What I really like here is that you are taking the elements of guitar--triads, pentatonics, etc--and turning them into MUSIC. It's that magical moment that most teachers miss, in my opinion. But here you show the moment of transmution from kindling wood into fire. Please do more of this!
When I discovered "Blue Sky" I started to study jazz/blues and modern blues and try to emulate your approach for clean tone playing. Many thanks Tomo. God bless you.
Your reservation over mechanical memorisation or automation of ‘shape’ is crucial. It is is such ‘memorisation’ which caused people to be stucked in cliches and mechanical licks for decades. You do not teach cold printed ‘recipes’ for cooking but actual education of ‘taste buds’ for relishing favours. You do not teach diagrams for sound but sounds themselves. Thank you so much, love your videos!
@@TomoFujitaMusic yes I note that as significant feature of your method. You do not reduced sound to diagram or ‘shape on paper’ but stubbornly retains students immersed in sound itself and educate the ears or hearing. I really find this most enlightening!
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I hope everyone understands the sweetness of the melody depends upon the relationship to the chords, obviously Tomo gets this but it's the most critical thing to consider.Curtis Mayfield wrote this masterpiece 56 years ago and developed these melodies in direct relationship to the chord progression. They go together like a hand in a glove, thank you Tomo for giving us this gift of knowledge and congratulations on your album.
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The amount of videos you are uploading is amazing! I feel criminal learning new guitar things by just watching your free guitar videos. Thank you for sharing, please keep it up! Greetings from Netherlands.
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Don't worry! Don't compare! Don't expect too fast! Be kind to yourself! Thanks so much! I teach much more detail video lessons and super easy theory lessons, beginner series, sight-reading course at my Guitar Wisdom! Just added new lessons!! tomojustfunky.com/tomo-fujita-guitar-practice-advice/
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Hello Tomo... you teach music, not scales. Thank you so much! So much to learn. My focus now is on how to seemlessy move from chord to chord... musically... both melody and harmony. Thank you so much for all that you do for us!
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You just helped me so much. I mean, sometimes you know a lot but just can't figure out how to blend things together and play efficiently. Sure a lot of teachers teach the same things, but all it takes is one person to explain something in a way that creates that spark in someone's head where it all makes sense. Which is why I follow so many RUclips teachers. You sir, just blew my mind. Thank you
I love it when Tomo has to present something, either a CD or a new guitar. The straight samurai look on his face with the eyes of a kid in a toystore :)
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I have returned to this video over and over. i am so grateful to you tomo for all that you have taught me. one day i hope to, and i believe i will, get my skills to a level where we can jam. that is my dream.
Nice, more triads, just what Im actually studying in Guitar Wisdom. I thought It woukd take less time, but turns out that there are a lot of fun with triads
Thank you, Mr. Fujita! This video gave me a breakthrough in my understanding of the fretboard. Moving my way from one note to another is like making my way across the city which has many one-way streets. The pentatonic scales are templates that I can dance away and back on to, as long as I touch the important intersections as I go toward my goal. I get to decide which ones are important as long as I return to the template enough to give the listeners that sense of resolution and let them ride with me where I'm going.- J //PS, "Blue Sky" is nuanced and inspirational. Wow!
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i consider that im taking guitar classes right now, with you and for free, i'm so gratefull. I will listen to the record. Salute froma Perú!!, hey, my grandpas are from Japan hehe... i send you one big hug!!!
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Tomo. Wow. You bless me, sir. You are an incredible, and gifted person. Having just learned of you, I am already totally in. I'm a fan now. I love your way. Something very wonderful about you and the way you teach. Thank you for some of the best time I have spent watching a lesson today. Very awesome, happy to know of you now sir. I'll be like a sponge soaking up and enjoying your videos in the days ahead. Blessings back to you.
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The song at the beginning reminded me a lot to Waiting on the world to change by John, you can tell the inspiration he got from you, your a giant Tomo, thanks!!
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@@TomoFujitaMusic Yes, I cannot subscribe cause it doesn't let me pay with Debit card, and I don't own a Credit one, so, ILL be following you on youtube every lesson
This I actually a big thing for me. I like blues so I can only jam on the minor pentatonic. I can play along with major songs, but only in the minor scale. I wish I started with major but now I got the sounds locked in. Bless you for your wisdom Tomo! I'm gonna need it.
