Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Hi Everyone! Hi Tomo!
First of all I live in Brazil and I wish to become a musician in Japan! My main inspirations in the music world are Yonezu Kenshi, Suda Keina and Eve. They’re my big 3 haha. And I LOVE a good funky guitar!

I’ve been playing the guitar for 7 months now but I am extremely unsatisfied with my progress. It’s mainly my tutor’s fault, he basically only used to teach me things I had no interest in and he’s methodology was not ideal for a serious learner.
So all I have is technical skills, I lack knowledge of theory and I don’t know how to read music.
I can’t get this wasted time back, but I’ll give my best to become a great guitar player and musician.

I’m glad to now be part of this community and I hope to learn a lot from Tomo!
Nice to meet y’all!
よろしくお願いします

Hi Kohri,
Pleased to meet you. Firstly, I am new here too!

You say you have been learning for 7 months, and that it’s not gone well, that you feel it’s time that’s been wasted. As someone who is an absolute beginner 7 months is nothing, so please don’t think it’s wasted. It shows how serious you are and how much you want to learn. All the things you mentioned that you want to learn is right here, so congratulations. Music theory, learning to read music, funk guitar. Look no further my friend, Master Tomo has your back!

Patrick from Surrey UK

You are very welcome, Kohri!
Lets keep an eye on each others progress and help each other.

Patrick

Welcome! All of your wants are covered in Tomo's lessons here on GW. Find the lessons that you're interested in - the sight reading section is particularly good - and dive in. There's so much positivity and encouragement in the forums. This is truly a wonderful site!

Nice to meet you, Kohri! Welcome from Brazil!
I'm joining GW from Hiroshima, Japan. I'm happy to have made some new guitar friends.

I see you like Japanese music. I often listen to Yonezu Kenshi and Eve. Do you know Mori Yamato? He's a great guitar player and singer-songwriter.
I look forward to learning together. Thank you!

Welcome, Kohri. I've also been playing for 7 months! I used to live in Japan and played some trombone there, but when I was much younger. I also watched たいしたもんだよ — great! Looking forward to learning with you.

Hey Kohri ~ nice to have you on board.
I think I have you beat… I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years and I’m still a beginner.
I’m just now realizing from Tomo and this platform that in order to get better we reallyneed to slow down.
Tomo’s precepts are not just nice words.
If we can follow them we will make progress.
The hardest one for me to adhere to is ‘Don’t expect too fast’
Anyway…welcome aboard!

Welcome, Kohri!

It’s great to have you here in the Guitar Wisdom community. I really enjoyed reading your introduction — your passion for Japanese music and your motivation to learn guitar are truly inspiring.

I’m also learning step by step with Tomo’s lessons, and I can tell you that this is really the best place to grow both musically and personally. Take your time, enjoy the process, and you’ll definitely feel progress along the way.

Looking forward to sharing our learning journey with you!
Greetings from Japan 🇯🇵

Kazufumi

Thank you guys! Andy, Rich and Kazufumi for welcoming Kohri!

Tomo

Hello! So glad you are here Kohri. I joined in 2021.
So smart of you, Patrick and Andy to find Tomo as you are just starting. I wish I knew him 50 years ago :-)

My advice is to practice a little every day and get a small notebook to make notes about your practice.
I would concentrate on trying to make these exercise a part of your day- like brushing your teeth.
I do them first thing each morning.

Kurt

I would just like to say a very big thank you to Tomo, Kurt and everyone els who I have been luckily enough to have met since joining the forum. I am now going to buy a Guitar Wisdom t-shirt especially for when I make and upload my progression videos!

Excellent place to be Kohri!! Good to meet you on at Guitar Wisdom. A little guitar every day can go a long way. The journey continues with a gang of guitar players, really fun and informative. That Funky guitar is a favorite :) Have a great day!! - johno

Welcome, Kohri! Thank you for introducing yourself and joining from Brazil :). As our seasoned friends have mentioned, the key to a long journey is to take your time. I hope you enjoy all of the lessons, wisdom, and communication going on here. Let us know if you need any support!