Hi Tomo! First of all I wanted to thank you for all the incredible content you keep sharing with us and to congratulate you for your excellent teacher skills. I subscribed to Guitar Wisdom with the idea of improving my knowledge on guitar foundations (I've been a self-taught guitar player all my life and, as you can tell, people like me sometimes know a lot about some stuff but have a lack of knowledge regarding other basic areas). My goal this year has been to improve in rhythm and triads and just wanted to thank you because I have learned so much during the last couple of months. I practice almost daily and even when sometimes I wish I could learn things faster, I came to the point where I understand that quality time and time itself is a must in order to achieve real improvement. This video just complements what I have been learning during the last month and, as always, it's an awesome and super informative and motivating video. So, I just wanted to say thank you Tomo for everything! Cheers

i love what you say in the end.. foundation is not "beginner, intermediate or advanced", its just your foundation. its making the ground fertile for your musical garden. i love your philosophy and im gonna take this advice to the grave.

I for one really appreciate all you do for me! You have given me the tools that have improved my playing. That is a fact. Thank you Tomo.

Hi Tomo! Tomás here, from Argentina. As you mentioned halfway through the video, maybe it is not the most "popular" (as if that mattered) but it's one of your most valuable ones. There's nothing like building a strong foundation, not only in music but in all the beautiful diversity of life. The ability to enjoy the "slowness" of a process and being able to dive deep into big little details is a direct invitation to mindful learning. As a player and teacher myself, I find refreshment of ideas constantly while watching your videos, and that inspires me to keep working with love and patience, day by day, Thank you so much!

Tomo is the KING of giving way more than you would ever expect to get back in return. I owe so much to these videos after only a few short months of implementing his practice guidelines. Thank you so much, Tomo! You're an example to all of us :)

Wow. I never thought triads were that important. They were one of the only things I once learned from a jazz guitar book and still play them just for the fun of it. And when you begin to add 4th note you realize all the chords are actually connected and just inversions of each other. Great teacher!

I love teaching triads, they really are the foundation for good fretboard knowledge. I had a great teacher named Steve Sage who has since passed away, teach me many of the same concepts you teach. He studied with Larry Carlton, Joe Pass, Tommy Tedesco, and Howard Roberts at GIT back in the day. Was always so cool to get first hand stories from him about his experience studying with these great and influential players. Thanks again for all that you do Tomo, your playing and teaching really do remind me of my late teacher Steve ❤

I appreciate deeply how what I imagine is your japanese ethics isn't separated from your art and your pedagogy. I learn a lot from your videos, and not only guitar stuff. Thank you very much.

You know what’s important more than triads Tomo? All of the amazing help you give everyone everyday. Much love and Thank you! You rock! 🤘😊❤️

Your triad videos are like a door into a 4th dimension. Thank you!

Tomo, thank you for taking time out of your day to share these videos and knowledge with us. It is very much appreciated!

I appreciate. Thank you. Fondation is the key. Everytime I go back to it I always find that I am lacking but always seem to move to another level of understanding. Inspirational.

Dear Tomo~ love this series. Film more plz. I always can get energy from this series after feeling frustrated about practicing.

Wow! Thank you so much Tomo. There are so many lessons within this lesson. Just amazing. I struggle with patience every day and I’m sure this method of practicing these things calmly will help in so many ways. I can’t believe you don’t have a million subscribers. I’m sure you will soon. I’ve spent so much money on so many courses it’s maddening and then I watch a few of your videos and I see the proper way of practicing. Thanks again.

Hi Tomo, I really appreciate not only this video but all the knowledge you’ve been sharing on your channel. Your teaching style is just great! Just wanna say thank you 🙏

Tomo, you are very much appreciated. You deliver wisdom and proficiency in what is important. This is another quality lesson. Many thanks!

This is the video I have learned the MOST FROM and i hope you continue creating videos like this triad series.

This may be the greatest thing I've ever seen. Much respect and admiration. Thank you. Will start ... today.

Thank you so much for making these videos. I have been working on triads since your gearpage thread from 2005. I still learn new details (fingering posture for example, or trying the 4 keys) every time you post.

It's all about Triads souls! What an excellent teacher! 👊👊👊

Thankful for you channel. You teach us what we NEED to know, not showing us what we WANT . This triad lesson is amazing, I am learning my triads but was unsure how to properly practice them. Extremely helpful. Thank you

"thats what you get"... I love it! Your content is very much appreciated.

