Welcome to Guitar Wisdom - October 2025 - Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom Forums

Welcome to Guitar Wisdom - October 2025

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Jonathan R Morss

5 months ago

Howdy all.

My name is Jon and I've been plying guitar for a few decades, but most of what I have learned is just by ear training. I was looking for a program that would move my guitar skill and knowledge to the next level. After seeing videos of Tomo-san jamming with Toshiki Soejima, I was both impressed and curious has who this master of the fretboard was. I have not been disappointed with what I have found. I'm really looking forward to digging into the lessons and becoming the guitar player I've always wanted to be.

Thanks George for the very cool welcome intro.

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Sammi Fujita Mod

5 months ago

Welcome to the world of wisdom, Jon! It sounds like you're in the right place. Definitely read through some of the forum threads. You'll get a feel for the community here, see how people practice, and receive feedback!

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George Mattingly Mod

5 months ago

Welcome, Jon! Thank you for your kind words, and for choosing Guitar Wisdom as your learning platform. We think our members make this the best online community anywhere, and we hope that you will agree. Keep having fun with your guitar, and post in these Forums to let us know how you are doing!

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Tomo Fujita Mod

5 months ago

Thank you Jon! Welcome to Guitar Wisdom! Thank you for watching my videos with Toshiki Soejima. You can learn so much here! Please take your time and enjoy your guitar journey!

Tomo

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David Tipton

5 months ago

Hello everyone, my name is David. I picked up my first guitar at 18 and was able to learn the basics and fool around with it. I’ve been able to play basic chords and melodies for awhile but I have been wanting to go much deeper into the guitar.

Now at 31, I’ve ran into Tomo’s lessons where it finally feels like there is an online teacher who truly wants you to master the guitar, not just blindly follow tabs that lose their context outside of what’s on paper. It’s world class education from an incredibly approachable teacher from my living room. Heck yeah.

I’m looking forward to learning as much as I can and trying to interact with this community as much as possible.

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Sammi Fujita Mod

5 months ago

Hi David! Welcome aboard - you're in for a treat. Thank you so much for introducing yourself and starting that awesome thread on preparation for practice. If you have any questions, you know where to find us!

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Tomo Fujita Mod

5 months ago

Thank you David for posting here! Welcome to Guitar Wisdom! So happy to hear that! Thanks so much for finding my lessons! Now you can hear some directions without tabs. Great job! Please enjoy your guitar journey!

Tomo

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LaVoy Thomas Ragels

5 months ago

YES DAVID!!!!! This community and the access to an amazing guitar educator is so cool!

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Tomo Fujita Mod

5 months ago

Thank you LaVoy!

Please enjoy!

Tomo

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LaVoy Thomas Ragels

5 months ago

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! love the guitar.

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李jiayang

4 months ago

Hi my Guitar Wisdom family ! I missing you guys so much , I think I had already leaving for some days , because my mom have a big surgery , need to stay in hospital and take acre. But I think These day I have growing more & back with guitar !

Love your guys ! Wow , How many thing I missed :)

Jiayang

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Sergio Walgood

4 months ago

All the best for your mom Jiayang! ☀️🙏

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Sammi Fujita Mod

4 months ago

Jiayang!! It's great to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by to let us know. I am sure your mom appreciates having you with her. By the way, Tomo texted me yesterday: "Jiayang is back!" We care deeply about you.

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李jiayang

4 months ago

Thank you Sergio ! Thank you Sammi ! Thank you Tomo ! She is getting better , I ‘m working on rebuilding work . My GW family aways is a strong back up for me , I'm very appreciate for everything , give me some time and I will set everything up !
Much love ❤️
Best wishes to guys !

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Sunil

4 months ago

Jiayang, I hope your mom is recovering happily!!

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Jeffrey Croteau

4 months ago

Hope your mom gets well soon! Good to hear from you Jiayang!

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李jiayang

4 months ago

Thank you Jeff , So happy hear from you , Too !

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George Mattingly Mod

4 months ago

Jiayang, we are very happy to see that you're back! Please tell your mom that your Guitar Wisdom family wishes her a speedy recovery!

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李jiayang

4 months ago

Thank you George ! I will !!

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Lee kingcombe

3 months ago

Hello ,my name is Lee. I'm in Ireland I have been following Tomo for quite a while and signed up for Guitar Wisdom. Sad to say I haven't utilised it enough. But that's about to change.

Im a self taught player started at 14 and am now 46 ive grand canyon gaps in my knowledge someone might say can you play this chord...ill say no then play the shape!

I have got my G.W notebook ready ,my guitar in tune and am ready to learn

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Sammi Fujita Mod

3 months ago

Welcome, Lee! Glad to hear you're recommitting to your practice. Sounds like you're ready to go! Please don't hesitate to reach out on the forums. Definitely, review everything! Filling in the gaps is what a lot of people here are doing :)

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Lee kingcombe

3 months ago

Thank you , I shall keep up with posting and look forward to making some guitar friends.

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Tomo Fujita Mod

3 months ago

Thank you for joining and welcome to Guitar Wisdom!

Don't worry anything! You can learn a lot of things here. Please take your time. Please join our forum and you can comment to any threads. Our community is very strong to help each others.

Looking forward to your guitar journey!

Tomo

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Lee kingcombe

3 months ago

Thanks Tomo, I am looking forward to it. I will enjoy using the forum.

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George Mattingly Mod

3 months ago

Thank you, Lee, for your posts, and welcome to our community! We hope that you will share your progress and your challenges in these Forums. Enjoy the learning process and have fun with your guitar!

