My 7 Best Tips for a Self-Taught Guitarist
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2021
- I normally don't have time to answer every question I get, but this letter was written really nicely, and it asked a question I get a lot, so I wanted to answer this question for everyone! I think this could be the Best Advice For Self-Taught Guitar player for how to practice CORRECT way so... this is gonna be Practice Routine!! It's time to get shredded!!
- Introduction (00:07)
- About CZcams Learning (01:19)
0) The Letter (02:18)
1) Posture (05:58)
2) How to use a Strap (08:08)
3) Fingering & Picking Exercise (09:32)
4) How To Learn Triads (Understanding the Fretboard) (12:45)
5) Root 3rd 7th / Swing Groove (15:35)
6) Strumming Open Chords (17:45)
7) Shuffle Blues Riff (19:00)
X) More advice (John Mayer Story) 22:05
Fingering & Picking Exercise (09:32)
3 Great Exercises For Your Practice Routine!
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- Introduction (00:07) - About CZcams Leaning (01:19))
0) The Letter (02:18)
1) Posture (05:58)
2) How to use a Strap (08:08)
3) Fingering & Picking Exercise (09:32)
4) How To Learn Triads (Understanding the Fretboard) (12:45)
5) Root 3rd 7th / Swing Groove (15:35)
6) Strumming Open Chords (17:45)
7) Shuffle Blues Riff (19:00)
X) More advice (John Mayer Story) (22:05)
Thank you so much Tomo
Thank you so much, my friend! I studied guitar for a while and then stopped and became very sloppy with my technique. You inspire me to finally straighten it up again. Also I love your positive attitude towards live! Thanks a lot! Greetings from Germany, Arne
@@nemonixniemann So nice other that. Guitar is so much fun! Thank you!
I only compare to see what the guitar is capable of. So I think "Tomo can do that, I can't" that is comparing but I'm not in a competition with you. I always feel better after I watch any one of your videos. I try to be kind and good to even people who maybe others would say don't deserve it.
You're such a kind person and so enthusiastic about being kind to yourself and others. It's even on your picks! I just like being reminded, when the world seems to be filled with cruelty and meanness that you're out there somewhere with your ideals and strong moral code. It comes very natural to me, kindness that is. Obviously you too and I think you'd agree that we all can Improve in our character no matter how nice we try to be. Even in saying I'm kind I try to say it with humility.
I wish I knew exactly what was wrong with Mr Ms hand. I think you're such a master of the instrument that you covered everything especially telling him to look at your other content. I know someone who hurt themselves playing bar chords. They tore the muscle between their thumb and forefinger and required surgery and I know you have stressed in the past to shake your hand like shaking off water if you feel cramping. That's very good advice I think for everyone practicing. You always make me feel better and I missed you, I haven't seen one of your videos in about a month and it was nice to see you again.
Never change, I recommend you to people often and I've sent links to random people I've spoken to back and forth in the comments.
With your videos you get a guitar lesson and a life lesson at the same time. You're truly unique and I wish you peace and joy in your life, you and your family!
See you soon Tomo, good luck Mr M, you're in the best possible hands in my humble opinion. See you soon Tomo ☮️❤️🎸🎶🎶🙏
@@nemonixniemann Kind words, greetings from Miami Florida ☮️🎸🎶
Appreciate the mention Tomo. :) You're an incredible teacher and a top dude and I enjoy learning from your videos myself. Best wishes mate!
Well well...here the legendary Justin Guitar! What are you doing here? Everyone needed your guidance!! Great job Justin! Thank you! Let's do a zoom s session soon!!
Justin and Andy you got me to where I am and it’s a journey my Digital Friends.
You're the best guitar teacher in youtube , from beginner to intermediate . They can learn all the basics and theory A-Z. Then they can embark on their journey on their own.
