Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Dear Tomo,

Here's what I learned:

1. How to integrate F Minor Pentatonic with triads on top three strings.
2. That I have many years of practice to go before I can solo in a "fluid" way.

Thank you.

Thanks for the summary I still haven't watched the episode!

I just wanted to point out that soloing in a way that's fluid depends a lot on the chord progression over which you're playing! Don't feel intimidated by the concept of soloing effortlessly because there are a lot of progressions like the 12 bar blues or "what's going on" that boil down to very simple 'music theory'.

If you haven't already done so, try transcribing lesson 18 and pay close attention to lessons 31 and 15! I found these videos, alongside daily triad practice, certainly added a certain fluidity to my playing.

Hi Tomo,

This was a great summary lesson, with a lot of additional new areas to work on.
A few things I learned were...
1. play a scale on one string to see and appreciate the intervals
2. natural minor vs harmonic minor differers by the seventh degree (I'll file this away for later...I haven't gotten a chance to study the minor scales)
3. how the ii V resolve to the I (it took me a second to see how it resolved to Db Major)
4. a cool R b9 #9 hammer on and pull off

Thanks ever so much.
Your instruction is incredible and so appreciated.

I reviewed the lesson again today. Bits and pieces had stuck with me since I had watched the video the first time. I had totally forgotten the harmonic minor scale. But I definitely learned the "exotic" sound of the M7 this time, which is the character of that minor scale.

I found the jazz phrase over the C7 to be cool...the one using the b9 #9 hammer on. You said that it had something to do with the altered scale. I have previously encountered the altered scale but found it too confusing to memorize. I would rather learn the "sound" of it, slowly, like you have been talking about. So what stuck with me is the b9 and #9 sound. I know that there are more notes to the scale, but, for now, it will be easy to incorporate that b9 and #9 hammer on lick, as it fits in nicely on the high E string when I am in the E rooted position.

As always, thanks.