Tomo, keep this series going, I really like how you dissect a concept and explain the details and the steps behind those exercises. The triad exercises are only getting more and more useful for me when I just practice them slowly for the past few years. This video is so good, your videos always have the kind of face-to-face conversation vibe, and I love it, it is relaxed to watch and learn.

This is one of the best videos I've seen about learning guitar, I spatially love your philosophy and way of thinking about te guitar. Tomo you are an inspiration.

I have played for many years but this is a fundamental building block that I never learned! I can't wait to build on top of this and understand it better. L.O.V.E. (Congratulations on 470k)!

Dear Mr Fujita, thank you for another lesson, great as always. Have a nice weekend.

Thank you Mr.Fujita. ❇︎Triad (V.H.S training, good way to understanding ➡︎Chords:formations and guitar sound system, and sound quality.😄 ❇︎And congratulations 470,000！.

I most definitely really appreciate this video. Thank you for sharing.

All your videos are appreciated, keep doing you man!

I am one of those who appreciate. Thank you Tomo!

Thank you, congratulations, now time to practice! Thank you for your patience

I’ve been playing so long. I want to really express myself on guitar. I really believe 100% in your teaching Tomo. I really believe I will progress with your teaching. Thanks.

I'm so happy that you arem aking these videos! We can learn a lot from it even if it's harder or easier to sombody! We appreciate your work!

Really appreciated this video, showed how this foundation of triads is important and explained it very well!

Hi Tomo, I have been playing guitar for several decades and appreciate your depth of knowledge and teaching style. I appreciate this video because you convey such a positive approach in your teaching style. What's important in this lesson, I have found, is not necessarily the notes themselves but how clean we make every note sound and how we focus on the fingering, including the thumb position -- this helps remind ourselves that each set of triads we play is different from the others -- it keeps us honest so we don't cheat. This lesson reminds me that quality is often more important than quantity, and also that once we are comfortable and establish a solid base we can progress more naturally to the next phase of our development in learning the guitar. I can shred all day long but lessons like this keep me on my toes and reinforce the importance of good technique and patience. One thing you said that really stands out is "Be kind to yourself" -- wow, that is really important! We love music and we love guitar, so we shouldn't beat ourselves up for how much we think we might suck, but rather, love ourselves for the effort we dedicate as we work to improve in our guitar playing and acknowledge how good we actually really are.

Love Triad!!!! Thank you !!!!

Tomo, thank you so much for this lesson. I started learning guitar this year and finding your lessons and hearing your philosophy is the best thing that could have happened to me. I appreciate you.

Yes, top to bottom, in sets, and from all Cs on the neck in same inversion - just like you demonstrated and checked it all out on Guitar Wisdom too. And I used the correct fingering, muting, and thumb position. They are part of my practice routine now.

Thank you so much for these videos Tomo! I've been trying to learn everything you teach and it's so helpful hearing your words of inspiration and criticism! I knew nothing about music at all and between you, modern method to guitar, and other books after 4 months I know more about music than I could of ever imagined! So many songs I love, all thanks to you! Seriously, thank you for sharing your wisdom, kindess, and love for guitar Tomo!

Thank you so much Tomo!!! Back to basic and Do it %100. Is what I'm doing that since 4 months. This video, I played the exercises with you. And its helpfull for chord melody!!! Keep Rockin'!

Hello Mr. Fujita, thank you for your guidance and patience with your students. How you are able to say and show things through a camera and not In person while still connecting with your students from all over the world and different places of life is a mystery. But I'm not going to question it. I ave the pleasure and privilege of experiencing so much through your lessons, moving around and you showing us things that are so important and helpful for our lives wherever we are. You are sharing your knowledge and experience with the world and you are helping us to become better musicians and people. I wish for stronger words to describe it. Thank you.

I watched the whole video, you really emphasize that triad is a really foundation over foundation, I really thankful for your knowledge information, now i know myself i dont have any knowledge about music things, just mimic peoples playing fingerstyles for example, no matter how goods i was cover one two songs perfectly if i dont know whats inside the song i cover or play Time to build the foundation one by one. My heart kinda hurt when you say "dont waste my time" hahaha... I hope MrTomo always healthy

I appreciate your wisdom! , thanks for sharing . I learned a lot with this lesson

This is such a refreshing approach to learning (not just guitar but learning in general) which is why I joined Guitar Wisdom. This really is wisdom. Slow but sure with real comprehension. I remember somebody saying with regard to language learning "if I just learn words (vocabulary) then I am borrowing them. If I understand how they are formed and where they come from then I own them" This is so applicable to music too and this is what your lessons give to the student ; understanding. Thank you so much Tomo for all of your advice and remarkable teching method. I will always be grateful to you.