Justin, I am a music therapist who often teaches beginner guitar as part of brain injury rehabilitation programs, your books and resources always come in handy in those situations, thanks for what you do
In my opinion, Mr. Fujita and Justin are among the great philanthropists on earth. I know that I personally have been enriched beyond explanation by paying guitar. These two, and a few others, have guided me there, and I feel a debt of gratitude for such incredible access and instruction!
I have a bit of unsolicited advice for beginners that really want to progress. I am self-taught and know very little music theory however I was able to develop a really good ear. There are many styles of guitar playing all of which have their own nuances and techniques and which take many hours to develop. My advice is to play what you like and try to play what inspires you. Laser focus on the style that you enjoy most and don't get distracted or judge your progress by the progress of others. Learning can sometimes be an academic and laborious process, but it doesn't have to be. It should be fun. If you focus on what you love your incremental progress will bring you more joy and inspiration. That joy and inspiration will keep you motivated. With a little time and effort your incremental progress will accumulate into major progress and you will get to exactly where you want to be.
Thanks for sharing! Awesome!
Solid advice. The difference between sounding good and just sounding is getting the most intricate details right, which takes years and years of thorough refinement. The only way to stick to that process is if you're learning something you're crazy about. If it wasn't for that, I for one would have never been able to.
Excellent.
I would just add that the initial pursuit of excellence in playing SONGS your love will very often expand into a love for the INSTRUMENT itself.
This in turn will make the "academic stuff" much more tolerable, even enjoyable.
THIS is the way! I'm self-taught too and I've learned it the hard way, because I was overwhelmed, as any novice is, with ton of material. One day I figured out that I don't like the sound of excercises and that playing guitar became a chore to me. Just list the songs, licks, parts of the song that you would like to play and practise that. You don't even have to stick to one particular thing on the list. I've wanted to play famous Star Wars Cantina song, intro of Spain by Chick Corea, some licks from Zakk Wylde, some parts of the electronic music I like, music from Final Fantasy etc. and gradually I've started enjoying music and got exponentialy better than seeing people who think that they must learn this or that. Not that I'm saying that all those things are unecesssry! Everything has it's place. At this part of life I can pretty much learn by ear anything I like, but I also want to learn music thoery behind all of that since I see that is a major drawback whilst playing with other musicians. One of the things that helped me immensely and would be a great boost at the start is focusing on picking mechanics that I've learned from Troy Grady's "Cracking the Code" videos. They are free on CZcams!
@@DrsJacksonn it takes just days to have fun, no years needed. Enjoy!
Tomo is not only a great guitar teacher but a humble philosopher as well. ""If you become a nice person, everyone else becomes nicer. Be nice to yourself. Don't worry." -Tomo
Thank you so much!
@@TomoFujitaMusic You're welcome, Tomo. I meant it with sincerity. Everyone should practice being nicer to themselves!
Tomo-san:
Thank you so much for answering my question in such a thoughtful, genuine, and helpful way. Your video made my day, and I know it will have a permanent, positive influence on my guitar-playing.
I will be sure to check out your Guitar Wisdom, and I hope to someday have the opportunity to meet you for an in-person lesson.
Have a great weekend!
Manny
You are very welcome! So great to have your clear & respect & polite & detail... questions! I am so happy to hear that. You had "pain" problem between your guitar & yourself so I just wanted to make all good direction. So video lesson is really can make clear point. I think you already helped a lot of people from your email. Maybe I will see you in Miami!
My man
Yes your question helped me a lot thank you.
@@kalkidasofficial Jajajajaja la chancleta siempre está; por suerte no me tocó tanta. Have a great one!
@@TomoFujitaMusic You're the best, Tomo-san! I'm glad others have found your video useful, and I do hope we can meet someday. Take care.
Great advice. To answer your challenge to add to comments...
For new people, what can be helpful when starting out:
-learn all the chord shapes. Especially the ones in first position. Learn to move between them fluidly and easily.