So joyed and great full to receive this lesson... Some of THE tastiest, beautiful blues I've heard, and exactly the emotion and feel I've been striving for in my playing for so long... And you just hand me the keys to unlock it in one perfectly concise and inspiring lesson. Much Gratitude
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I love your playing and how you know just when to hit the right notes. I think that is one reason your pentatonic idea is so great. If you can just pick those rights notes in one position, you can focus more on the melody than shifting. Brilliant! Thanks for the great ideas.
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Tomo's so funny! "This is good for exercise, so I can exercise and teach guitar at the same time!" 😅thank you so much for teaching us so many amazing lessons in music and for always keeping the mood light and fun, Professor Fujita ❤
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Thanks so much for posting this Tomo! I love how the major and minor pentatonic work together, and this video is a great resource! I know what I’m practicing today!!
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Love this too. Can I recommend Jeff Beck featuring Joss Stone.Superb guitar work... and the feeling Joss puts into it....stunning. Once again Tomo thankyou.
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Absolutely amazing playing tomo being in your company a real pleasure really nice explanation ,I need you as my teacher I will watch all your content and thank you for educating me your guitar gently weeps the soul in your notes first class have a great day
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This is really a great soulful sound! Blues and soul mixed perfectly!! I am going to try to make some these ideas my own! Thank you sir! Please continue helping us all! Thank you so much!!
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Tomo, you asked us to tell you what we thought and it's the least I could do since you've been my favorite online teacher since I found you! I thought it was beautiful, you're cover of the Curtis Mayfield classic. Covers I think subject you to criticism from the die hard fans of the original, don't you agree? As you said you're not the first one to cover that song. I love you're version, it's a spiritual song and you have such a kind and generous spirit it really suits you. I won't say your style because you play in so many styles, and adapt to the feel of the style of song as well as anyone I've seen. You're enthusiasm and love for the instrument shines through so bright in your videos, I think I'm fortunate to have found you, it's like finding a needle in a haystack with so much content but you're my favorite, hands down. I'm just getting whatever chops I have back after not playing for 10 years, not routinely because of how life happens and we make choices. I took care of my mother for 15 years and I was by myself in doing it, I couldn't find time to play routinely. Then she passed away and I myself had health problems and I'm now in a nursing home with Emphasema and I had a back surgery. It's difficult to play from bed cause I'm not upright. When I can get to sit in a chair everyday (which I hope is soon!) I'm going to have the posture I need to play without restrictions. I bought a Fender Squier Affinity SSS and a Fender Mustang Lt25 modeling amp for my birthday in September and it needs a set-up, so when those things change I'll be able to start to improve. I'm trying to absorb as much as I can like a sponge, and when I can implement it practically, get into a practice routine with my guitar set-up finally I know I've learned alot already, and I'll be able to squeeze the sponge and new things will be pouring out of it from watching your videos. I may sign up for my guitar wisdom. I have the link to your channel to my nurse who noticed my guitar and said her son just started playing. She tells me he did use it and he likes you too. I knew he would, I linked him to your video on your morning warm up routine which I thought he'd find useful. I need assistance standing for the first time in my life, but I'm grateful I can still play guitar. If I were a drummer or a sax player I wouldn't be able to play anymore so guitar was in my heart my whole life and I can still play so I look forward to the set-up and developing a routine. It's the first time in many years I have free time and a guitar so I'm always hopeful and optamistic about becoming a better guitar player, and it will be with your help. Thank you for your generosity in sharing what you've learned with us, God bless you and please continue to make these videos. 🙏✌️🎸
Don't worry! Don't compare! Don't expect too fast! Be kind to yourself! Awesome! Good job on your life! Family is first! Thanks so much! I teach much more detail video lessons and super easy theory lessons, beginner series, sight-reading course at my Guitar Wisdom! Just added new lessons!! tomojustfunky.com/tomo-fujita-guitar-practice-advice/
@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you Tomo! Family is first, in this country many times the elderly are just thrown somewhere and my mom was my best friend, it was a pleasure to keep her out of a nursing home, my favorite person to spend time with. She loved music as much as me, I took her to see Sinatra and Paul McCartney and we both loved both shows. Other friends were at Paul McCartney but she was the one I spent the most time with. I'll never forget listening to music all night with her, in her 80s and was a big fan of Led Zeppelin ,Pearl Jam, I would gladly do it again. It wasn't selfless because I wanted to keep her with me, it benefited me! I wish you good health, you and your family!🙏✌️❤️🎸
I can feel why John is that good now. Your articulation is just beautiful man, sending love from Poland and big thanks for this lesson, it opened my mind so much!