This channel is a treasure. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience

いつもありがとうございます！

Thank you tomo for this video i really appreciate it you going out of your way for us to learn as well 🙏🏼

Thanks for the C major triads, and scale on one string! My insight was… move the chord up by a major 3rd… 1 goes to 3, 3 goes up a minor 3rd to 5, 5 goes up a 4th! So satisfying to realize…thank you again! Without the one string scale… no understanding…

I am really enjoying this! Thank you so much for your time and sharing your knowledge. I am learning a lot!

I wrote out every inversion and vertical and horizontal movement.Great lesson,never realized how cool triads are.Thank you

トモ藤田さんの本やビデオに習い、Triadsを日常の練習に入れていました。 この映像で詳細の注意点（フィンガリング、親指の位置、手のひらミュート、スライディングノイズを減らす事）を改めて認識しました。 自分で押さえやすいフィンガリングで…と自己流になっていました。 フィンガリング一つとっても他弦ミュートや、別の音を付与するオプションの可能性を残したり、意味があった事を理解しました。 巻弦のスライディングノイズはどうにか減らそうと基礎トレしていましたが、それだけではfoundationを固める為には、理解が足りていなかったようです。 ありがとうございました✨😊 基礎固めは注意深く取り組むのと同時に、LIVE出演向けにカバー曲の練習をする時にも、基礎固めを通じて得た事を適用できるようにしていきたいと思います😊

Wonderful lesson, thank you.

Thank you mr. Tomo! I just found your youtube channel and finally I realized the huge importance and great impact you had on John Mayer as a guitar teacher! You are an amazing guitar instructor an if I may say …a guitar philosopher !

I like how you don't compare...you practice what you preach. This is lesson-based videos which I like personally, because I really want to get better with the guitar...So, thank you

Thank you Mr. Fujita. I did the homework from last week, but it takes time to get it to flow. I now have much more to think about. Great insights, probably half a years work for me to get it right. I joined guitar wisdom because you continue to teach me things I didn't even know I needed to learn.

Everyday. Vertical and Horizontal. At least 3 Different Root Notes up to F12. I can only bring this from my personal past: One cannot race alpine downhill without first learning how to snowplow (balance and control). There are no Shortcuts. Foundations in everything. Thank You, Tomosan, for talking about foundations so often.

Intriguing video excellent 👍👍🇬🇧 thanks 👍

Hey tomo… I really love all the videos you post and the knowledge that you share with everyone!!! Thank youuu

I love your teaching style. Congrats on 470K!

Thank you for taking the time and going in depth on triads. Love the channel!

I appreciate...thank you Tomo

Kia ora from New Zealand. I have for two weeks followed your system of triads and continue to do so as I can see how beneficial it is. Also some Tom Quale fingerboard memory techniques. Noho ora mai.

This is a fantastic lesson. Thank you for showing this.

Hello from Stockholm, Sweden Tomo! I am a new comer on your channel here and will probably see you on Guitar Wisdom shortly. After looking around the channel a bit for orientation and shifting though to see what I need most now, I would like to express my thanks for the tremendous spread or scope of your teaching and knowledge in combination with your kind words, Very inspiring! This particular vid was of value to me though there is much I havent seen yet. I thougt is a good opprotunity to say hello, until next time, hejdå!

Great video! When I was a lot younger, I thought I had a bit of knowledge, but I did not even know what I did not know. I've since learned to always ask questions. Really enjoyed the presentation and the thinking behind it!

Thank you so much, Fujita-San. This isn't just ordinary guitar practice, it has so many life philosophies in it. I'm gonna practice this exclusively and see where it takes me.

My beautiful and lovely teacher tomo😘

Thank you, Master Tomo 🙏

Thank you Tomo.

Great post. I have worked on triads a bit on first string set but this inspires me to continue as you suggest. Thank you.

I certainly appreciate these types of videos

Thank you so much for this Tomo. Helping me a lot while I work on these triads. Nice and slow. I totally agree with your methods about quality etc., not mean at all. This stuff isn't so easy and needs to be respected!

Thanks Tomo, really cool lesson! ❤

Best way of teaching💯 Just amazin

Yes I really appreciate it because it is incredibly helpful and can help me to become a little better at playing my guitar. Thanks a lot.