-learn simple songs. Play them every time you practice until they sound nice and clean
-practice in a musical fashion. Don’t just play boring scales over and over. Make them sound musical. Mess with the timing and phrasing.
-focus on rhythm guitar at first. 90% of what you do on guitar is rhythm. Learn to solo later.
-play either with other people, or with jam tracks. Get good at playing not just by yourself, but with others.
-keep your guitar handy, easy to reach. A guitar put away in its case just adds one more hurdle to overcome between you and your practice. Have it sitting on standby. Even 5 minutes a day of practice adds up quickly.
-listen to music a lot. All styles and forms. Inspiration can come from anywhere.
That’s my 2 cents...
Thanks for sharing! Helping others so good!
My guitars hang on my wall. They don't go in a case until I mobilize to jam elsewhere. Over the years, looking at it hanging on the wall caused anxiety if I didn't grab it, even for 5 minutes.
My early teens jazz partner encouraged me to practice in front of a mirror. In time, memorized fretboard by touch/feel with eyes closed.
Learned to play chords in as many different positions I could find.
Took Piano 101 in local Junior College...increased my overall music knowledge exponentially.
Play with looper/backing track as much as possible.
Listen to as many different genre's as I can tolerate...😁
solid
I refused to learn rhythm for a long time when I started. Absolute mistake. Even if you only play lead, a lot of it is just holding a chord and picking individually so you have to know your chords.
Best 2 cents on guitar i seen... Thank you for your time to comment here 🤎
Just for the avoidance of doubt: we all appreciate you Tomo. Thanks Legend! 🙏
Thanks so much!!
@@TomoFujitaMusic no, thank you - you’ve taught me so much. Your vids have hugely impacted my playing, and I’m just some random guy on the other side of the world (Melbourne, Australia). There must be tens of thousands like me across the globe.
@@davidmgill So great to hear that. Thank you so much! More detail lessons are at my Guitar Wisdom site.
Thank you
Much love Tomo
Thanks to that guy who wrote letter,many of us who learn from internet might go into the wrong path due to wrong practice and you're the best teacher for us to teach correctly and effectively,thank you so much Tomo!:-)
There are so many choices so it can go wrong (more than 50%) Thank you!
It amazes me how generous you and a few other guitar instructors on CZcams are with your knowledge and more importantly your time. If the rest of society could follow your lead, imagine how much happier we could all be. Thank you!
So great to hear that! I am so lucky to know all my fellow guitar teachers on CZcams! I forget to mention Rhutt Shull, Mary Spender (my zoom student!) and Guthrie Trapp .. Thank you so much!!b
@@TomoFujitaMusic Absolutely! Every one you mention are just terrific examples. The biggest mistake I have made on guitar, thus far, is falsely believing I knew enough, but music isn't like that and neither is life. It feels silly to say and think this, but CZcams has seriously helped me change my mindset. Thank you to you and many others for pointing towards doors that need to be opened.
@@dizzydad4708 Great to hear! Thank you!!
Imagine that right? It would be people taking care of each other I'm sure, beautiful sentiment!☮️🎸🎶❤️🙏
@@TomoFujitaMusic The great Mr Tomo, you’re the best teacher. Please check out Rick Stickney of tasty guitar, he’s amazing and I believe he fulfills the soul, funk and rnb niche that’s lacking in CZcams.
This lesson is worth a lot money.. Thanks for having tomo Fujita in the guitar world
Thank you so much!
Right!!!!!
If Mr. Fujita dancing to Tequila (9:00) does not bring joy to your heart nothing will! Thank you Mr. Fujita for sharing your life philosophy and your guitar wisdom :-)
My pleasure! Thanks so much for subscribing my Guitar Wisdom.
@@TomoFujitaMusic Great video Tomo, but I feel compelled to correct you. It was Pee Wee Herman, not Mr Bean that danced to Tequila.
It's amazing to see tomo still comment on this video years after it's release! It just shows how truly caring he is to his fans! Keep it up!