Thanks so much! John really reviewed studied what we have worked on his lessons! That's his amazing effort! Most people just learn things without detail foundations so... can't get that quality even spent 8 hours a day! Please join my Guitar Wisdom. I am sure that John still practices his FUNdamentals deeply!
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Don't worry! Don't compare! Don't expect too fast! Be kind to yourself! Thanks so much! I teach much more detail video lessons and super easy theory lessons, beginner series, sight-reading course at my Guitar Wisdom! Just added new lessons!! tomojustfunky.com/tomo-fujita-guitar-practice-advice/
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Don't worry! Don't compare! Don't expect too fast! Be kind to yourself! Thanks so much! I teach much more detail video lessons and super easy theory lessons, beginner series, sight-reading course at my Guitar Wisdom! Just added new lessons!! tomojustfunky.com/tomo-fujita-guitar-practice-advice/
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That album is awesome! I've heard it a few times in the other Tomo sensei channel! It has a lovely tone, really reminds me of Jimi Hendrix's tone in Bold As Love and Little Wing... Great lesson, by the way!
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I know this great song from Curtis Mayfield. Listening to your video and listening to you play it now I realize how much John Mayer ripped this song in Waiting in the World to Change
Tomo explains at 1:50 - 2:05 that to him minor Pentatonic is what he calls the blues scale and major Pentatonic is major chord tone triads to him. In this video he is trying to use our Pentatonic language to explain his method but he reverts back to intervals and chord tones because that's how he maps it in his mind and how he teaches. I could be wrong but I think Tomo is saying is he doesn't look at the fretboard as a series of Pentatonic patterns like the 1000's of us that learned the Pentatonic patterns as a short cut, because lets face it, it is a shortcut and it is the easy way. No doubt It's a lot more work to learn the fretboard by roots, intervals and triads. Tomo suggests that learning shapes is fast but soon becomes very limiting. He tries to avoid shapes but there are shapes in his - Root, first and second inversion triad system too. He suggests learning the triads on the first three strings then 234, then 345 ect. His method is to look at the fretboad as roots and intervals that make triads and form all chords and scales mentally from there. I think his point is that by seeing the intervals vs shapes we have more flexibility and can play what we hear in our head much easier. On the other hand Eric Clapton did quite well with the pentatonic scale. It would be interesting to ask him and John Mayer if they found starting with the pentatonic patterns was limiting. I am one of those who has learned Pentatonic and now needs to fill in the rest. The bottom line is no matter the method we use, it won't give us the super clean fretting, muting, phrasing, and fretboard knowledge of someone who has taught guitar at Berkley for 30 years. I too have found many gems of guitar knowledge in his course.
Thanks so much for sharing! When I was starting out... YES! I memorized 5 Pentatonic Shapes without any intervals or triads or anything so it was just a quick memorization so it did not work for me. Even same thing, we can look at from different angle. Even you can do it pretty fast, I prefer slower way to learn... just because all I want t do is play guitar everyday!!
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What I really like here is that you are taking the elements of guitar--triads, pentatonics, etc--and turning them into MUSIC. It's that magical moment that most teachers miss, in my opinion. But here you show the moment of transmution from kindling wood into fire. Please do more of this!
Thank you so much! So great to hear that.
It’s a good day when Tomo Sensei brings us the wisdom.
Thanks so much!!
Ohh... John Mayer talked about this in a live. But I didn’t understand it
But Tomo is a teacher and I understood it now, thank you
Thanks so much!!
When I discovered "Blue Sky" I started to study jazz/blues and modern blues and try to emulate your approach for clean tone playing. Many thanks Tomo. God bless you.
So nice to hear that! Thanks so much!
Your reservation over mechanical memorisation or automation of ‘shape’ is crucial. It is is such ‘memorisation’ which caused people to be stucked in cliches and mechanical licks for decades. You do not teach cold printed ‘recipes’ for cooking but actual education of ‘taste buds’ for relishing favours. You do not teach diagrams for sound but sounds themselves. Thank you so much, love your videos!
Thank you for sharing! You're very welcome!
I don't use any tabs but I use triads. No memorization! No PDFs.
