"Practicing use brain, playing use heart." Great quote. Thank you.

Everyone’s gotta learn one string at a time so you’re not stuck in the box!

Your temperament and method of teaching with wisdom- slowing down-and the idea that it is okay to learn from making mistakes is so refreshing . Thank you for putting these lessons out- they (you) are very helpful and I appreciate it

Tomo, I can't express how much I appreciate your approach to guitar as much as your approach to life. Some could say that it is one in the same. I hope you have a great weekend!

I’ve learned more from you the past few weeks than I have the past 20 years. So glad I found you. You are a treasure sir. Thank you for your videos.

I love watching you get in the zone! It's so fun learning with you, thank you, X 10000000

I love how you make things seem so simple, when it is really how the material is presented. Thank you for all these amazing instructional videos. You are truly an encyclopedia of musical knowledge!

Thank you Tomo San...most helpful; especially for the self taught musician. 🙏

Learning melodies, not just scales with a one string approach is a great way to build the foundation for chord melody work. Upright bass players put a lot of time into learning scales on one string (for classical songs that require slurs and for soloing in jazz). to its natural for them. On guitar it would seem very useful to work on scales on one string and then scales and scale fragments on 2 strings (especially scale fragments).

Thank you as always! I'm an acoustic guitar builder and I spent most of the last 30 years just strumming chords, but one day a year ago a customer asked if I would play electric lead in a band. I said yes, so now I have to learn! I thought I had to learn 20+ years of guitar in a short time, talk about overwhelming. Until I ran across your channel I thought this was an impossible feat. Now I have the confidence to really give it a go. You have said, slow down, play simple, learn triads...etc. and I'm starting to get it, so thanks again I truly appreciate you.

I first got this from mick Goodrich’s book, very helpful to see the neck🔥🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Wonderful lesson! Thank you so much. More Dexter please 🙏

Ive been playing for a handful of years now with only internet as my teacher. This was very interesting as i am a player who only plays by eyes like you said in the video.

Just wanted to thank you for the videos on youtube and your WHOLE APPROACH to teaching. We can LEARN by LISTENING!! I just subscribed to your Guitar Wisdom page. I am grateful for your lessons.😊

I play intermediate piano music and now everything on the guitar is starting to make sense. Why? Because you, Tomo San, are making it easy to understand scales as they apply to both guitar and keyboard. I've only been playing the guitar for 8 weeks but it took me 4 weeks to get some calluses (laughing). I was lost playing "dots" (tablatures) for 4 weeks when I should have been learning the names of those chords and keys that those dots represented. By knowing music scales, I can not only visualize the scale in my mind but I can now see them on my guitar neck. Now comes the hard part (smiling) ... learning how to apply my scales across the neck (vertically) versus up and down the neck. OH and, yes, I can easily play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on each string thanks to you. (chuckles) Play that funky music Tomo!

For me if I'm ever having a hard time figuring out a melody I go to the single string approach. It's just easier to see the notes. Like on a piano. Plus you get those slides so it sounds really fluid.

Thank you Tomo!!

Thanks Tomo! Your lessons make me love the guitar again.

Sir, Thank you for all you do, what you share is truly priceless. You are a great inspiration.

Thank you Tomo

Thank you

This is a great lesson, not only for beginners. This type of exercise is great for learning scales and intervals, muscle memory as well as fretboard familiarity. Even if you are just noodling, this type of playing can be beneficial. Thanks for another great lesson!

I have been preaching this to students for years. Let’s get out of the up and down box sound…even though the up and down box sound works a lot lol.

Thanks again Tomo for sharing this video, I feel that getting the different scale sounds in my head and memorizing them all in different keys as one of the toughest things for me to learn. The Dorian scale especially for me has always been a bit tough to hear for some reason, I like the Les Paul and the Amp. your playing through sounds great! Thanks again.

The musicality of your playing and teaching speaks to the heart of why music moves us - great stuff! Thank you!

Dude,I really like the way you put it out there. Always fun,be open and relaxed and never stop figuring out what turns you on. This was my first look at you,it won't be my last. Seems like others also think you have an easy way about yourself. Of course you have spent a lifetime learning and practicing to achieve the easy,no stress style that you have.Thanks Craig.

Morning Tomo, now I need the exercises for my sore hand's, lol😊

Lovely Guitar!

Great lesson and information today. 👍

Bravo!

Such amazing wisdom here... I've been learning now for a year and wish I had come across your channel when I started! I'm spending time going back through your beginner lessons trying to relearn.

Thank you so much for your life work and dedication and sharing it with others. I've been watching videos for 2 years but I feel I am very disorganized. I think I have to start from square one. I have too many subscriptions and and trying to do too much at once. I just like your philosophy and I think it would be best to start with one note at a time, thanks

Thanks !

