begin playing and composing with more intention. At first it sounded stale and non musical, but knowing the fretboard has made my life so much easier.
Even to have that confidence to communicate musically in a band or group setting is worth it.
"if you make mistake always slide, no one will ever know" ... Thank you Mr. Tomo
Thanks! We are human!
If you play a wrong note, play it twice, they'll think you meant it👍🏻😄
bending better
@ Hyper Speed Media ~ Where I come from, they call it the “one fret theory.” You’re only one fret away from a note that works, anywhere on the fretboard. Don’t like that last
note? Slide, hammer, or pull off just one fret either way and you are good to go! And then there’s the “there are no wrong notes” theory. It’s all there for you - right under your
fingers.
Yes I've seen santana do this on stage before. He missed a note and slid to the correct note.
Hope you like to watch my "3 Levels" guitar skills challenge on Santana song (Over 22 minutes!)
Can you watch it to the end? Do you know this song?
Best Teacher in the World!♥️
Thank You Tomo! For another enlightening session! ❤️
You're welcome! Thanks @gerry
Thanks so much @Craig
thank you, it was the song and lesson I need to learn. it was great.
Tomo, you brought tears to my eyes with the improvs starting at 14:48. So beautiful.... You brought new life to a song that I played in high school for a talent show. So amazing.....
Thank you!
Observation: I was just listening to Santana's live version in London, UK: at Hammersmith Odeon. It's easily one of the most beautiful, soulful musical pieces I've ever heard. He reached up and touched the face of God that night. So soulful! If I'm not mistaken, Carlos doesn't have much formal training yet I'd put up this performance against any other great master's work. Reminds us that we should strive to play with feeling above all else to consider, like techniques and clever arrangements. Watched his documentary. Had some hardship. For whatever reason the most memorable performances are bitter/sweet like life.Reminds me of Sting's "They Dance Alone" and how Branford Marsalis takes the song from despair to the Heavens ❤
Thank you for sharing! No need formal train as long as know about harmony, ear training! He has his melodies! I watched it when I went to China. (airplane) Great documentary!
@TomoFujitaMusic You're awesome too! Please 🙏 post it if you jam with Carlos
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That one finger solo, is much better than any "8 strings plus guitar shredder" youtuber by mile!
It shows, less is more. Thank you professor.
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@@TomoFujitaMusic Your 1 finger solo is much better than my 4 finger solo !!!!
弦を弾いてからも音をコントロールするギター弾きは、僕の知ってる中でトモさんだけです！
ギターは右手で弾くものだと思っていましたが、左手にも気を入れようと思いました。サンタナは聞かないですけど、
それを気づけた今日と、トモさんに感謝です！ 今日はラッキーでした、ありがとうございます...
ありがとうございます。ギターは生きています！触り方でトーンが変わります。左手のリラックス度をかなり気にしながら演奏します。
ホントそうですね、
"if you are lazy buy a delay pedal" Thank you Mr.Tomo
Cheap way!! Always works!! Thanks!
Love the PRS, love the clean tone, the melody, the solo. Everything is a masterpiece 🎸
Mr. Fujita, you can't even begin to understand how much I improved since I started following your lessons. Specially undestanding triads/inversions in the first three strings absolutely made me instantly a better player. Honestly, I have an old ukelele at home that never actually learned to play properly, and learning triads on guitar 100% opened my eyes to play ukelele and build my own chords easily.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Love how he explain the notes with feels like Monday and Tuesday lol.
We gotta know the expressions over a scale, very deep indeed.
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Love that diminished lick! Your phrasing in this is incredibly natural feeling.
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This song and "Samba Pa Ti" two of my Most Favorite instrumental songs....beautiful job...........
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I loved the amp switching part at 15:32 apart from the entire video which is so Beautiful ❤️ Thanks
Thank you so much 😀
@@TomoFujitaMusic ❤️🙏🏾
Many will have heard the figure of speech that some musicians have more music in a single finger than most people have in their whole body.
Tomo Fujita: 9:42
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Just sublime! Your humble zen like approach to teaching music is refreshingly unique. But your vibrato, oh your vibrato, so sweet like nectar, just lets my soul dance! Thank you
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Mr. Fujita , It is so inspiring to watch your fret board knowledge unfold when you improvise. You are truly a master of improvisation . Thank you.
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If we had to find one positive thing about this whole corona situation it would be all of these amazing uploads. Thanks Tomo :)
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Tomo San- Helping guitar players gaining and re-gaining the joy of learning.
An all heart approach to teaching and explaining, and still musical at the highest magnitude.
Thank you!
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i swear to god the day before you posted this video, i was thinking "Tomo should do Europa" and the next morning ... boom ! Thanks a lot Tomo !