@@TomoFujitaMusic yes I note that as significant feature of your method. You do not reduced sound to diagram or ‘shape on paper’ but stubbornly retains students immersed in sound itself and educate the ears or hearing. I really find this most enlightening!
Thank you so much!
Now i know where John got that vibe. Damn, what a nice teacher
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I will never understand how someone could dislike any of Tomo’s videos
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I hope everyone understands the sweetness of the melody depends upon the relationship to the chords, obviously Tomo gets this but it's the most critical thing to consider.Curtis Mayfield wrote this masterpiece 56 years ago and developed these melodies in direct relationship to the chord progression. They go together like a hand in a glove, thank you Tomo for giving us this gift of knowledge and congratulations on your album.
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Real Tomo Disciples Wake Up Practice Triads and Sleep. Thanks Tomo So much !❤
Thanks so much！
I always appreciate your pedagogy, simplicity, humbleness and wisdom. Thanks Monsieur Fujita for being here!
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Cracked me up when you said you can't play your song LOL. I like your loose aproach to teaching .
I am not perfect! I am a human! Thank you!
'People Get Ready'大好きな曲です😍。ありがとうございました。練習・勉強します🙏🙏🙏
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Man no wonder John has multiple inversions in his songs! SO GOOD!
I taught him all important foundation! He got them!
@@TomoFujitaMusic I didn't expect you to reply ahaha. That's so kind. 😄❤️❤️
I tell all.my students your favorite guitar solos are when your favorite players mix major and minor scales....you are the best sir...
Thank you!
The amount of videos you are uploading is amazing! I feel criminal learning new guitar things by just watching your free guitar videos. Thank you for sharing, please keep it up! Greetings from Netherlands.
So great to hear that! Thanks so much!
Been listening to Blue sky for 2 days now.
You and your music is a gift from heaven Sensei!
Thank you so much!!! So great to hear that!
Your smile brings joy to this world as you also present the gift of musical artistic impression and imagination, causing more creative thinking.
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Wow , the dominant 2nd is very inspiring, thank you Tomo.
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Tomo you got the most tasty blues solo ever, no clichés, get me inspired every time! So original and so outstanding voicing!
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Song makes me think of "Isn't she looooovely?" Nice song and I love this channel. Amazing tutorials Mr. Fujita
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That's why you are the most amazing teacher ever! I'm your fan and a student from philippines , i love it !!!
Thanks so much!!
Those dramatic album zooms at the beginning were perfect, much better than editing.
Thank you for more great wisdom, you're a hero.
Thank you!
Tomo! The bending. So good. I know you say “Don’t compare.” But I compare! A lesson on that anytime. Thank you so much for what you do.
Don't worry! Don't compare! Don't expect too fast! Be kind to yourself!
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How fortunate are we to be receiving a free education from a master of his craft and a tremendous educator.
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You’re Amazing 🤩 teacher in the world 🌎 from Nepal 🇳🇵
Dai namaste if you are saying then he is, respect of you both dai ❤️
Thanks so much!
Sensei, the amount of soul just in this video is beyond words
Thank you so much!
Hello Tomo... you teach music, not scales. Thank you so much! So much to learn. My focus now is on how to seemlessy move from chord to chord... musically... both melody and harmony. Thank you so much for all that you do for us!
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You just helped me so much. I mean, sometimes you know a lot but just can't figure out how to blend things together and play efficiently. Sure a lot of teachers teach the same things, but all it takes is one person to explain something in a way that creates that spark in someone's head where it all makes sense. Which is why I follow so many RUclips teachers. You sir, just blew my mind. Thank you
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I love it when Tomo has to present something, either a CD or a new guitar. The straight samurai look on his face with the eyes of a kid in a toystore :)
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Love it so you are saying stay in the 7 th positio n play Major n Minor Pentatonic.Awesome. Dave A
That's one of basic jazz tricks!
I have returned to this video over and over. i am so grateful to you tomo for all that you have taught me. one day i hope to, and i believe i will, get my skills to a level where we can jam. that is my dream.
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I was struggling with my modal mixture. And was this a treat. Tomo is a gem. Thank you sir. You're doing amazing work.
You're very welcome! Please learn things super slowly! Thank you!
