Looking forward to see you all at the GW Livestream at 11am EST today!
Thank you.
Tomo
Looking forward to see you all at the GW Livestream at 11am EST today!
Thank you.
Tomo
Awesome you guys! Thanks a lot. This was a great live stream and I really liked this time late Saturday morning too. Thanks Tomo for taking our questions and bringing to life how we can carry forwards and apply. A lot of ideas.
A lot of take aways and hideaways.
I don’t know the Stevie Ray version. Looking forward to rewatching this livestream I need to go listen to HA 40 times first to get ready for the new challenge thread.
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
hey gw fam,
here are my notes.
(i have an ld so you may need to go back and watch the recorded livestream video anyway. haha. its a good one, totally worth it)
live chat
listened to:
• hide away, freddy king
• hide away, clapton
• srv version?
what did the english guys experience when they listened to freddy for the first time?
• organ players add 3rd 7th
gw student questions:
• rich asked how to improvise (more to this)
• clays asks how to connect triads
• sunil asked how to go from fundamentals to improv
• a net of influences
listen, analyze, it will take two weeks, its not instantaneous
• (need to go back and listen to live chat again, this is a key point, i may have flubbed it)
matt scholfield and tomo at a guitar clinic, basic blues shuffle, matt forgot to think about it because (i think) he integrated it into himself, or learned it, long ago
during practice simply after learning
• bass line, r37, triads, bends, flourishes
• get the feel
never let tomo or me work on your cars hahaha
Johno asked:
"what is a good rule to use modes, like mixing them?"
hw?:
• listen to freddy ~20x,
• listen to clapton 20x
• practice foundation clearly...cleanly, like a piano...
tomo mentions level of communication for students with different cultural backgrounds:
• infer student personality from top 5, musical parents -- influences
• find and learn influences to temper communication, complexity of the song you are learning(?)
johno:
freddy king learned guitar from his mother. (whoa that is super cool)
"@Matt_
_81A Linda - that's the key for me.
Modes are too technical! I don't have the brain cells to spare when playing to think about modes!
I'm still working on triads and making musical phrases with them."
^ such a good point same for me! i totally blanked on jam night...as tomo, george and sammi say: preparation.
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 :)
So bummed I missed the livestream.
I was totally free but I didn’t know it was happening.
Thank you for answering my question!
For me after my first watching of the livestream the thing that made the biggest impact on me was…
In order to go from a ‘learned phrase’ to making a phrase ‘your own’ you have to be able to play the phrase in a bunch of different positions. This way when you are performing you have options.
And then after you have learned a phrase in a bunch of different positions you need to have an idea of where you want to take the song musically and practice doing that.
I have noticed that my biggest weaknesses as a player is my ear training. So I am still struggling to hear what intervals are being played over chord progressions. This makes it very difficult to transcribe music for me without slowing the tempo down or watching someone on YouTube explain how to play the song (which I won’t do anymore).
Even the melody to,Hideaway would take me forever to figure out if I couldn’t watch Tomo play it.
But at least I’ve identified the problem and now I have to work on it.
Hopefully learning phrases in different positions and analyzing what intervals are being played over the chord will help my ear training.
Thank you again for answering my question,
If you could please send out a reminder email a day or two before the next livestream that would be appreciated.
Love you guys.
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
Amazing Live stream today! Thank you Tomo!
I have to watch a few more times And then will share some thoughts.
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!
Thanks LTR! Really enjoyed listening to you play. I found to be nice sounding and musical for sure.
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
Nice. You choose those notes. Your version of ‘random’ I think is interesting, sounds good to me
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
Completely enjoyed this YouTube January, live stream. The escape from 5-tonics is a definite focus on my list. Excited to try Tomo's recommendations. My impressions are to follow chord tones in the progression when soloing. Apply Triad tones, opportunity to bend b3 to M3, use chromatic steps in phrases, pick up phrase before the 1, watch for M6 which is V7 over ii, work on bending notes for color (the right blue notes) I am still trying to understand is it quarter tone, or chord tone, or both, I get confused. Listen to the space notes, sing a melody when working the bass line progression. Finally "let's prepare together". Wow, there is quite the audience on the YouTube live stream, happy to tune in.
-johno
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
Great live stream this morning.
Big Ta and little ta. The three fingers visual I think is helping. This is starting to sink in a little more. Back beat moving body back. There’s so more to these triplets than you’d think initially i have more studying to do. The low note is softer too.. have to watch again tonight and then will try tmw!
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.
Sorry I missed this morning - I can't make the 1100 hour on Saturdays. Just watched the recording. Good stuff. I haven't been working on the shuffle bassline, but think I'll add it 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
Hi there! Great insight in this livestream. Helpful for understanding the "why" on metronome tempos. Great job Tomo, George, and Sammi.
Highlights for me:
• Bassline is root / octave / flat seventh / fifth
• Start with metronome at higher tempo for the beat(s), then slow it way down and play between the beats of the metronome.
• This helps to develop "feel". And creates space
• Stay curious!! And pay attention every moment.
• When watching lessons, hit pause at any point and address an issue you may be having. Only then move on to rest of lesson.
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
After watching the last livestream recording,
I was looking at Dr. Z Carmen Gia on reverb and reviews (almost bought one of the cars in hs but did not; similarly now,) I don't have the cash for the amp but just looking at reviews and a few said it sounds like guitar on the albums below.
When I listened to the albums for the first time, I was not thinking about the amp.
I was thinking of the last livestream.
Highly recommended, I think.
Sooo good.
Thank you Tomo.
Listening to Hoodoo Man Blues, again now.
🫀✊🏾🙏🏾
Hoodoo Man Blues,
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band.
1965
(Buddy Guy, guitar)
and,
Bad News Is Coming,
Luther Allison
1973
Thank you Sunil for watching the last Livestream.
My pleasure!
Tomo