Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Our pleasure! Thank you Jeff for watching the Livestream this morning. We are trying a little different time. You're very welcome! Your question was so good and very important! Thank you for asking!

"Hideaway" is one way ticket to "Blues" You can learn many things from this tune! Look up on YouTube. 40 times is better! Go for it!

Tomo

thinking same as jeffery.
i love it when tomo says "go for it!!"
f*** yeah!!!

Agree with you, Jeffrey. I got a lot out of this particular livestream.

P.S. I see what you did there with the 'takeaways' and 'hideaways'.

Thank you Sunil!

Tomo

Sunil, great notes. It bears repeating.....play triads in a different position, or switch up the timing. I get your point about getting brain-lock. I can feel like I've practiced something so well but when it's my turn, I am deer-in-headlights.

I'll keep you posted on the car.

Great summary Sunil!

Well done!

You are so good!

I can destroy any car easily!

Tomo

exactly linda!
hahaha jump my friend!!

definitely felt like brain lock, but i was like a slightly nervous but not-as-bad-as-i-imagined-happy-baby haha. luckily no drooling and had my big boy pants on hahaha...for real tho.

when i got home i seriously wondered why i didn't play octaves like wes first, then triads then scales...

my mind went straight to the most profoundly simple.

i think i'm starting to realize why tomo says the pros dont talk about the simple stuff, maybe they understood it so completely they forgot to consider it....

ok, i will! :)
golden; the reps are key:
play triads in a different position, or switch up the timing.

also taking apart my even-shameful-for-a-billionaire pedal board.

can't practice with the tree in my face lol.
all i need is a tuner and some tasty waves...

i put the supro in the eating room.

i think i can stand to hear my guitar alone on the swart mod 84 now. tone on max. thats my bassman.

silktone is just for pure joy.

Thanks Tomo!
studying with friends :)

Love this Rich.

Thank you Rich for your request and question! We are happy to answer!

Yes. Need to have a few choices.
1) Same phrase / different positions & different fingerings (Triads!)
2) Different rhythms (Long notes/short note)
3) Different space (Do not fill every bar)

The most important part is having a great ear!
Without this… it is hard to follow music in time.
That’s why “slow down machine” No good.

You can learn so much from R 3 7 Swing Groove.
Playing Blues, Jazz Blues and Jazz Standards.
Very effective for training ear to hear chord changes.

Hidaway is a great song and must know song for blues jam session.
You’re very welcome! Your Method Book playing is very impreessive!
Please be proud yoursellf!

We will do better notification next time.
And please check TOMO LIVE STREMS thread for more information.

Tomo

Best things to do.
1) Do not watch YouTube lessons.
2) Do not use slow down machine.
3) Do not expect anything first.

Find something to grow....
1) Seeds
2) Water
3) Sun

Nothing is instant!
Be patient!
You can do it!

Tomo

Love this Tomo.

Somehow reminds me of the gap band, "you dropped a bomb on me"

early memory of waiting with amma, for acha to come home...past bedtime, in pjs cozy...maybe it was the bammies, some awards show...

nothing is instantaneous. true.
be patient. ok.
you can do it. ok.

keep going maaaaans

So happy to hear that! Thank you so much! Please do! I jam packed a lot of information so you can watch it a few times! I need to watch it myself so I can review my performance. Looking forward to hear your feedback.

Tomo

Does this make more sense musically? More connected? I tried to incorporate more use of triads while soloing.

It is not R 3 7 Swing but over some chords from Tomo's version of isn't she lovely.

-LaVoy

Those ARE lovely chords! I think it makes sense, musically. Found it very soothing. Very Jazzy. Job well done. Encourages me to try it.

Sounds so good LaVoy! Sweet playing. Playing feeling part is so musical. Good job!

Tomo

Beautiful! Nice smooth jazz!

Thank you Jeff. I was trying to use triads connected to the sounds I was hearing. Basically at random. My best guesses HAHAHAHAHA.

-LaVoy

Nice piece LaVoy!! Yes, very musical and light melody chords. A few times I thought of two guitars and had to check again. Very full tonal light jazzy sound. Thank you for sharing your vibe, soothing sound. I hear you tho, more triads!!
-johno

Cool thank you Jeff. I am not sure what I am thinking about. Just kind of reacting to what I have played and what the chords are doing. I guess that is what improvisation is but it still seems it could be better. I also have Martin and Co phosphor bronze 13-56 strings. I really like the phosphor bronze strings.

Also I picked between 4 acoustics on the wall and I really liked this Yamaha. 200 dollars off even.

A REALLY GOOD DEAL!!!!!

Thank you for the support guys. Means a lot.

-LaVoy

Thank you Johno! So happy to hear that! About chord tone, triads... I don't think b3 to M3... I think CH (chromatic) to M3. Minor pentatonic is R b3 4 5 b7 but I think #9 rather than b3... b3 means minor chord sound. Regular blues is Major sound, Dom7 chord.

So same scale and 3 different colors on I or IV or V. That's why learning chord progression / blues form is super duper important! R 3 7 Swing Groove is so helpful! Please take your time!

Tomo

Excellent, thank you so much for the clarity on this topic Tomo. That makes way more sense in terms of chromatics and the notes #9 to M3. An eye opener for sure.
-johno

Thank you Jeff! See you soon! 11am EST. Looking forward to this live stream!

Tomo

Thank you Jeff for watching this livestream. We are having a lot of fun making these livestream video. TA ta Ta, Ta ta Ta ... you can practice triplet accent too. (Tapping exercise). I just post that body motion video this morning on R 3 7 thread by Scott. Please check it. Yes! Low note should be played softer. Please do. 2-3 times then you will notice something that you didn't notice at first time. If you only watch any lesson video only once, most likey you missed something.

Tomo

Thank you Tomo! Even now going back to lookin good imitation practice it seems more clear. No one told me about subdividing before or must have missed it. This was big take away where I see can dive deep into.

Realizing I’ve just been guessing this whole time

My pleasure! Imitation is so important! You don't want to over thinking music but rhythm is very much like math, numbers so you should figure them out as clear as you want. Slow, subdivide clearly.... No guessing! Did you practice tapping triplet accent?

Tomo

Ok thanks wont over think it. Technically yes I did try it maybe twice after I saw the video lesson before. Maybe I didn’t realize then and never made it into a routine and didn’t really know what it was for yet. It’s definitely coming into focus more right now.

Thank you Clay! Don't worry! We always record these livestream so you can watch it later. We are doing at 11:00am EST right now. Maybe we will try at different time setting from May or June. Please practice this shuffle bassline until you can play it anytime so you own it!

Tomo

Thank you Linda for watching the GW Livestream and so happy to hear that it was very helpful! I am so lucky to have our amazing team George and Sammi!

Thanks so much for sharing some of highlights! You got so much details! You made me very happy! Good job! We can play a few different feel against same tempo setting.

You can ask any questions or you can pause at any time at in private lesson. But these video lessons, you can make your own pace so you can pause it and write some info on a paper etc.

Tomo