@@TomoFujitaMusic on it sir
Nice, more triads, just what Im actually studying in Guitar Wisdom. I thought It woukd take less time, but turns out that there are a lot of fun with triads
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Thank you, Mr. Fujita! This video gave me a breakthrough in my understanding of the fretboard. Moving my way from one note to another is like making my way across the city which has many one-way streets. The pentatonic scales are templates that I can dance away and back on to, as long as I touch the important intersections as I go toward my goal. I get to decide which ones are important as long as I return to the template enough to give the listeners that sense of resolution and let them ride with me where I'm going.- J //PS, "Blue Sky" is nuanced and inspirational. Wow!
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And just like that we all learnt what song inspired John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change"! Great playing as always, great video.
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So kind of you for sharing this knowledge on this classic song. I’ve decided that this is my favorite of your videos. Thank you!
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I'm not a maniac, but I love you, Tomo Fujita! Happy to know about you and your lessons here! Oasis in desert of guitar playing.
Don't worry! Don't compare! Don't expect too fast! Be kind to yourself!
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Happy Easter Tomo and all of you here! This lesson is awesome, thank you!!
Thank you too!
Dmaj Bmin Gmaj Dmaj - Waiting On The World To Change vibes damn~~ gives me chills
It's " People get ready " Thank you!
i consider that im taking guitar classes right now, with you and for free, i'm so gratefull. I will listen to the record. Salute froma Perú!!, hey, my grandpas are from Japan hehe... i send you one big hug!!!
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Tomo. Wow. You bless me, sir. You are an incredible, and gifted person. Having just learned of you, I am already totally in. I'm a fan now. I love your way. Something very wonderful about you and the way you teach. Thank you for some of the best time I have spent watching a lesson today. Very awesome, happy to know of you now sir. I'll be like a sponge soaking up and enjoying your videos in the days ahead. Blessings back to you.
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Thank you Tomo! I am watching this in my university library and cannot wait to get home and rewatch this with my strat in hand!
Thank you!
The song at the beginning reminded me a lot to Waiting on the world to change by John, you can tell the inspiration he got from you, your a giant Tomo, thanks!!
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@@TomoFujitaMusic Yes, I cannot subscribe cause it doesn't let me pay with Debit card, and I don't own a Credit one, so, ILL be following you on youtube every lesson
I am a member of your online courses. These RUclips lessons are great. They should be on there as well so I don’t have to watch commercials.
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This I actually a big thing for me. I like blues so I can only jam on the minor pentatonic. I can play along with major songs, but only in the minor scale. I wish I started with major but now I got the sounds locked in. Bless you for your wisdom Tomo! I'm gonna need it.
Thank you!
So joyed and great full to receive this lesson... Some of THE tastiest, beautiful blues I've heard, and exactly the emotion and feel I've been striving for in my playing for so long... And you just hand me the keys to unlock it in one perfectly concise and inspiring lesson. Much Gratitude
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Thank you for helping so many people find their way with a guitar. Being able to play from your soul more and more everyday, helps a ton.
Thanks so much!! So great to hear that!!
Tomo, what a soul you are. Thank you.
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Really enjoyed this one. I feel I’m on a huge fretboard break though right now. It’s all unlocking and becoming clear
Good job! So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
I would like to thank You very much Tomo.
I,m sixty. You always inspire me to learn nad play . You are such a positive man.
Best wishes from Poland .
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I love your playing and how you know just when to hit the right notes. I think that is one reason your pentatonic idea is so great. If you can just pick those rights notes in one position, you can focus more on the melody than shifting. Brilliant! Thanks for the great ideas.
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Oh my god! What a beautiful song at the end of the video!
Thanks!
Excellent video! I will have to check and see about any lessons! Great teaching and playing!!!
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Thank you for all you do Sr. Amazing wealth of Knowledge you share. Power of Truth is your nature, we are all blessed to witness it. "Shaka" \m/!
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Tomo's so funny! "This is good for exercise, so I can exercise and teach guitar at the same time!" 😅thank you so much for teaching us so many amazing lessons in music and for always keeping the mood light and fun, Professor Fujita ❤
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Tomo teacher is fantastic....someday someway I will get there. Thank you for your guitar 🎸 playing and teaching 🙏
Thanks so much!
Tomo Tough guitar taught by smiling insightful and fun teacher. I've got to get back to this channel again and again. thanks for sharing
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Thanks so much for posting this Tomo! I love how the major and minor pentatonic work together, and this video is a great resource! I know what I’m practicing today!!
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Thanks for sharing and teaching us how to play guitar in a better and cleaner way 🎸🙂💯
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You put soooooo much feeling into your playing. Thanks for sharing. You are a true inspiration.