Thank you! I am so thankful!
This just shows me you’re a good person Tomo , not that I already didn’t know that but this just proves it.
Thank you so much!
Posture. Strap. Fingering and picking exercises-horizontally. Triads. Root 3rd 7 swing. Shuffle! Thanks, Fujita Sensei!
Thank you!
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i think making other musician friends is also an important part of being self taught because that will be one of the best sources of learning, also mr. Tomo if you read this then you can pin your comment so everyone can see that when they read the comments
Thank you so much!!
I appreciate that is the truth many for us like to do and to learn music alone but that help our purpose like musicians
@@master199irera8 You're welcome! Thank you!
A deep appreciation from the bottom of my heart. 49 years old a beginner guitarist from Korea.
Thanks so much from Boston!! You are very young!!
@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you Professor.
'So Do Mi' -Now that's an exercise I can get behind!
Giggidy
The first time he said it i was like, wait, i'm pretty sure that's not guitar triad exercice.
This lesson will help me move some of what I learned at Berklee many years ago from my mind to my fingers. I was an arranging/composition major who played the drums. I only made it for 2 years. Mastering this lesson will bring a huge improvement to my guitar playing.
Thank you Mr Fujita. You have a very generous heart.
So happy to hear that! Thank you so much! You're very welcome!
I Wish All My Students Knew THESE Before They Came To Berklee
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Guitar make us become better people. Thanks again.Gonna practice more and more.
That's it! We need to appreciate the wood & the strings!!
@@TomoFujitaMusic talking about the wood. Recently I found and played a Japanese handmade guitar called [T's guitar] .Hope you can make a video to talk about how you choose, pick a guitar or you collection. Once again, thanks for reply me !!!
@@leochang5284 Thank you! Great suggestion!
I started guitar when I was 18 but I only took 4 months of lessons and I quit playing guitar for 5 years. I’m now 23 and I’ve just gotten back to guitar 6 months ago and have been taking lessons every week and I’ve been showing incredible progress since then. But I wouldn’t have done so without having a teacher guide me throughout this journey.
Teaching yourself guitar is possible (if you think it’s best for you) but if you really want to be a great player, I highly recommend anyone who has the time and resources to find a good guitar teacher who can help you.
Thank you for sharing! Very important to learn guitar in proper way possible! Anybody can be a teacher! That's why it's very important to audition your teacher (looking carefully to choose). Thank you!
Hey man, I'm also 23. tried learning guitar when I was 20 but life got busy and didn;'t have time or motivation at the time. Now I'm at a crossroad in life where I want to pick up guitar again. Do you have any tips so that this time I can stay consistent with my learning?
After teaching myself for many years, I thought I was pretty good -- mainly because I could learn the songs I liked by ear. But after finding Tomo and subscribing to Guitar Wisdom, I realised I was just imitating music and I wasn't really improving for many years. Now after a few months following Tomo's lessons - triads, metronome on 2 and 4, root 3rd 7th - I can slowly (don't expect too fast!) feel my sense of harmony, melody and time improve and I feel more like a musician every day. Thanks Tomo!
Thanks for sharing your experience. So great to see that you found the right path! Thanks so much for subscribing my Guitar Wisdom.
Yeah, kind of feeling like I'm in a similar spot in my journey. I've tried to teach myself what I can from You Tube and I'm certainly better than I was when I started but there's still so much I don't understand and want to know. The one bad thing about not having an experienced player there to help you is you can't ask him questions or make sure your using proper technique. The best I've been able to do is just really watch guys when they play and try to mimic what they're doing as much as possible. There really isn't a road map to learning. I just started with chords and scales and learning songs.
“Number comes up here like Paul Davids...” “Dancing...” hahahaha. Great advice and humor. Thanks Tomo!
Glad you enjoyed it Thank you! I like to improvise like JAZZ!