Good morning Tomo and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

I wish I had learned triads fifty years ago when I first picked ip the guitar. Having started with piano where intervals and triads are so visually clear I have struggled with the organization of the guitar fretboard. This definitely clarifies a lot. Thank you so much.

Well this lesson on triads is certainly appreciated over here. Thanks for inspiration and homework. Greetings from Luxembourg ( Old Europe that is ).

I have been learning my triads, with your instruction, and it has been helping a lot with my understanding of guitar! Yesterday I was practicing the melody to Take the A Train and I realized the opening to the melody is just a C major triad. Thank you, Tomo! 🙏

Very useful Tomo, cheers! 🥰

I really appreciate this video Tomo! Thanks

Hello Tomo, I just wanted to thank you that you are here.

''I know this video wont be really popular video, but i bet somebody will really apreciate it.'' And as always, you're absolutely right, Mr. Tomo. Thank you!

I love it! I wonder what the next lesson wil be

You can call it foundation or call it basics. Everything complicated is nothing more the basics when broken down into simplest forms. Another great lesson by master Tomo Fujita... Arigato!

In my younger days, I practiced Heian Shodan every day for 3 years. I never perfected it, but my proficiency nonetheless improved. Thank you for spending so much time on fundamentals!

Yes, did - and doing - all the C major triads vertically, horizontally, and “same.” Thank you, Tomo! You are helping me and many more. 🙏🏻👏🏻

I will practice my triads Tomo sensei!

you tube videos are very helpful. i think they can be even slower with demonstrations,even though most students are in a big hurry .

yes tried the triad thing, need more work ........thanks tomo

watched the entire video, just so good.

funny that i pretty much teach my students using the same principles, thx Tomo!

This is brilliant. I know triads....but do I really know triads. Uh. pause. No I don't know triads. Time to dig in. Thanks Tomo!

Tomo San, this is a great lesson for every level of player. You make us all do some more work and thats always the best sign of a good teacher. Very motivational! Some students here might benefit from charts with the exact lh fingering for your appraoch, me for one surely would like a diagram to double check my efforts. Can you recomend some literature to get on your website or other resources?

awesome

Thanks, cool, god bless 🙏😌

Amazing video 🥰

I think part of the problem with teaching the foundation is that things like triads are deceptively simple. It's easy to look and say, "I see", without actually doing, and then say "I get it" and then power through to the next thing without listening or hearing, and ask "how do you make good solos?". Wow, talk about a shortcut! I think the way you're teaching it drills the fundamentals, how it sounds, recognizing which inversions are nearby and how they're constructed -- true foundations, very structural. I like your hint at the next step, to play them through the circle of fourths, to help give them a sense of musical structure, too. I think that is what students are jumping ahead to: we want to find the musical structure after the physical structure... while we are still stumbling over our fingers in a bad foundation. And here, I think there is some more work that could be done with fundamental exercises. Because triads are essentially small chords, they seem to get filed in our brains as "grips" and not used in a musical context. So what I like to also do, is play through triad arpeggios in one position, up-the-scale, (up / down the neck, vertical). I think this conveys the idea that a different inversion of one triad, is very closely related to a triad of a different quality, with nearly the same notes. For example, a 1rst inversion C triad is only one note different than an E minor root position triad. And that difference is the major 7th (B) of the C, which is of course the perfect 5th of the E minor. A simple exercise which I'm trying to work up for myself is to go up one triad and down the next one in the cycle. For instance, if I go up C (C,E,G arpeggio). Using the next "C", the octave of the root, I see that it is the top of a root position F arpeggio (F,A,C). Same with the next F note above that, it is the 5th of the root position Bb arpeggio (Bb, D, F), and around the cycle you can go with triad arpeggios. You can then hear how chords that are a fourth apart interact with melody notes. I've seen other teachers take this into "way-too-advanced-for-beginner-super-human" territory called "triad pairs", but I think there can be more fundamental exercises, closer to the a "normal human" achievable level, in order to learn to hear how melodies are linked... not just with the cycle of 4ths, but other interesting pairs that can color a "normal" chord progression. It could be something to add to the measure of proficiency, to know the triads as arpeggios and as linking melody phrases. AND CONGRATULATIONS on nearly a HALF-MILLION subscribers! Good job!

誠です。本当とにありがとうございます！ 基本的な理論は重要ですな。三和音と7th 和音もは大好きです！

i still feel like Daniel san learning all the moves but still didnt figure it out how to aply it. somehow these excercises are so satisfying that i dont bother at all just learning them :P . thanks a lot for sharing it. if you say its important, i trust you :)