My pleasure! Thank you!
Love this too. Can I recommend Jeff Beck featuring Joss Stone.Superb guitar work... and the feeling Joss puts into it....stunning. Once again Tomo thankyou.
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That three playing exactly what I looking for . . . the box!!
Thank you!
Great tune. Double stops cool in this too, G string 9th fret B string 10th fret, slide up 2 frets, etc.
Thanks!
Could you please elaborate a little bit detailer for me to understand if u want to?
This is so good. I love how you move seamlessly from chord to chord in your solo.
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Absolutely amazing playing tomo being in your company a real pleasure really nice explanation ,I need you as my teacher I will watch all your content and thank you for educating me your guitar gently weeps the soul in your notes first class have a great day
Thank you very much!
Tomo coming out of his chair for his whole step bends is what life’s about lol
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Glodbless you tomo.
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You never fail to find a funny tune wherever and whatever note you are 😁 That must be what defines true mastery.
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This is really a great soulful sound! Blues and soul mixed perfectly!! I am going to try to make some these ideas my own! Thank you sir! Please continue helping us all! Thank you so much!!
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Tomo, you asked us to tell you what we thought and it's the least I could do since you've been my favorite online teacher since I found you! I thought it was beautiful, you're cover of the Curtis Mayfield classic. Covers I think subject you to criticism from the die hard fans of the original, don't you agree? As you said you're not the first one to cover that song. I love you're version, it's a spiritual song and you have such a kind and generous spirit it really suits you. I won't say your style because you play in so many styles, and adapt to the feel of the style of song as well as anyone I've seen. You're enthusiasm and love for the instrument shines through so bright in your videos, I think I'm fortunate to have found you, it's like finding a needle in a haystack with so much content but you're my favorite, hands down. I'm just getting whatever chops I have back after not playing for 10 years, not routinely because of how life happens and we make choices. I took care of my mother for 15 years and I was by myself in doing it, I couldn't find time to play routinely. Then she passed away and I myself had health problems and I'm now in a nursing home with Emphasema and I had a back surgery. It's difficult to play from bed cause I'm not upright. When I can get to sit in a chair everyday (which I hope is soon!) I'm going to have the posture I need to play without restrictions. I bought a Fender Squier Affinity SSS and a Fender Mustang Lt25 modeling amp for my birthday in September and it needs a set-up, so when those things change I'll be able to start to improve. I'm trying to absorb as much as I can like a sponge, and when I can implement it practically, get into a practice routine with my guitar set-up finally I know I've learned alot already, and I'll be able to squeeze the sponge and new things will be pouring out of it from watching your videos. I may sign up for my guitar wisdom. I have the link to your channel to my nurse who noticed my guitar and said her son just started playing. She tells me he did use it and he likes you too. I knew he would, I linked him to your video on your morning warm up routine which I thought he'd find useful. I need assistance standing for the first time in my life, but I'm grateful I can still play guitar. If I were a drummer or a sax player I wouldn't be able to play anymore so guitar was in my heart my whole life and I can still play so I look forward to the set-up and developing a routine. It's the first time in many years I have free time and a guitar so I'm always hopeful and optamistic about becoming a better guitar player, and it will be with your help. Thank you for your generosity in sharing what you've learned with us, God bless you and please continue to make these videos. 🙏✌️🎸
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Awesome! Good job on your life! Family is first!
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@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you Tomo! Family is first, in this country many times the elderly are just thrown somewhere and my mom was my best friend, it was a pleasure to keep her out of a nursing home, my favorite person to spend time with. She loved music as much as me, I took her to see Sinatra and Paul McCartney and we both loved both shows. Other friends were at Paul McCartney but she was the one I spent the most time with. I'll never forget listening to music all night with her, in her 80s and was a big fan of Led Zeppelin ,Pearl Jam, I would gladly do it again. It wasn't selfless because I wanted to keep her with me, it benefited me! I wish you good health, you and your family!🙏✌️❤️🎸
Wow What Wisdom Tomo stay right there n Play minor Pentatonic n Stop Moving All over the Neck? You are One Great Player n Teacher, Much Thanks. Dave A
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I can feel why John is that good now. Your articulation is just beautiful man, sending love from Poland and big thanks for this lesson, it opened my mind so much!
