Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Can I ask for someone's help to identify the chords that Tomo plays starting at 1:31 in this lesson. I think they are D7(9) played on the 9th fret with no root D, then D7(13) played on the 10th fret, then another D7(13) with different fingering, then D7 played sliding up from the 11th to the 12th fret twice. At 1:34 in the lesson, a G7(9) played on the 10th fret, then a G7 on the 10th fret, then a G7(9) played on the 9th fret, then G7 played sliding up from the 11th to the 12th fret twice.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I think you're right.

I tend to think of it as harmonizing the melody with a variety of the D7 and G7 grips that include the melody notes. I think where you have two D7(13) in a row, I think I hear the second chord as a straight D7, with the root on the E and the 7th in the bass. (x x 10 11 10 10 -- 7 3 5 R) Could be wrong, but still sounds ok to me.

There does not appear to be a looping function in the video player, so it's hard to go frame by frame and double check. But mostly, if it sounds good, it is good. I imagine further on in a later video he gets into more details about using chords that sound good with the melody.

I think a main takeaway from this lesson is that knowing what chord you're on will tell you what note to target your bend. Could be a whole step. Could be a half step. If you were doing something with a different flavor of a G7, say 2 frets lower, you'd have to bend the D up a minor third to get the F.

Very helpful. Thank you so much.

Here is Tomo's comment:

"Thanks so much for subscribing to my Guitar Wisdom. Don't think too much, and don't worry! Please focus more on triads and chord lessons, including the lessons in the Applied Theory section."