Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Thanks, Tomo. For the challenge and the video.
I will add this to my daily routine.

I’m in too!

My pleasure jh!

Thank you Jeff!

Tomo

Very much so!! Since I just started using a pick I'd like to get improve this aspect of my playing. Nice timing! Thanks Tomo!!

Good job Michael! My pleasure! This one page can help anyone with alternate picking technique!

me too, in!

thank you tomo!

i spent a moment too long trying read the beat, so i am going to work on this too. awesome!

thank you for the reference video!
that is so helpful!

Thank you Rich! This page is very important for alternate picking.
Plesae enjoy it!

Tomo

Thank you Sunil! This page is so good! My pleasure!

Tomo

I think it is in another book we don't really need yet. Just this page :-)
Kurt

ah i was wondering too!
cool.
thanks scott, and kurt.

Thank you Scott! You only need this page! (From Melodic Rhythm book)

Tomo

Thank you Kurt! We only need this one page!

Tomo

ah right, cadence!
i forgot the term.
thank you john!

Thank you Johno! Yes! This exercise is so good! I used to do 3 different tempos. Faster & lighter (picking) My pleasure!

Tomo

Yes! Thank you Kurt! I used to practice this with slow to fast tempo. Faster you get, you need to play softer! So it is not easy and very challenging. My pleasure!

Same here

Good job Tadashi! You only need this one page!

Tomo

Good job David!

Tomo

Thank you, Tadashi-

for inspiring me...

to finally figure out how to capture the screen shot and print it..

without asking my wife for help :-)

I appreciate all you bring to GW!

Have a great day!
Kurt

Good job Kurt! We only need this page so just screenshot is good!

Tomo

Thank you Sammi! I used to practice this with a metronome! Great challenge for picking control and picking dynamics.

Tomo

My pleasure Serena! Good job!

Tomo

Yes! It's fun to groove! Fast tempo with softer picking!

Tomo

Great question! You can keep looking at those notes. Do not look at the fretboard. You can memorize them but it's better to look those notes so that you can make sure you are playing rifght rhythms and right duration of those notes.

Tomo

Yes! Down beat is down picking. Up beat is up picking with 8th notes.

Tomo

Thank you Karl! So happy to hear that!

Tomo

Thank you Johno! So happy to hear that! I This exercise, you can play aroung 5th, 4th and 3rd strings to play this C Major scale. Starting 2nd finger.

Tomo

Good job Scott! I really enjoy listening your chromatic exercise video too! Once you have a solid foundation... so easy to learn songs! Because your hands are ready!

Tomo

Tomo, yes, I am excited. I am making slow progress with the Blues Bassline and keeping my fingers down. I still have to go slow and adjust it down. I am only focused on the I (one) chord right now. It is very hard to keep my middle two fingers straight, but I will get there.

Well said Scott about missing the songs. I have shelved most song playing for practice. I am really enjoying the exercises to build better technique. Tomo has the recipe for improvement and so far it has helped tremendously in so many ways. All kinds of tasty ingredients :) - johno

Great job working on fundamentals you guys!
I still do chromatic R37 swing groove and sight reading every day.
For me, I'm finding that the songs are all around here,
I consider them part of the work on my current level of foundational progress.
Just recently I am working on:
The Method book tunes and melodies.
Blue Monk
Silent Night
Hideaway.
Kyoto
Blue Bossa.
All Of Me
Rose Room
Blues Etudes
Bb Jazz Blues Walking Bassline
24 Hours a Day
Another You
Blues Shuffle Bassline

Let's keep going!
Kurt

Wow Kurt. Amazing work. Truly.