Dear Mr. Fujita
I just wanted to spend a little bit of my hard earned free time to tell you Thank you for being a undeniably authentic caring teacher. Your love of guitar evident and unwavering.
If one day you find yourself in need of a subject for a video, might I suggest you discuss your guitar teacher(s) from your own journey.
Hope this comment finds you well.
Blessed.
Thank you so much! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your teachings!!!
You're welcome!
I'm teaching my nephew via long distance.
The most important thing is to keep it fun, because if you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong.
So I started him off simple power chords and a multi-fx pedal with a drum machine built in. For a kid, its a great way to get started and most importantly have fun with. Then you pick up other things as you go, like more advanced chords and scales.
Thanks for sharing. Yes, fun and positive!
Came for the guitar wisdom, stayed for the philosophy. Thank you Tomo for giving knowledge freely and being a Sensei! 🕊❤️
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Excellent advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video Tomo!
Thanks!
I love that tomo has like this spiritual approach to guitar, growing as a person through guitar
Thank you so much!
Your kindness and generosity know no boundaries! Thank you, Tomo!
My pleasure! Thank you!
Thank you!! Love it!!
You are so welcome!
Great Video Tomo!
Thank you!
Great video as always ! I am 73 years old and have been playing guitar since 1963 . Before there were electronic tuners , light gauge strings , internet , or color TV . I played in Rock and Blues bands thru my teenage and adult years until I retired , still play every day . I just want to thank you for all the advice and instructions that you give young people . I was raised on a farm in the country , I wish I would have had someone like you to give me some advice . Believe it or not I learned most of my advanced stuff during the Viet Nam war , where I had a chance to play with some great players , as a sailor . I even sat in with local bands in Japan , Hong Kong , and all over the states while in the service . Love your videos , and appreciate all your hard work . God bless the circle of 5ths !
Thanks for sharing. Thank you so much!
You inspire and motivate. Thank you for all the knowledge and wisdom you keep sharing so generously. 🙏
You are so welcome
Very Helpful - Thanks Tomo!
Thank you!
Thank you for these helpful videos!
You're very welcome!
As always your lesson is spot on. Thank you so much for pointing out the importance of good posture as mine is awful.
You are so welcome!
Thank you Tomo, I always put your tips in my foundations as I study
You're welcome! Thank you!
Thanks for the lesson!
My pleasure!
Tomo the world needs more wonderful people like you thank you.
Superb lesson! I will follow every single piece of advice you've given. I'm joining guitar wisdom today and am super excited to see where I can get to in 6 months from now!!!
Thank you! My Guitar Wisdom is waiting for you!
Probably one of the most important videos I've watched in a long time on CZcams!
So great to hear that. Thank you!
Thank you, Tomo San. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I am a beginning, self-taught piano player of 2.5 years and just bought my first acoustic guitar 8 weeks ago and my first electric guitar 2 weeks ago. Once I learned how to read music, I was and I am like a wide-eyed child in a candy shop. I love to learn new songs every week and play music from sheet music that I've acquired over the past two years. I, finally, have some calluses on my fingers and can now chord without too much pain and distortion. I am learning to understand music theory and it's starting to make some sense. You give me the inspiration to continue my musical journey. I am in the winter of my years but I am TOTALLY enjoying the final voyage. Keep up the good work.
You're very welcome! My pleasure! Thank you for sharing! Good job! So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
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Amazing tips. thank you ! 🎸
Glad you like them! You're very welcome!
I come for the guitar and stay for the wisdom. Thanks for these videos Tomo.
Thank you!
You have always been my favourite teacher on this platform. Thanks for everything you do for guitar learners like us, Sensei.
So great to hear that. Thank you!
Thank you Tomo! Amazing lesson...
Thank you!
really love your channel. so happy I found it!
Glad you enjoy it!
You are so kind and generous for taking your time to share with us more intermediate guitarist, thank you Tomo :)
My pleasure!
