Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

I love learning chords by scale degree!

I write down what is on each string just like the video notes, but include 'x' where muted.
I notice that in the beginner series Tomo has started adding (M).
It is also very efficient for paper instead of charts or TAB:
G13 R x b7 3 13 x
C9 x R 3 b7 9 5
I am learning the chords musically rather than visually which is what Tomo wants.
I noticed also that in the beginner series Tomo has been calling out which frets to play, but I had a negative reaction because that skips the step of figuring out where to play based on the scale degree. However, I can see how people might not stick with it if they have to learn too much at first to get anywhere.

What I am naturally learning without trying is where the intervals are across strings.
So when I want to play I-vi I know that R for vi is up two strings, out one fret or down one string, in two frets.
This is also helping my melodic playing as I can hear the line in my head and play it without hunting. Slowly though!

Before Tomo I learned a bunch of songs but hit a wall. The chords never sounded all that great and I couldn't play much different than what I memorized. Scales improved my technique, but didn't have much to do with musicality. Since signing on to guitar wisdom, I stopped playing songs, but I spend a *lot* more time with my guitar and I'm becoming intimate with how it works musically. More and more I play what I hear in my head. Very much delayed gratification with big rewards! Thank you Tomo!