Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Nice! You are working hard Scott!
Keep listening to Tomo. We're getting somewhere.
Thanks again for updating us!
Kurt

Thanks for sharing your practice, Scott! It's so inspiring. And the cap looks great on you!

Looked pretty good, Scott. I could see a finger or two wanting to "fly up" from the fretboard, but you willed them back down!

Thank you Scott! One note is good! Simple is better! Good job! 10-46 set is good. I do slow a lot.

Tomo

Thank you Sammi for encouragement!

Tomo

Richard, so smooth!

Also like the bends.

You're very welcome Rich! I practice only bassline part a lot! repeat more than 10 times and sing melodies and sing soloing ideas etc.

Little thing... but I noticed it right away. It's always better to play one thing and play it very slow so you will notice something. You can play your solo phrase as you wish and you can play your bassline a little more softer so you have more contrast that way. Sounds good! I always try to use less pressure from my left hand/fingers. My pleasure! Thanks for sharing!

Tomo

Good job Scott! Playing that bassline slow is so good! It is not easy but you can keep doing that with chromatic scale every day!

It's better to practice with super dry tone so that you can make this process effective. Very nice effect tone for fun!

Tomo

Job well done, Scott. Beautiful guitar, btw.

Good job! This case, you need to practice more foundation which is simple chromatic scale.

Tomo

Should I practice vertical chromatic scale or extend the exercise from the first to twelfth fret?

You can try that too if you want. Only 5th fret to 7th fret so you can focus. Less is better!

For regular chromatic scale on the 4th and 3rd strings. Do that one for everyday.

Tomo

Okay. Great! I will continue doing that on both strings.

I am also working on keeping my fingers down when practicing C and F Major Scale positions all over the neck. I am excited. I appreciate your incredible patience with me.

Sometimes, I feel like I will never progress, then I remember your positivity and I shift my mindset. Don't Worry, Don't Compare, Don't Expect Too Fast, Be Kind to Yourself. These help me so much not be so hard on myself. Thank you for all you do for us to help us learn the wisdom we need to be successful.

Good job Scott! So happy to hear that. My pleasure!

Tomo

Thank you jh! Pure effort from Scott! It's so real and so much inspiration to me and all of us! I am so grateful!

Tomo

Thank you Scott for sharing your video! It is getting better and better! Keep it slow. Don't worry about tempo.

A few things that you can pay attention to...

1) First note to 2nd note (Octave higher) do not connect two note together. It is easy to do. So when you play the 2nd note, you need to release the 1st note.

2) Sustain each note much longer. This way you susutain each note with relaxed fingering form. Once you can susutain all 4 notes. While you are sustain,you can fix other fingers position. You can push your tempo slowly.

3) Do practice simple chromatic scale with right fingering movement. I did this about one year without learning and playing any songs! That's why when I started learning and playing song.... pretty smooth.

Tomo

Tomo, thank you for your feedback. I will do these things. I am practicing the chromatic scale,1212, R37, and C major scale every day.

That's huge progress in 5 days Scott - nice work - can hear your effort paying off.

Woah! Very nice

That IS good progress. Sounds nice, Scott.

Crazy to think that everyone was once a beginner (don't compare! LOL, Like I could compare to Jeff Beck RN). I must be patient because I want to do the most complicated things and play like a virtuoso, but I'm glad I have all of you to help me through my journey. Thank you all.

Thank you Scott! Like Jeff Beck... he was so curious about music and guitar so I bet he was super patient toward music in general. Now days... too much fast and easy information via internet and YouTube from YouTubers... I want to teach guitar... but I have to do more fixing than teaching how to play

You are doing fantastic job here!

Tomo

Thank you Tomo! Please fix me all you want to! LOL! I will listen and keep going!

This blues bassline is the hardest exercise for me to do because of my unruly fingers, but I will get there I know. :)

That's great perspective, Tomo:

"I (Tomo) was a beginner once, Stevie Ray Vaughan was a biginner once"