Dear Tomo, the best part is when you teach about education! This is probably the most important topic specifically when you need to address someone that you don’t know! Well done.
Thank you so much!!
Thank You for existing!!!!!!
Thank you so much!
Loved every minute of this video Tomo.. thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
The best guitar lesson/advice I’ve watched on CZcams in years Thank you Tomo👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My pleasure! Thank you!
Thank you Tomo. I have been enjoying Guitar Wisdom now for 7 months. Tomo is the real deal. He does not promise magic. He demonstrates and explains the foundation - you still have to do all the hard work to learn and improve, but he shows you the path. Before Guitar Wisdom, I was learning things, but not really things that I can BUILD UPON.
I still regularly check out other instructors - they can sometimes explain things in another way that clicks with me, but I credit Guitar Wisdom for opening a lot of new doors for me.
This is way I love teaching guitar! So much rewarding from teaching! Thank you so much for subscribing my Guitar Wisdom! 7 months! Congrats! Great job! Consistency is the key! Thank you so much!!
I always learn more than just guitar when I watch your vids. I appreciate that you do this.
Thank you for your invaluable knowledge!
We all appreciate everything you do 🙏🏼
You're very welcome! So nice to hear that!
This was an excellent tutorial. I am a self taught guitarist. For several years I have only occasionally picked up the guitar. I have been senior aged for several years now. I have recently started playing again to counter the arthritis in my hands. I have to limit myself as to how much and how long I play until I build the strength up in my hands. I will use these 7 steps as I begin my journey of reacquainting myself with the guitar. Thank you for sharing.
Guitar lessen outlines a guitar discipline. This is a fantastic way to start and to build on. I'll be back for more. This reminded me of my early beginnings at learning guitar. Thanks!
Thank you so much! You can join my Guitar Wisdom
Thank you Tomo! You a real one
Thanks so much!
Beautiful lesson, arigato gozaimasu!!
Thank you!
You're such a thoughtful and kind person, Tomo.
Thank you so much!
Literally the nicest, not just guitar teacher but content creator. Just scroll down and look at the comments. Without even knowing him it’s quite obvious he has a heart gold.
You know I've been watching a lot of youtube tutorials for decades now but I really love yours the most. It's like I don't have to rush or feel like I will fall behind the lesson. You always teach from scratch making sure the viewers get the best out of it. You also are very kind and humble personality. You spend your valuable time to reply to our comments. I've utter respect for you. I never got to attend music school or any music classes ever but watching your videos and trying to learn something is always worthy for me. Thank you so much ))
So great to hear that. You made my say! Thanks so much!!
You have turned guitar playing into a martial art❤
I started noticing that! Thank you!
Thank you Tomo. I love this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's my first time listening to Mr. Tomo and what a dedicated individual he is. It was incredibly generous of him to offer these well thought out tips for every beginner guitarist out there. A real humbling experience.
Thank you so much!
thank you so much for this tomo!! i’ve been playing for 14years without instruction and this is exact the type of guidance i’ve been looking for!!!
truly grateful you shared this with us all ❤️
You're so welcome!
Fantastic! This is very good material Tomo! Love it!
Glad you enjoy it!
This made me feel like Danielson learning the value of wax on wax off. He was learning the art without even realizing he was learning. That is the sign of a world class teacher
Thank you so much!
You are so great Tomo. An authentic gentelman. All self-taught should pay attention to your videos, always educational and above all respectful for us. Eternal thanks, or as we usually say in Argentina: Total Thanks
Thank you so much! You would really enjoy my Guitar Wisdom!
I'm so glad Manny wrote to you asking for help. Many of us suffer the same problems he has learning guitar. Thank you very much for this lesson to help so many of us struggling to get better. It seems that guitar is a life long endeavor to be real good at it. Thanks again!!!
Me too! You're very welcome! I have more detail lessons at my Guitar Wisdom site.
So much there!!! Thank you so much, Tomo! 😊
You're very welcome! Thank you!
