Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Same feelings (sometimes). Some lessons take me days, others weeks or more. But it is really rewarding. Learn to walk before run. If you are struggling with a lesson ask for feedback or post a video so Tomo and the community can help you.

Hi Mr M,

I would highly suggest that you take notes of the lesson and review them many times. Watch the video many times, too. Rinse and repeat.

Thanks so much for sharing.

We are working on remaking all Essential theory lessons and each has only one topic and very simple and very slow pace.

Please list up all those lesson numbers. I will check them.
Don't worry! I will keep making remake videos to make them slower and better.

Thank you.
Tomo

Thanks Christian for sharing too!

Definitely each lesson will take a days or a few weeks!
But once you master that lesson then you are bringing up yourself to next level.

Any lessons that you feel too much contents or too fast, please let us know.
Let us knows those lesson names and lesson numbers.

Thank you.

Tomo

Thank you Michael!

Great suggestion! Take notes! Great habit!

Today I taught my new students at Berklee.
Just in case I asked them to play C Major scale on 2nd string then I asked them play other scales on 2nd string. Guess what? Many of them pressed those notes so hard! Mustang technique was okay... they really surprised how difficult to play simple thing.

And I asked to play C Major triad in vertical motion... thumb position, duration of notes, palm muting.... Then said "Yes I can play" first then we found out "No!" So I taught then be honest about own playing... not just guessing or saying.. "Kind of... sort of..."

So simple Major scale on one string approach & triad inversions with clean technique are super important for anyone! I told them to practice & review these everyday and once you can play them cleanly... must stop practicing! (All set!) Especially triad arpeggios & 7th chord arpeggios. Once you can play them, must stop practicing! You don't want to memorize them!

Thank you.

Tomo

Mostly the music theory, bar chords, and the tempo Tomo delivers the lesson content, unfortunately I tremble a lot because of medical conditions, which doesn’t help, but I won’t let it get the better of me.

Mark

Actually, I too at times have thought Tomo's pace is a bit fast at times. Would it be in the cards to have a function to adjust the playback speed?

There is a way to slow down the video. It is in the bottom right corner. Looks like a Flower. Click it, pick it. You can slow it down. 75% or 50% Or speed him up :-)
I use it all the time. I can work on something a long time at 50%. I practice most things with Tomo in the lessons at 50 or 75%. It feels amazing when you can play it right at 100%!
Kurt

Thanks for your reply, Mark. If you can comment on the exact lesson titles of the material you find too fast, I know Tomo will write them in his notebook to review and improve them. Onwards!

Thank you Kurt!

Cool!! Thanks for sharing Kurt! Now I want to learn this too😊

You can do it Sergio! For sure. When you get it going, it feels like Tomo took the training wheels away and you are riding all by yourself!
Kurt

Kurt, how cool! Great clip! I love it. You also have the most beautiful guitars.

Thanks very much Linda! I never really play that big boy much. Tomo inspired me to try flat wounds on it. I prefer my smaller guitars, like your new one, but I'm lucky to be able to mix it up.

Kurt

So So great , Really cool ! Kurt !
I see that book! Good news to tell you , I received 《Zen Guitar》 a few days ago !
Now it's by my bedside , Now I want to put this book around my guitar place , a small table!
Ps : I 'm in the dojo section , excited!
Beautiful Guitar , Beautiful sunshine & Music!
This video will lightly remind me come to learn Bb Jazz blues 's chord , because so beautiful!

Thanks for the support, Andrew! It is important to remember that feeling of uncertainty is part of the learning process. We all struggle, but here, we are not alone in our struggle! Keep up the small, consistent efforts. Can't wait to see where it takes you.

Thank you Andrew for sharing your encouragement!

We are have same feeling about uncertain things. We need to believe and making a lot of efforts with passion, positive feeling.

Yes! Many things will be happening and you can enjoy your guitar playing more and more!

Thank you.

Tomo

Thank you for your uplifting message, Jiayang! We can learn a lot from each other. Little by little.

Thank you for sharing your own experience & encouragement here!

Good jo! You already stayed in and worked very hard at Guitar Wisdom.
It means a lot to me!

Yes! We can share our feeling & our experiences each other.
Thank you.

Tomo

Thank you Tomo & Sammi !
I so pleasure to learning here , Thank you for everything .

Hi Kurt

Congratulations 🥰. And thanks for sharing your beautiful love story !!!
“ all you need is love” ❤️🎸🎶

and some Guitar Wisdom!
Thanks Frank!

👍👍👍

Wow...Kurt,I want to say Lisa she is so beautiful!
I 'm so so so moving with these photo , So great beautiful love , I love these photo !
15 year old , So touching !

Kurt, what I like about your pics is that it’s easy to see the happiness in the eyes of you and your wife. Both of you guys seem to have found that piece of the puzzle that clicked into place back when you were 15 years old. Those photos have captured great moments that, collectively, define your journey. Emmylou Harris sings…”And it’s a miracle how one soul finds another”.

Great job on the hand exercises, Ken. You are the man!

Kurt

Ken, where do you get the notifications?

Hey Linda, notifications come in by email. If you're not getting them, go to your profile and you can enable them.

I'm in the same boat as you, Ken! I want to arrive at the "reply" point, but it takes a bit of browsing to find it. We must practice our patience with the forums, too :)

Perfect, Ken! Thank you so much!