Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Well, Tomo did say he likes them in 3s 😊

I joined about a week ago and fully dialled into Tomo’s teaching style and philosophy which I appreciate.

On the foundation lessons around the Triad lessons, i struggled to follow the inversions especially as you go vertically across strings - 4–3-2, 5-4-3 to 6-5-4. If you can do a breakdown video of the fingering and visually show the configurations e.g. R M3 5, M3 5 R etc as you land on the notes. This will be helpful for beginners. I’m ear training but if I can track visually as well I learn deeper.

Thank you. I’m enjoying your work and improving. The triads will unlock a lot for me I think.

I think basic Idea of Tomo is that you figure fingering yourself. Just go slowly and think about what works and try it. I have my daily routine - Today it is D-Triads. Tomorrow it will be E over the fretboard

Here is Tomo's comment:

"Thanks so much for subscribing to my Guitar Wisdom. Please keep reviewing all triad-related lessons, There are only 3 types of triads, so it's not too hard to handle them and understand them deeply. When you practice, think about note names, intervals, and inversions -- Do Mi So, Mi So Do, So Do Mi. Keep up the good work!"

Thanks for your feedback and advice.. It’s all very much appreciated. I’ve spent the last month watching as many of the foundational videos in the aim to developing a robust framework for me. So much Information and so easy to get lost. What I’m finding is that in addition to the learning, Practice is key. There is no substitute for making those errors - landing on the wrong notes and using the teachings to guide me back - stop, take a step back and start again. After every practice, I also make a point to solo and jam to a backing track - it’s still a hit and miss but it’s fun, my ear training is improving, fingers are finding the notes slightly easier. Overall, I’m thoroughly enjoying the journey.

Thanks Tomo and team for your teachings and philosophy. Thanks also to those who shared their thoughts and advice.

Hi Tomo, George and all here,
the triads section has been the biggest mind-blowing section for me so far. It's taken me 2 months to know the major triad sequence horizontally and vertically but I wonder how it relates to the solo lines as Tomo suggested in the "Theory 11 minor triads" video where he uses a Les Paul guitar.

Do you hv to remember some map in your head?

Or to avoid pentatonic mindless playing, do you just play your solo in C key based on the notes of the major triads and inversions for eg, on the 1st three strings?

Thank you!