Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Great to hear Takano, solid rhythm and changes. It is a cool progression in that it is not a lot of moving around the fretboard or even changing finger placement. Very meditative rhythm. A favorite to practice for sure. Thank you for sharing your video, sounds like a snare it in studio room too :) - johno

You're absolutely right—there's a snare drum in this room!
I always turn up the volume when I practice, using the snare's vibration from the guitar sound as a guide.

Thank you, Tomo-sensei!
I’ll play it more slowly and use a wider motion with my right arm, just like you told me.
Do you use a wider right-hand motion to make sure your muting is working properly?

And, is it okay if I post again when I feel better?

Thanks again,

Junichiro

You're very welcome!

Upstroke is very important to left hand muting.
Wider strumming is so important over all.

Yes. After 2 weeks. Good!
Please do.

Thank you.

Tomo

I thought I was doing fine with the metronome, but Tomo-sensei told me to slow it down.

It's not fun practice, but that's exactly why we need to be patient and do it every day!

Thank you, Morita-san, for your comment!

This is my university’s studio.

Yes, muting technique is really difficult—especially when the amp is loud!
That’s exactly why I use this studio.

Thank you so much for sharing this additional video.

Tomo

Thank you for the video—I really appreciate it!

This practice is deeper and harder than I expected.
It was really helpful to see how much you actually move your right hand up and down—more than I thought!

I hope you recover from your injury soon.

Thank you Takano ! How much move right hand up and down ? Got it , when I'm recovery will pay attention for this !
Let's keep going !!

Thank you Sammi! I still practice two things a lot.
Chromatic scale exercise
R 3 7 Swing Groove

Tomo

Great job feeling the groove, Takano! As Tomo mentioned, it's very important to follow the blues chord progression, which is a small detail that many people tend to overlook. You're doing great and putting in the effort. Now, you can focus on following the musical form for 12-bar Bb blues.

In this lesson (FT Root 3rd 7th Swing Groove Technique) it is 1 4 1 1. 4 4 1 1. 5 4 1 5. (8:13 mark) https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/ft-root-3rd-7th-swing-groove-technique

Hi Sammi, thank you for the video!
I’ve been pretty busy lately, so I was finally able to watch it today.
I’ll practice it very slowly at a much slower tempo.
Once I start getting used to it, I tend to get a bit careless and lose track of where I’m playing—it’s really challenging!

When I focus on the range of my strokes, I often lose track of where I’m actually playing!
I’m going to slow it down again and try to play while staying fully aware of where I am on the fretboard.
I’ll practice a bit more and would really appreciate your feedback again after that.
Thank you so much!

Good job!

My pleasure!

Thank you.

Tomo

Hi Junichiro, you're doing great!
I can see that you've been practicing very carefully.
It's difficult, but let's persevere.
Let's do our best!

Thank you Tadashi for encouragement!

Tomo

Thank you for the comment!
No matter what I do patience is the key to get better!!
I also need to be aware of the important things

You're very welcome!

Be patient & Be a nice person!

Tomo

Thank you Kurt for encouragement!

Tomo

Thank you Andrew for encouragement!

Tomo

Thank you for your comment!

I hope this thread helps everybody who wants to get better!

Yes!

This thread is helping others so much!

Thank you.

Tomo

Thank you Johno!

Tomo

Thank you so much for the compliment!
I’ve watched Tomo-sensei’s videos so many times and always try to feel the groove!
I truly understand how important it is to do this every single day, even when I’m busy!

My pleasure!

Very important to practice slow and precise everyday!

You got it!

Tomo

Keep going Junichiro!
You have a great attitude and are making real progress through hard work.
I've been practicing this for a really long time and am still learning. I never thought about "not bending" my wrist, but I've been doing it too. Glad Tomo can spot all the details so we can get better.
It is a true challenge, but will pay off when we are funky FunkMasters!
Kurt

Thank you Kurt!

R 3 7 is my sectet source for my funk playing!

Tomo

Thank you very much for your comment!
I’m not skilled enough to do everything perfectly just as I was taught, so once I feel like I’ve improved to some extent, I usually ask Tomo-sensei for feedback.
The advice about playing without bending the wrist was actually new to me!
I’m really glad if this information was helpful to you.

Thank you very much for your comment! I understand your advice about the amp settings.
I didn’t use distortion — the sound just became too loud when I recorded it on my computer, so it ended up sounding distorted.
Next time, I’ll try recording again with the bass at 0, treble at 10, and be more careful with the volume.
I’ve been a bit busy with exams, so I haven’t practiced RT37 lately and feel a bit out of shape.
I’ll follow your advice and give it a try!