Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

OK! Not the greatest of takes, but I did figure out some things. I was trying to play something I thought I heard, but wasn't actually there, which was totally screwing up my regular strumming pattern in that part. I actually had my a-ha moment watching Andy's last video for this. Anyway, as usual I got nervous and sped up for this. My muting was definitely off, but I feel like I'm getting the consistent rhythm down better.

Hey Tomo - whenever you have time, I could use help / details on some of the fills for this. Whenever I try them, they seem out of time or just out of place.
There are a few of these:
- An occasional E9 (sounds like) hit
- The bass walk-up with octave
- The bass variation Andy played in his last video
Thanks!

Thank you Clay for your request. I made this video. Hope this video can cover what you are looking for.

Tomo

Many great threads! Thank you so much evereyone!

Tomo

After Smooth Buddha mentioned John Mayer's "Who Did You Think I Was," I checked it out and started to learn it.

What I want to share (and thank Tomo for) is how great it feels to have gained some fundamental "building blocks" that I can apply to this goal — that are helping me break down, understand, and play what John is doing.

The muting, the pull off/hammer on, slides, thumb position — so many things I've been practicing with Catwalk and the Am7 exercises are helping me. Of course, I can only play the Mayer riffs really slowly. But making progress.

Thank you Andy for sharing your experience and your feeling with my teaching. I am so happy to hear that. Anyone can just show what to play but it is different to learn how to with foundation which can make something really dsifferent. You are a great person being very patient! Thanks so much!

That John's song is really coming from R 3 7 & Bassline with his own way!

You're very welcome Andy! You cannot learn to pass "foundation Building Blocks" from any YouTube lessons. John had to clearn his muting techniques when he was a student!

Let's keep going! We can do more tham "Cat Walk & Am7 excercise"

Tomo

Hi everyone. I want to try Cat Walk Today. I am wonderling whether I should make stress to certain blushing.
Eiji

Andy, thank you for having me in the team funk.
Eiji

Looks like I’m late to the team funk party, but I absolutely love the energy here. I hope my comment brings this thread to fresh eyes because it's worth checking out.

The work that Andy, Clay, and now Eiji are doing really helps clarify the process Tomo encourages you to take. It takes time. You break things down into small pieces. You work on one thing at a time - a specific area or issue - until it’s fixed. You share your practice and ask for guidance. You implement feedback and discover a new issue. It’s an ongoing process. As Tomo says, it’s not quick like fast food - nothing is instant.

As you develop your technique, you get to know what you’re playing more deeply…to the point where you hear a song and recognize something. That’s a powerful connection. Even if you’re not sure at first, the connection between something you hear and something you’ve practiced is huge. You recognize it by the sound and the feel. That’s musicianship.

Anyways, my main point is that the fundamentals may not always feel fun in the moment, but they sure do create fun. Thank you all for the inspiration.

Let’s keep going!
Sammi