Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

I'm traveling so I only have my ukulele. I'm applying the triads to ukulele. the top 4 strings are the same (at least same concept). Now I can do all the triads and I can go up the neck in G C D F Am Em. I will try to master it and not take more than 1 second to move to the next inversion.

When I get home I will do on my guitar which is going to be harder for sure because of more strings. Plus it's electric, so it's going to be more ringy.

Thank you Grace for Week 2.

Have a safe travel! You can still do One String Approach.
A little different tuning so location of notes are slighly different.

Very important to sustain each note longer. Pracrtice triad inversion on One String.
Then you can practice 3 notes on 123 set string.

Tomo

25 likes wow. Yay. I love this.

Thank you!

Tomo

Yes Jonathan!
Sammi is probably a good chess player. Always thinking a few steps ahead. We are so lucky!
Kurt

"We are living in the future
I'll tell you how I know
I read it in the paper
Fifteen years ago
We're all driving rocket ships
And talking with our minds
And wearing turquoise jewelry
And standing in soup lines".

"Living In the Future"- John Prine

Thank you and you're very welcome from Boston USA.

Tomo

You're welcome, Jonathan! Hope you enjoy!

Ausie awesome! Living in the future is such forward thinking. I would be living out of time if I think about it too much. Time zones confuse me backwards and forwards. Stay in time for best of times!! :)

Future life , So rocket and fly all in sky city , maybe space city ?!

Thank you Tadashi for Day 1.

Good job on your note about C triad inversions.

You can practice singing and playing (not same time)
C Major Scale on 2nd string. (You can practice this on 1st & 3rd string too!)

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do (Susutain each note)
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re Do (Slowly)

You can try these:
1) Do Re Mi, Re Mi Fa...
2) Do Re Mi Do, Re Mi Fa Re...
3) Do Mi, Re Fa....
4) Do Re, Do Mi....

This is C Major scale so it's easier to sing Do Re Mi....
You're very welcome!

A lot of Love from Boston USA to Hiroshima Japan.

Tomo

Great notes, Tadashi! Only Day 1!

Love the note example.

Yes! Great!

Tomo

That is what it looks like on paper, nice refresher Tadashi ! Call me old school, yet there is something about watching the ink roll onto the paper and it sinking in solid, like now remember this!! The good stuff in a non-digital world. - johno

Thank you Suzanne!

Good job learning triad inversions in those directions!

This week is we are working on C Triad with One String / One Finger Approach
Not looking, Slowing down! Sustain notes much longer! Be calm....

Then you can play C triad inersions on 123 set strings, slowly!
Use less pressure (Left hand) use more dynamics! Soft picking volumne!

Not looking at the fretboard!
Don't be afraid to hit wrong notes.

Tomo

Triads, triads, triads. You got it, Suzanne!

Thank you Ralph for your appredciation to the forum!

Every Monday, we have our GW zoom meeting.
Always... over one hour! George, Sammi are always asking "How make our members Happy!"
We are always thinking and working! Our job to make people smile!

This is our 2nd Challenge event. Now I know what to do with other topics.
I am thinking that we may do like this more often. This is so good! Love reading everyone's comments. The forum is so amazing!

We are so thankful to our members!
Thank you so much!

Tomo

Thank you Ralph for your appredciation to the forum!

Every Monday, we have our GW zoom meeting.
Always... over one hour! George, Sammi are always asking "How make our members Happy!"
We are always thinking and working! Our job to make people smile!

This is our 2nd Challenge event. Now I know what to do with other topics.
I am thinking that we may do like this more often. This is so good! Love reading everyone's comments. The forum is so amazing!

We are so thankful to our members!
Thank you so much!

Tomo

Totally agree with you, Ralph!

Thank you Sergio for Week 2 / Day 1.

Good job! Always great to review!
C & D (F#/C#)

Thanks so much for watching my Week 2 video.
Clicked! Yes! Normally guitar teacher always think... C is better to start!

Yes! We practiced D.... Movable Do... It was a little difficult.
Now, it's a little easy in C. So nice to know D & C now!

Keep going!

Tomo

That's awesome, Sergio! Glad it clicked for you. Yes, we keep going!

Thank you Clay for Week 2 / Day 1.