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You taught me how to keep it cool, and that the important thing is to be musical rather than showing off everything you know in one solo to impress others! Thank you, Tomo!
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いつも大変ありがとうございます。不思議なことに、先生のレッスンを拝見させていただいておりますとお腹が減って何か食べたくなります。シンプルなもので冷蔵庫にいつもありそうなものや缶詰のものかもしれませんが、とても食べたくなって、先生のビデオを一時停止してしまいます。すみません。もちろんのこと、最後まで拝見させていただいております。
ありがとうございます！ヴィデオのあてにどうぞ！最後まで嬉しいです。
Tomo is an amazing instructor. Him and Stokes Music. Tomo thanks so much for being an inspiring teacher. We love your course and your great help! Feeling good brother!!
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Yesterday, Just The Two Of Us and now Santana!!! Solid as always Maestro Tomo!
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I love this guy, He breaks every thing down so it's easy to understand!!
Thank you!
Amazing ... One finger solo sounded great .. Love Santana .. All of it sounded great ..
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Thanks sensei Fujita. I am so touched to have found you. So, pardon my many questions on different videos, but you really speak to me. In this lesson, you just summarized my painful road of enjoying guitar and self-teaching. It is not for lack of trying to learn from a teacher but none spoke to me as you do. In this one, specifically, my deepest challenge is to get over the sound I hear from the amp. I need to hear at least a similar sound from the original even if is arranged differently to continue practicing. So, how to dial the amp and the guitar has been a great challenge including what to buy. Then, your teaching with one finger speaks to me (I am able to use 4 now :-)) because I care about the sound rather than the scales, etc. The triads - did not know the name - but I did like the sound so I play them by ear. I am finding in your lessons the theory and method. I am most grateful.
So happy to hear that. Guitar is so much fun! Thank you!
When I first heard this 3 months ago it sounded like a nice song. Bit complicated.
BUT when i heard it again today after watching thousands and thousands of Tomo videos I can hear a Jazz piece like similar to Autumn Leaves in Eb.
I'm amazed myself.
Thanks Tomo.
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My first and last guitar teacher was from Japan. His name was Hose from Tokyo. Incredible Neo Classical and Flamenco guitarist. I trust Nippon Guitarist. You see a guitar like a Katana. Incredible!
Thanks for sharing!
WOW WOW WOW...my FAV song by Carlos !
So nice to hear that!
Interesting arrangement. I've always used Cm Fm7 Bb Ebmaj7 Ab7 Ddim G7 Cm and associated triads. I like to play it as a slow jazz swing. Thank you for your insight and motivation by making it fun. We need reminding now and again.
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Best teacher all over the world! And a very nice person, besides a world class player. Thanks Tomo!
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Man I've been so inspired watching all your stuff. You seem so humble and nice. I feel like I know you. Maybe I'll get to meet you one day and shake your hand and thank you in person for all these brilliant lessons. I'm a teacher and I have playing for over 30 years but when my students are ready for it, I always tell them about you! I'm going to loop "just the two of us" right now. Then "Europa"!
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I just teach same way to real people, students. You're a great teacher!
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Bravo ..... The second part your improvisation was excellent ....
Thank you!
You have got to be one of the most amazing guitarists. Love your knowledge and the application thereof. Thank you Tomo
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"We are not in tune because guitar player". Hahahahahahaah, Tomo always with the jokes.
Thank you!
Thanks Mr Tomo. You have such great feel especially on held notes and bends. Just love it.
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I've been learning Europa for 3 months, thank you Mr Tomo, this will certainly help me nail it.
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Same here but after hearing mr tomo I’m back to the drawing board....
Tomo, your videos are the best. You are so real! Helps me a lot to improve. Thank you.
Thank you!
really learning a lot from this legend!!
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Tomo, good sir, you rock! Thank you for all you do!
Thank you!
Fantastic advice! Thanks Tomo
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
!!!! Wonderful instruction !!!!
Thank you!
Tomo-sensei this is amazing. This santana breakdown makes me appreciate the song Europa even more
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I learned a handful of useful new things for practicing more efficiently, thank you Mr. Tomo!
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That was awesome. Thanks for sharing this. I’m a big Santana fan. I’ve been learning moonflower. Europe is on my bucket list. Just got the sheet music so this was a big help. I could go on forever also. Great stuff.
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I enjoyed every second of the video and learned a lot. Much love and respect, Mr. Tomo!