Thank you for the great advice once again. 🎸
You're very welcome! Thank you so much!
Thank you, Tomo. You've been my favorite online guitar. Your mottos don't worry, don't compare, don't expect too fast, and be kind to yourself, have been a constant reminder for me on my journey of guitar playing. Really appreciate you making so much free content for beginners like me to advance. Hope you are well!
You're welcome! You got my word of wisdom! Thank you!
Tomo, I think I speak for all of us when I say: thank you for your generosity with your knowledge.
I have learnt so much from you and continue to be inspired when I watch your videos!
You are a gift to the musical community!
You are very welcome
Love your approach to ALL of this. Thanks for sharing Tomo!
Glad it was helpful!
@@TomoFujitaMusic I joined your Guitar Wisdom site, earlier this morning, after coming across your CZcams videos for the first time. I will soon be 52. I got back into playing guitar every day, just one year ago. I played daily from age 13-41, before taking 10 years off. I am back and as passionate as ever, re-thinking and building things from the ground up (ear training, composition, being careful/mindful physically, etc.). I was quite lucky to come across your CZcams videos and think that you are doing everything (physical, logical, musical, emotional approaches) the right way. I will gratefully enjoy exploring your Guitar Wisdom content as part of my daily journey. 👍👍👍
Great job! Thanks so much for subscribing my Guitar Wisdom. I think 50s is a great age to start having more fun! Thank you!!
Great information. Very helpful. Thank you for the insightful lessons.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
I smiled when you said you only sit on the edge of your seat. :) My first instrument was classical piano, and we never sat back on our seat, you have far better stability and posture when some of the energy is towards your feet. That learning translated into all of the other instruments that I played, and now I teach those things to my students. And I even teach it to my guitar students. I am happy that I am not the only one who thinks that way about posture. playing cello is the same, playing guitar...the same, and piano the same. posture posture posture. :) Thank You Tomo for making me a better teacher, I learn new ways to help students from watching your videos and having subscribed to guitar wisdom.
Thanks for sharing from pianist view! That's awesome to hear that. I sit straight and I only 1/3 of my chair! This way I can groove my body. A lot of people may not notice.. but about having right Posture & Having a strap ... makes a huge difference on the result from hours of practicing!
Thanks so much for subscribing my Guitar Wisdom. I started to hear more about some guitar teachers and their students are subscribing my Guitar Wisdom. I am very happy to hear that. Thank you!
Thank you Tomo. you and the guitar are changing my life for the better.
So great to hear that! Thank you!
how do you join please
@@kiiza2886 My website tomojustfunky.com
Join today "Guitar Wisdom"
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Thank you SO MUCH Tomo!
My pleasure!
much appreciate your introductory lesson
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
Yesterday I decided to check your Guitar Wisdom site, I have been at the guitar 3 years, being self-taught through You Tube , not knocking them, but there is loads of gaps, I said I needed to get back to the basics again scales modes etc, so I signed up, well that was around 4 pm BST time and around 9 pm I was off there was breaks but I really gravitated to the instruction, and being a person that was diagnosed with Adult ADD latter in my life visual instruction is important , but the funny part during his instructional videos he says pay attention I was cracking up, so Mr Fujita responding to your response on FB, I can clearly see your an experience teacher through your instructional videos, I am enjoying your Guitar Wisdom, thumbs up from me, if you don't mind I am sticking around, I am taking my time with the lessons, I really want the concepts and theory to sink in,
Hi Tomo! I appreciate you promoting respect and gratitude to the young generation of guitar players. It’s becoming a lost practice over time. As a 65 year old guitar player since I was 8 years old I’ve seen this dying practice and would like to commend you on this. The world would be a better place with more respect to each other no matter how old you are. Please continue to spread Peace and Love! Thank you!
❤️🎸🙏🏻
Thank you so much!
I'm interested to hear where your beliefs of the guitar becoming a lost practice comes from.