Good job! Using a timer! Like cooking... but not looking!
C Scale is simple and good! Mixing C & D!

ET1 is must! Some members think... That titlle... I know!
Better to watch ET1 for 4-5 times! One String Approach!

Yes! Techniques! Good job! No Noise! Thumb Position! Dynamics! Softer touch!

Tomo

Thank you Tomo, I will check that out.

You're very welcome Serena!

Anytime!

Tomo

Sounds like a great plan, Clay. I watched ET01 and FTR01 many times before this challenge!

Thank you Johno!

Root is fruit!

Triads are like ... good food!

Tomo

Root is fruit! Moveable Do (dough).

Thank you Marcus!

All members comments are so amazing!
So inspiring!

Keep going!

Tomo

Thanks Marcus! The passion and progress are amazing to witness.

Thank you Johno for Week 2 / Day 1.

Good job on One String Approach, reviewing Major Scale, using less pressure / left hand.
Thumb position can influence your left hand pressure. Checking intervals. Loud amp volume!

Tomo

Very good, I need to check this :) Thank you Tomo!!

Treble up!

Thank you Richard for sharing Week 2 / Day 1.

Good job! Warming up 10 minutes. I do my 1212 chromatic about 10 minutes and I pay a lot of attention on my left finger & string noise. So I have to do a little slower. Movable Do and a lot of details on singing!

This week is C Traid so you can do One String Approach / sequencings & Triad inverions / not looking! Triad Inversions on 123 set strings / not looking. Slowly! Great challenge. Good job on visualization without guitar. You can hear the sound and you can practice anywhere!

Please enjoy your journey!
Many great souls here!

Tomo

Way to go, Richard! Glad you gave the timer a go and limited your practice. Sounds like you covered a whole lot!

Thanks Richard! I appreciate your kind words!
So glad we are here learning, having fun and making friends!
Kurt

Thanks Richard.. holding on to every precious moment.

Kurt are you from Seattle? I forgot to ask.

Hi Serena,
Yes, I was born in downtown Seattle (just after they built the Space Needle) My Mom was born in the same hospital in 1929!
Really love the Pacific Northwest! Lots of nice people like you live up here :-)
Kurt

Thank you Richard for reading comments on Week 1.

I read all the comments last night. So good!
I am learning!

Tomo

Tyler.. Yummy.

So good Tyler! Excellent update.

Would love to try your spaghetti and ice cream :-)
Kurt

Thank you Tyler for Week 2 / Day 1.

Good job! Not looking. Singing C Major scale slowly.
Sequencing patterns. Yes! More you do, you can hear them.

Good cooking! I ate Ice Cream last night!

Tomo

Slooowly is best :)

Very cool Ice cream on a hot day! Good to hear it was music before food :). The progression is tricky, yet very rewarding with colorful sprinkles :`;`, :-- johno

Thank you Kurt for Week 2 / Day 1.

Good job! Working on details on Week 1 / reviewing. Review is very important!
Noot looking. Singing. One String One Finger Approach, Triad inversions.
Note names, Intervals. Soft touch both hands. Amp loud soft picking. Thumb position.

Thumb position is always moving. This part is very difficult master.
You can focus on C Major scale now. If you can, try reviewing D Major Scale & D Triads,

So happy to hear that!
My job is to make people smile!

Tomo

That's great, Kurt! So many details...way to stay focused. Chip away. One at a time.

Thank you Al for Week 2 / Day 1.

Good job. Revisiting / reviewing One String Approch on D Major Scale.
Singing then playing (very important this order... Imagine the sound, sing it then play it! Not singing and playing together!)

Not looking, slowly.... Don't worry any mistakes! I make a lot of mistakes when I am practcing.
It's okay to hit wrong notes a lot. This way we are learning. Not just repeat right notes with looking at the fretboard.

Do great to hear that! Your pure hardwork is helping your accuracy with slower tempo.
You're very welcome!

Tomo

Mistakes are great!

Indeed, Sammi, mistakes are great. It seems Guitar Wisdom is hereditary!

Guitar Wisdom is a mindset! All of you are adopting that mindset through this practice :)

True that Sammi!! Certain previously unknown good practices are forming in life, guitar, and musical ear! My little notebook is growing on me and going everywhere I am at, amazing :) - johno