Thanks so much! John really reviewed studied what we have worked on his lessons! That's his amazing effort! Most people just learn things without detail foundations so... can't get that quality even spent 8 hours a day! Please join my Guitar Wisdom. I am sure that John still practices his FUNdamentals deeply!
Sounds so sweet!! The guitar is really singing as if it got own life. just love it!! Thanks.
Glad you enjoy it!
I love watching your videos TOMO what a Legend
Thanks so much!
Amazing! I listened this album many times. Sweet and simple.
So great to hear that! Thanks so much!
Somehow reminded me of "Waiting on the world to change" by John Mayer, I guess the chord progression.
Similar chord progressions!
Wonderful... I can't say more... great teacher, love this lesson
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thank you Mr Tomo for your wisdom and lesson!
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guru ji you dont need cd you livs in people heart thanks for sharing
Thank you!
12:51 I started singing: Me and all my friends, we're all misunderstood... Thank you for the lesson sir
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Yes, John Mayer used this progression.
So nice. Amazing. I was so impressed with the phrasing that you improvised. Subarashii desu!!!!
Thank you very much!
Thank you for this lovely lesson (and the John Mayer amp story!)
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Great video Tomo, I can hear 2 of my favourites in this BB king , Curtis Mayfield mixed in with the Tomo flavour.
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you are inspiring, encouraging, and deligent. respect!
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Thank you, Tomo! It's always encouraging to learn from you. :)
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your guitar pick's motivation dialogues changed my point of view towards life❤️❤️
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Thanks alot my master.....very2 good lesson.👍👍👍👍😉
My pleasure!
I love this! I get huge John Mayer vibes from this!
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It's my birthday and this is a great present from Mr. Fujita!
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That album is awesome! I've heard it a few times in the other Tomo sensei channel!
It has a lovely tone, really reminds me of Jimi Hendrix's tone in Bold As Love and Little Wing...
Great lesson, by the way!
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I know this great song from Curtis Mayfield. Listening to your video and listening to you play it now I realize how much John Mayer ripped this song in Waiting in the World to Change
Good job!
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Beautiful playing!! Thank you for the great lesson!
You're welcome! Thank you!
Thank you for amazing lesson video!
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You are just totally awesome. Love you, young man!
So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
You are very spiritual in your music. You can play anything. I've been playing for over 60 years and I know I can learn a ton of things from you!
Beautiful song! Thank you Tommy
Thanks for listening
Tomo explains at 1:50 - 2:05 that to him minor Pentatonic is what he calls the blues scale and major Pentatonic is major chord tone triads to him. In this video he is trying to use our Pentatonic language to explain his method but he reverts back to intervals and chord tones because that's how he maps it in his mind and how he teaches. I could be wrong but I think Tomo is saying is he doesn't look at the fretboard as a series of Pentatonic patterns like the 1000's of us that learned the Pentatonic patterns as a short cut, because lets face it, it is a shortcut and it is the easy way. No doubt It's a lot more work to learn the fretboard by roots, intervals and triads. Tomo suggests that learning shapes is fast but soon becomes very limiting. He tries to avoid shapes but there are shapes in his - Root, first and second inversion triad system too. He suggests learning the triads on the first three strings then 234, then 345 ect. His method is to look at the fretboad as roots and intervals that make triads and form all chords and scales mentally from there. I think his point is that by seeing the intervals vs shapes we have more flexibility and can play what we hear in our head much easier. On the other hand Eric Clapton did quite well with the pentatonic scale. It would be interesting to ask him and John Mayer if they found starting with the pentatonic patterns was limiting. I am one of those who has learned Pentatonic and now needs to fill in the rest. The bottom line is no matter the method we use, it won't give us the super clean fretting, muting, phrasing, and fretboard knowledge of someone who has taught guitar at Berkley for 30 years. I too have found many gems of guitar knowledge in his course.
Thanks so much for sharing! When I was starting out... YES! I memorized 5 Pentatonic Shapes without any intervals or triads or anything so it was just a quick memorization so it did not work for me. Even same thing, we can look at from different angle. Even you can do it pretty fast, I prefer slower way to learn... just because all I want t do is play guitar everyday!!
10:32... I got that!
Great video, Tomo!
Awesome! Thanks so much!
Thank you Mr. Miyagi of Guitars🙏
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I’d love to see more detail around mixing major and minor and how/when to best make those transitions during a melody
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Very nice! 👍 I’m going to work on this! Thanks 🎸🎸💯
Great! Thank you!