This video taught me to focus on sounds, listening, by playing a scale using a single string. This way I can hear and feel the sound differences 😊. Thank you so much!

I love this Gibson guitar of yours so much. I wish you played it more often on video!

This is so true. I played guitar for years learning the shapes but it wasn't until i started playing with other people i relaised the need to learn by ear rather than shape. Transpose songs by ear as well rather than loom for lessons online as it helps lean develop ones ear.

I am also getting a lesson in gratitude from you, just from seeing your attitude! :)

It is really amazing how your teaching goes in line with that of my own teacher. It helps to really get those things into my mind. Tank you so much!

Thank you Fujita-san. I have several of your videos bookmarked to return to as a part of my regular routine. I am thankful for this channel!

I really needed this. I am just learning guitar but I am very familiar with the piano and Music theory. The idea of learning the 1-string scale first is right up my alley as it connects with my piano keyboard theory knowledge. But even more importantly it will train my ear to tell my fingers where to go. Thanks😀😀 this is such a natural approach.

Thank you love you lessons. Its so chill I love it!

I'm always amazed I can get elite level guitar lessons from a true master just sitting in my couch. I've already been playing around with this concept, and for some reason I find it easier to figure out melodies on one string. I usually figure something out by ear on one string then have to figure out how to play it in one position. I think it's because I can see the intervals between notes easier, like on a piano. But now I get to chew on this video for awhile and learn all this stuff and have it expanded on by you. Amazing. Thank you so much.

Wow! Your tone sounds so good! I don’t know if it’s the guitar, or your amp setting but man it’s sweet.

GREAT LESSON AS ALWAYS THANKS TOMO!!! THOSE ONE LINERS ARE GREAT!!!

Thank you Tomo. Your one string idea makes so much sense!

thanks so much, don't stop making vids. it helps a lot.

Mr Tomo Fujita, thank you for being our guitar mentor

The videos are awesome- love everything about them and your approach. I always come away from your videos really feeling that I have learned something- compared to some other tutorials on KZfaq where I usually walk away feeling more confused than when I started😂 Thank you so much for putting these out there!

Moin Tomo Fujita, thanks a lot

Page 7 of Patterns Scales and Modes by Arnie Berle, 1994, first thing in the book! Went looking for it on my bookshelf after your last video on single-string scales. Knew I had it in a book somewhere. Have been studying it since. It is thought provoking and points out some of the things that were not as solid in my understanding as I thought.

I've started doing this for a while. Very helpful. Learning to finger the scales in different ways and trying not to look as much as possible. Then two strings and their relationships. Fourths. Fifths. Play 4ths as a scale and then flatten or raise a note on one string or the other. Like on 7ths or 2nd positions in minor. Or elsewhere. Then the G and B string are their own little world. Over time blend the 3 strings I guess. Plenty of things to learn.

Best lesson I've had in a long time! I also learned i need to get a les paul too 😂

Just found some piano-like treasure along the way of the lesson. Thank you sensei!

This is really great and encouraging. As a feel guitar player, with a formal saxaphone foundation, this is really help especially on the scales. This is the first time I’m hearing something other than major and minor and getting it. I’ve stumbled upon them here and there soloing over interesting chords and changes but never knew what it was called. When you said “playing from the heart rather than your eyes” it really hit me. I’ve always felt that and hearing someone from Berklee say it is freeing.

Great lesson

I absolutely love this lesson. Amazing job Tomo

Very good lesson, I love your guitar tone. Thanks for sharing. PS, I really like teaching us in the one key.

I like your channel 👍🏻🤘🏻

That’s an instantly recognizable Les Paul sound

Thank you Mr.Fujita. I try to hear and remember, but all scales difficult.😅

I need to start doing this more in my practice sessions. I will say I do a solo in Come Together thats mostly on the D strings. Sounds really cool with the hammer on and pull offs

Thank you for the drop was my initial comment before I watched it..... I was just so excited to see a new video..... I've been watching videos for about two years. I am first having a ha ha moments and I attribute that equally to your channel, anyone can play guitar, and good guitarist, as well as Angela p, Marty, and a few others.... I would like to learn from the perspective do ra mi , always remember that song from The sound of music.... I think that looking at it from the perspective of flavors or colors on a palat. Your philosophy is also very helpful... Be happy with where you're at, but I don't want to be complacent either... I'm sorry to disrespect you with my screen name maybe I should do it from my real name profile.... I once again thank you for the new video

4:44 - "Look! that's a brachiosaurus!"

One of the big differences for me is that you are learning intervals and how they sound. I know lots of guitarists who think they are pretty hot lead players who would fall all over themselves just trying to play the melody of Happy Birthday or Mary Had A Little Lamb. Not because they don't know the melody. Everyone knows those melodies. But all they learned on guitar was physical patterns and not so much sounds. It's a great exercise to learn how to play a melody given a key or a starting note. To do this your ear must recognize intervals and your guitar playing must know how to find those intervals on the neck,

One string to rule them all!