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Cruz

3 months ago

Hello thought id join the Guitar Wisdom forums since I enjoy TomoFugita Youtube. After 30 years playing guitar and leading the church music, think it's time I actually learned about why things work on guitar. lol. Learned the fretboard, caged, major scales, minor, and just getting into dominants. Spending a lot of time on playing songs by ear after Johnny Hilland told me it's the most critical thing is to hear music :). Here goes into Tomo courses.

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Sammi Fujita Mod

3 months ago

Hello, Cruz! Welcome to Guitar Wisdom! It sounds like you have a lot of experience. To understand the reasons behind how things work, check out the Essential Theory section. We strongly suggest reviewing the lessons—even if you're familiar with the subject. Tomo's teaching style is unique and might fill in some gaps. Let us know if you have any questions, and feel free to share what you're working on by starting a thread!

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Cruz

3 months ago

Thank you Sammi

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Tomo Fujita Mod

3 months ago

Thank you Cruz for joining here! Welcome to Guitar Wisdom. So happy to hear that you have been watching videos at my YouTube Channel. Good job! You already learned guitar by your own! Yes! Having a string ear is must for being a good / great musician! Listen deeply without visually thinking! Please dig in "One String One Finger Approach "Essential Theory" section. First lesson is so important! Please watch this lesson! (Some people think ...they know "Major Scale" Concept is a little different so please take a look!
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/et01-c-major-scale

Looking forward to your guitar journey!

Tomo

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Cruz

3 months ago

Thank you Tomo for the guidance I will get into the one string One Finger Approach right away, along with my now daily chromatic exercises :) in your challenge. I've really been trying to learn to play over chord changes and I bet that lesson will help me a lot. One lesson I just started that I love is FC Drop 2 Voicings - 7th Chord Inversions. Its really reinforcing some stuff I've been trying to learn. Just got serious about guitar about 4 years ago and finally realized its a life journey that I can enjoy from now on. Grateful student for life :) Anyway, all the best and Happy Holidays!

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George Mattingly Mod

3 months ago

Welcome to our community, Cruz! We hope that you will share your journey in these Forums, to enjoy the best possible Guitar Wisdom experience. Keep playing and have fun!

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Fabian

2 months ago

Hello everyone, my name is Fabian. I'm from Switzerland and I've been doing guitar since 2016 (it will already be 10 years this summer...) and I've unfortunately not been able to improve as much as I want to. I always use tabs and don't really understand the instrument.

I discovered Tomo Fujita with the awesome Youtube videos, and learned about Guitar Wisdom there. Hopping to understand the guitar more by starting again with the basics.

Thanks to everyone working on these lessons !

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Sergio Walgood

2 months ago

Welcome Fabian! Your in the right place! :D

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Cruz

2 months ago

Hi Fabian new here too. I Already learned more in two weeks than any other place :) . All the best. Forum is awesome

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LaVoy Thomas Ragels

2 months ago

Hoi, Fabian. Informal greeting from google. Guitar is awesome.
-LaVoy

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Sammi Fujita Mod

2 months ago

Hello, Fabian! Welcome to Guitar Wisdom! Good for you for digging into the basics. I think you'll find Tomo's teaching quite helpful in learning to understand the instrument. If you ever need guidance, start a thread with your question! We've got a super helpful and supportive crew here :)

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Scott Fowler

2 months ago

Hi Fabian! Welcome. So glad to have you here with us on your journey. This is the best community that I've been a part of ever.

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Tomo Fujita Mod

about 2 months ago

Thank you Fabian from Switzerland! Welcome to Guitar Wisdom!

You are going to learn guitar with One String One Finger approach first so you don’t need tabs anymore!
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/et01-c-major-scale

Plus you can learn Triad inversions so you will know same notes on other locations.
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/music-theory-i/videos/et12-major-triads

Good job! I look forward to your guitar journey!

Tomo

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Zach M.

about 1 month ago

Hi all. I started learning guitar from various internet and YouTube options about 6 months ago. I realized I was probably starting to learn some bad habits. I was also relying on tab and scale shapes rather than really learning the instrument, so after some intro to theory videos I came across Tomo's videos and was inspired to join the site.

My goal is now to learn the guitar the right way and with proper technique.

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Sammi Fujita Mod

about 1 month ago

Welcome to Guitar Wisdom, Zach! The switch from YouTube learning and learning with Tomo here is huge! Glad you felt inspired to join. Please let us know if you need any help along the way.

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Hugo W

20 days ago

Hi Zach! Hugo here.

Then we are on the same track! I started learning guitar for around 1 - 2 months and have a similar background (internet videos with basic understanding of CAGED shapes). Let's discuss more and enjoy the community here!

I'm working on the C Major, chromatic scale and will start the R 3 7 Swing Groove video soon. Perhaps you'd want to visit them.

[EDIT: not the R 3 7 Swing Groove yet (for me). It's the Inversions of C Chord video. Very helpful and great for beginners. Put simply, we will learn "Do Me So" as Triads (aka what is commonly called "basic" X Chord (where X is the key; e.g. C chord). Inversions are basically "Me So Do" (1st Inversion) and "So Do Me" (2nd Inversion). I'm preparing some notes while I'm watching the video. If you happen to watch it and open a new thread, I am happy to share the notes. No pressure. Enjoy!]

Also, there's a tone setting for practice video. You can check it out as well.

Hugo

Tomo Fujita Mod

21 days ago

Thank you Zack! Welcome to Guitar Wisdom! Good job on good choice now! You can do it!

I am looking forward to your guitar journey here! Thanks so much!

Tomo

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George Mattingly Mod

21 days ago

Welcome, Zach, to the most supportive online community of guitar players in the world! We hope that you will share your journey in these Forums. Take your time and enjoy the process!

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