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サンタナのヨーロッパは子供の頃から凄く好きな曲です！
以前のペダルを踏んだフリ（笑）の時にも思いましたがトモ先生のボリュームコントロールは単に音量調整ではなく音色、歪の量に変化を付けるから音量のバラツキなく多彩なトーンが出せるんですね！
ボリュームを上げて歪量が増えるとさらにピッキングのタッチが優しくなりとても色っぽい音になるのがよく理解出来ました！
昔はボリュームコントロールは音量調整プラス歪を増やすだけしか考えずに弾いてました。勿論場合によっては音量の調整も必要なのでしょうがボリュームでの音量調整よりもピッキングでの音量調整が大切なんだなと感じました。
トモ先生のピッキングはアタックも凄く緻密で時にはギターらしからぬサックスや人の声（歌）のように息を吹いて音がなってるかのようで本当に肉声のようでギターの音を超越してると思います！不必要なビブラートもなく聴いてて心地良いです！勿論ビブラートは大切なテクニックでもあるのでしょうが殆どのギタリストは手癖で無意識にビブラートをかけてる人が多いですよね？それ故に不自然でピッチも狂って聞き苦しい事もありますがトモ先生のビブラートはとても自然で心地良いんです！
リズムも前に出たり後ろに引いたりといつまで聴いてても飽きさせない。
僕からしたら化け物じみたギタリストです（笑）
いつもカッコイイプレイで楽しませて頂けて本当に嬉しいです！
それは嬉しいです。いつもご丁寧にありがとうございます。ピッキングのタッチで歪みのコントロールをします。だから練習のアンプ、ギター、ピッキングの音量セッテイングがとっても大事です。ビブラートのコントロールは、とっても難しいです。これも演奏の前によく考えて用意しないとただひたすら弾いてたら全く用意しないで時間をかけてるだけになります。
Great again!
another inspiring master class! I'm going to throw my fingers on the fretboard of my Les Paul in the Cm scale and try it
Thanks so much!
Thanks one of my favourite tunes, I love Carlos Santana but you took it another place, love your apreggio work, you're a master.
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Wow 14:45 brought a tear to my eye, so beautiful. Like Hill street blues :)
Thanks so much!
Wow!! that is fantastic! I love your idea of aproaching the song with that kind of solo...
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Love watching your lessons. And not only because of the music. Very friendly environment. Good luck and creative success!
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Thanks again Tomo! This has been one of my favourite songs for 20 years! Can't believe you learned it when you were 14!! Jeez wish we had been friends then you could have shown me!! Thanks.
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@@TomoFujitaMusic Im already there enjoying your wisdom!
Amazing tone, Tomo!
Thanks so much!
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Omg!!!!! How is it that playing up and down one string sounds so awesome and makes it easy to come up with nice melodies and memorize the scale???😱
No memorization! Be familiar with things! Thanks so much!
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Great! You are so inspiring for me! Thanks a lot.
Thank you!
Love this lesson thank you master tom..i always watch your videos...your tips on how to play are so effective for me...you are one of a kind teacher...
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Yes sir....there's a lot of guitar teacher here in you tube....but they teach it in a complicated way lol...while you..you teach in a very simplistic and easy way to understand.....your just like the other teacher i follow his name is steve stine your approach in teaching has similarities...keep it up...God bless Rock on!!!!
Best lesson i ever watch...learn a lot from you
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Hello Tomo, thanks for being a great teacher. Could you make a video showing your guitars, why you chose them, specifications,history...?
So nice to hear that! Thanks so much! That's cool idea! Let me see..
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Beautiful Lesson Tomo !
Thank you so much!
Thank you Tomo!
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Wow that guitar is a work of art. Great playing too of course. The tone is just great
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My mind is spinning I'm not even listening that much but I'm still learning. Thank youu
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I llke your style. You do it on the fly and its real thanks!
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Could you do a video about your first guitar, and talk about what you wish you knew when it came what to look for as a first guitar?
That's possible! I have funny story on my first guitar!
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Hey Tomo, just wanted to give you a big thank you for all of your effort. I sincerely appreciate the way you approach teaching songs - you don't just teach us the songs like all the other guys on here, you help us understand how it all comes together so we can make it our own. I think that's the special part that sets you apart from all the other videos I look up on here. I found your videos about a month ago and they've completely changed my playing in the short time. Sometimes all we need is a different perspective or teaching method for it to all come together. Thank you for keeping the content flowing during the Pandemic! And if anyone is reading this, I highly encourage you to check out Tomo's website and support him with a subscription. The lessons on there are just as amazing as this one and worth every $$$.
Wow!! So great to hear that! You're very welcome! Thanks so much! As you see, I love helping people and guitar bring us so much pure joy! You did a great job for making happening! Thanks for your warm support!