I think the original commenter was describing a change in the culture surrounding music. Though personally, I think that the culture of musicians is changing in ways that reflect their respective societies. The same is true of artists of all culture, genre, or craft, we just can't help it! No matter what we are still part of our larger society's cultures.
@@thesaintnoodle yea I was gonna say I'm seeing more guitar players than ever. And I'm also seeing so many young players almost virtuosic including myself tbh
Another great video. Thank you.
Thank you!
Thank you for this. Gratitude ❤🙏
You're very welcome! Thank you!
I've been learning guitar by myself for 4 years, these tips definetly gonna be usefull ! Thanks a lot :)
Great to hear!
There is no better teacher like you Tomo! You are teaching from your heart,and that's s very big difference between you and those many many who call them self's s teacher! Your love for the guitar and music makes me love music even more! You are a treasure to the music world!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for these lessons!
You're welcome!
This video was GREATLY appreciated!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to discuss these tips in detail!
You are so welcome!
All this information it's so useful for all of us that like to play guitar. No matter how much time we have playing. You're the best teacher. Thanks Master Tomo.
So great to hear that! Thank you!
I absolutely love that you give top importance to posture. Number one. I've been playing guitar for 51 years, and I still have to remind myself. The discipline of playing Baroque music with a footstool forced me to have good posture on nylon strings, but I tend to be too casual about posture on rock, blues and jazz. Your emphasis on this is a terrific influence. Demanding a free floating instrument with ease of motion in the arms and hands (with the guitar anchored securely) is exactly what I needed to hear this morning. Thank you, Sir.
Thank you for sharing! Something is very important and it's so easy to forget or ignore it.
Awesome man and awesome knowledge. Thank you very much for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much!
thank you for sharing your guitar wisdom-very helpful
My pleasure! Thank you!
This is why you’re my favorite teacher. I’ve been watching your videos for a loooong time. I really admire how you take the time to stop and do things like this video. I’ve been studying guitar in Boston for a long time and I wish that more musicians had your approach to TEACHING and music. Thank you for your thoughts!
You are so welcome! So nice to hear that. Thank you!!
He's one of a kind huh? ☮️❤️🎸🎶🙏
I have ADHD and dyslexia, I have been struggling to learn the guitar for 12 years...and still cannot play well, I hadn't given up, but seeing people surpass me in a shorter amount of time is disheartening, but who knows one day I might catch up.
Please be kind to yourself and all you need to is not to hurry at all. Take your time! Try this fingering exercise first!
Just so that you remember. Thousands and thousands of normal people with no disability too struggle.
Sending Lots of Love and positive vibes your way :)
I also have ADHD and I understand how tough it is to learn, but Mr. Fujita makes a good points in his Guitar Wisdom to take your time, take notes which I do, in 2 weeks since subscribing to Guitar Wisdom I can say at this point there has been many light-bulb moments , I am able to retain more information in just 2 weeks then I have in the last few years since I started learning the guitar and keep reminding myself there is no rush , what I like to do after a theory lesson on Guitar Wisdom is find a song to learn, try to match that song with what you have learned for further reinforcement, enjoy the journey, cheers !!
awesome video and lesson, i enjoy your pacing and flow! thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much!
Very helpful Sensei Tomo as usual. Thank you so much for your humility and guidance.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Thank you, Mr.Tomo Fujita.
You are an incredible teacher and musician. You surpass the name of "guitar teacher".
I mean, I learned a lot from this video not only the guitar mindset but a lot of life wisdom.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
What makes you a good teacher is not your guitar lessons but the fact that you communicate with your students and reply to their many questions. They have confidence in you and can rely on you for help.That is the definition of a good teacher. Thank you Fuji.(sorry, Master Fuji).
Thank you so much! You can learn all at
"Guitar Wisdom"
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Thank you for this video Tomo-San!
My pleasure!
I really appreciate your work
Thank you so much!