Hello. I wonder if you can make a video about some guitar method books for beginners to learn guitar theory. That would be a blessing because there are a lot of materials and for beginners is almost impossible to choose something. They tend to try multiple methods and end up learning almost nothing because of having no structure to learning. If you could recommend 1 or 2 book that we should stick to until the end it would be awesome. Thank for your amazing videos and teaching. Have a nice day

Love your videos you sound so amazing! I am on vacations and is the first time the last 5 months after i subscribed to guitar wisdom that 4 days have passed and i havent play guitar! (I play everyday). My question is that in your videos you always starting the one string one finger approach from the root in the fret that is convinient in the start of the neck! When i want to practise C for example at different string should i know for example at the G string that the A note is the 6th degree of Cmaj and start from there! In other words should i know the notes of the scale and in every string the first note of the scale that comes up and start from there to practice this approach in other string! Because this has a bit of memorization work especially if i must learn alot of keys like that! I tried to take the triads that i learned and start from r 3 5 and go up and down a little bit! I hope i wasnt to complicated and didn't tired you. Thanks for everything.

That's one beautiful gibson man ! R9 series?

Master Tomo, I don't think many people understand why the C Scale first. I attempt to explain it with: It is all the White notes on a piano. One learns the C Scale then when learning the G Scale there is only on note different. Learn G Scale and you have 80% of most Rock Songs. Next is D Scale. Only 2 notes different from C Scale. So you see, C Scale is kinda like a Foundation. Learn the instrument - Learn the Notes. Then you can play most any song. Also, very important to Say the notes Out Loud. Be well...

I think Tomo is very demanding and strict. Like a real samurai! It's just that if you are not ready for serious learning and humility, you will run away and complain. And if you are ready, boundless kindness and gratitude will open up to you! This is half a joke! Love everyone!

Can I have some one on one lessons? I really need to improve my technique.

Hi! I’m about to take your online course. So I have an acoustic guitar. My end goal is the electric guitar. Are both the same when I’m learning your lessons. Would U recommend guitar first and I can take my skills to electric at a later time or it doesn’t work like that? I’m a total beginner. Thank you !

Tomo I have problems. I volunteered to teach beginners guitar at our local high school. The school ordered cheap guitars off Amazon. They are un playable. Terrible guitars.. I need guitars that kids can play. I dont think they can afford good guitars... Im sad. Any ideas to get guitars for underprivileged kids who can not afford guitars. Something i never thought about at first. I really want to help then. Any ideas??? Thank you.👍

tomoさんお久しぶりのコメントです🎸👍私もKZfaqrの仲間入り致しました。91人の登録者ですけどもね！😂

At this speed, how long it will take for one to become a good lead guitar player...??? Also whether to practice with a acoustic guitar or electric guitar...??? Which gives more benefit...? Thanks.

it is true, practice and play make perfect. ''now step over to the abdominator. and i will shout slogans at you. push harder! go faster, max! reach over the top! master your ash!'' -the simpsons

Can u provide notes please sir 😢

Guitars coming from the ceiling room🎉❤

Wow you spent some money on that Les paul.

Have you ever wondered why the "inventors" of written music decided on an 8 note scale instead of 7? Your 7 note scale would end at F instead of G. G would cease to exist. But you are still using the same amount of 1/2 steps to get through the scale. Do you suppose it was to make chord progressions easier to write? A 7 note scale would use all full steps. So, a 1/4/5 progression would become A-C#-E#. It would be a 1/3#/4# progression instead. Wierd things run through my head at 3 in the morning. Maybe it has something to do with the difference between written music for string and brass & woodwind instruments? Maybe there is a music theory genius out there that has a good explanation? 😮😮😮

I’m not sure I can see the real value in this. Tomo is clearly a master guitarist though so who am I to say. I know this, I also know many scales In the usual 3 note per string l. I still get completely lost at times, I feel like I will never intuitively know all the notes like I do on a piano. Guitar is such a confusing instrument.

I don't have a lot of money at the moment. But on friday, im definitely donating to this guy. I don't know if it's his temperament . But I've learned more about how the guitar works this weekend than the entire previous two years. I just worked out major minor 3rds. semitinones.how do re mi works. Because he showed me a video. Maybe i was the right place at the right time? There's a difference between understanding the words he is saying and what they actually means. I think i understand why the guitar has 6 strings. I literally feel like a kid. It's been a long time since i really learned something. I must've thanked him 15 times this weekend. I never leave a video of confused or without learning something . If you are going to pay someone on youtube for guidance. It's tomo. He has a knack for teaching. There's only one other person I'd pay, and im not telling you who it is. Similar temperament. Thanks again. Listen to this guy!