@@TomoFujitaMusic See this is why you're the best, it wasn't even an hour since I commented and you already responded. You can just tell all the love and enthusiasm you have for helping people. Seeing as you responded, I would like to add that over the last few months since the lockdown started (in March due to COVID), I have tried many different videos and over hundreds of hours of guitar lessons, tutorials, etc. and I can honestly say I've made the most progress with your videos in just one month. I still have a long way to go but I feel more confident now. I understand a lot more of what I play now (instead of focusing on patterns for scales and memorization) and I am finding myself playing more deliberate (in a musical sense), for example trying to land on key notes when playing along to chord changes. The difference in your approach makes it so simple for me to progress. For example, in this video when you say to approach the scale in just one octave - that's such a simple statement but I am sure most of us don't play with it in mind unless we think about it. I think we tend to over-complicate what we want to do, instead of being deliberate and musical with just a few notes. You are absolutely correct that in other instruments, we typically only focus on one or two octave ranges, it is so difficult to get lost in the complexity of the guitar that sometimes we need little reminders. Thanks again for the content, looking forward to see where this takes my playing!! :)
Bravo!!!
Thank you!
Perfect video, thank you sir. I really hammered my phrasing on those chord changes, I really need to work on my arpeggios.
You're welcome! Thanks so much! Great chord changes!
As always, a thoroughly enjoyable watch, so interesting and informative, thank you👍🏻🎸
Thank you!!
Uou! Great lesson, Mr. Tomo! Sentimental a lot
Glad you liked it!
watching in 2025. I never understood scales and triads. Never seen a lesson broken down like this along with the principles used behind. Much appreciated!
This video is pretty old! Please watch latest "Must know 3 levels" Thank you!
@@TomoFujitaMusic I definitely will!
I’m totally blown away!!!! On one freaking string? Great lesson as always sir.
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Thanks for sharing. I have always loved this song. Could you do a video on what you do in your solo 15:10 - 15:20. Soooo cool! Bless you.
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Good man + good teacher + good guitarist = Tomo
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Amazing. Santana’s 1976 Live in London version is just immaculate. The guy most certainly doesn’t have an expansive vocabulary like many schooled players Eg. modes of melodic minor etc etc etc yet I’d choose his music above many schooled players for desert island 🏝 listening. One could argue the same using people like Jeff Beck etc. There’s something intangible yet important to the music equation.🙏🎸🎼
Awesome! Thanks so much!
great guitarlist
Thank you!
Enjoying your videos so much. Learning every time something new!!!
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You are actually very good and your style is excellent.
Thank you so much!
不思議に思う事があります。トモさんの動画は長く見ていても飽きない。言い方悪いですが普通この手の動画は10分見たら、まず飽きます。(動画にもよりますが)多分、多分ですよ、トモさんの人としての魅力。きっとそこにあるんだと思います。勿論、色気の有るト一ンは言うまでもありませんが。いつも上からでごめんなさい。そしていつも気になってます。ありがとうございます。
それは、とっても嬉しいです。話すこと、説明することは、とっても難しいですが、多分、長年通信レッスン（カセットテープのレッスン）を継続してきたので限られた時間の中で時間の使い方も上手くなったと思います。ありがとうございます。これは２２分！次回のも結構長いです。
Greetings from Ireland Tomo. Beautiful phrasing. Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks so much! From Boston!
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Appreciated bro - great chord demos for those of us who need quick instruction. I'll be checking back with your video to confirm how to play those corhds correctly after I get the leads done. Which, for us accomplished players, the leads can come easy, but the very specific chords can sometimes be more elusive, or need instruction. That's where I'm at and your chord voicings are easy to see and understand.
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You have a nice style...I like it.
Thank you!
毎日楽しみです！
嬉しいです。またお楽しみに！毎週新しいヴィデオを作るのが楽しみです！
I am very grateful for your channel
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Mr Tomo you are the best teacher i ever met in my life.. The way you teach Harmony is so deep and fun at the same time.. 3 minor is like a Monday.. Very Sad 😂😂
Thank you!
You awesome your teaching is ...... i must smile simply coooool i like you
greetings from south germany
Thank you! 😃
Tomo you are amazing at breaking down these legendary songs
Thanks so much!
Tomo, it is mind bending to see your improvisation over this chording pattern. As a guitar beginner, I'd probably would tied myself into the boring Dorian/ Pentatonic. You just brought it to whole another level. Amazing. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Thank you so much! Simple melody & less notes! No shapes!
Thank you so much Tomo, i love santana and i love this lesson!
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loved the lesson.
Thank you!
great video, as usual! thanks, Tomo! cheers from rio de janeiro, brazil
Thanks!
A master on a master!
Thanks!
Thanks for making this video of Santana
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Awesome !! Thank you Tomo...So glad I found you're channel!!
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Loved this video! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Flat 7 is so Monday !! Haha
Seriously this is beautiful- I quit practicing it and just enjoyed listening to him !!!
From 14:00
You got this!
This is a great lesson! Thank you!
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Good God. This is so money. On point.
Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic lesson!! Thank you!!
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