Can you learn without Tabs ? - The Godfather 's Theme

I bet you have a song that you have heard many times but you can't play it. If you are really interested that song, then you can transcribe by ear like this. Let me show you how I hear things and how I translate with my fretboard theory knowledge so I can play those sound. This technique is so much fun to do so that you can learn any songs that you are interesting. No need any tabs or no need any KZbin guitar lessons! What do you think?
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[@FunkymetalBL]

It’s amazing how you can form every chord, triad, inversion etc. in an instant and also know what it is as you’re playjng it. If I have already learned the song, I can unconsciously switch chords without thinking, but improvising like you’re doing is on a whole different level. My brain doesn’t connect to my fingers that quickly 😂. But it’s like you said, don’t compare and don’t expect too fast. Awesome playjng Tomo! 🙏🏼 🎸🎼👌🏼

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you! Honesty there are not so many chords! I don't know so many chords but I know triads so well! And R 3 7 / R 7 3... etc. So once you have a solid foundation then you can do just like this. I guess most people are so used to google or look up KZbin song lessons so they don't use their own ear's ability. You can do this! You should join my Guitar Wisdom which is more educational not entertainment.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This was amazing. Cheers!👍🏻👍🏻✌️

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@victorb6293]

This is great Tomo! I was playing along with you and it reminded me of the early 90s when I played in a reception band - this was very typical of the instrumental songs we played at the time. Wow, what a flashback! Thanks for sharing this. Awesome....

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! I made this video around February and I thought it was not good enough to hold it. But I just decided to show it just in case someone would be happy to watch it. Awesome!

[@jessejorgensen3931]

You’re so much fun to watch. You always make me smile with these videos.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you! Glad to hear that!

[@dananthony6258]

You got this Sicilian New Yorkers attention. If you need anything consider it done. We’ll take care of it . Why don’t you eat something, you look hungry . 😂 Great video thanks for sharing .

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! I am always hungry for food & music!

[@MrJosephSeely]

I use the theme as an intro piece to another song. I play the theme in Em using the chords Em, Am, and D7 as the resolutions and intro into 'Those Were The Days', also in Em.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing! Awesome! Good job!

[@deegrawnz]

Reminds me of a song from the anime Bleach called Going Home, same style of hand picking and similar melodies in certain parts. I've been really trying to get better at learning by ear and I've gotten to the point where I can do one note melodies pretty easily (a lot of solos pretty much) but chords and harmonics are still a big struggle, just gotta keep practicing!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing! Practice with one string approach & triad inversions

[@J0HN01DATA]

This seems like a great song to keep in the back pocket when entertaining. Beautiful sounds love it! I liked how you explain the melody to help me figure it out in a transcribe. It will be a fun challenge of myself. Very cool 😎

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!

[@doba7301]

To me remind me on Moonlight Sonata 🙂

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing! Excellent!

[@phant0mdummy]

Its wild how that one piece of this song sounds like that track from Sonic the Hedgehog just slowed down.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@phant0mdummy]

@@TomoFujitaMusic Sonic the hedgehog OST -Marble Zone. It's right at the start. That melody sounds so similar to a piece of this Godfather theme.

[@phant0mdummy]

@@TomoFujitaMusic kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvUdKKdqbtkm6ssi=kOtE_ZIxioNtupnv I feel like he's def playing same/similar notes and chords. Possibly same key.

[@dananthony6258]

Does Tomo have a video that show what chords he would use to play wave by Tom Jobin ?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

I love Bossa Nova Music! Great tasty chords!

[@ikkehierrro]

This gives so much 'insight' on how to aproach chord / melodie voicing. Big part seems your fun of finding it. It is the fun of music. Wonderfull sounding Orangewood too. TY

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Just so much fun! Ingredients are very simple! Thank you!

[@Jack.Waters]

I can do melody single notes to match. But I might be remembering it from the violin days. LOL But triads and chords? That's a tough animal. Nice grabbing that high C on the Am. Nice Demo Tomosan. Thank You. I mapped out James Bond theme this way. One note at a time.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You can do it! There are not so many chords! I don't know so many! Thank you so much! Good job!

[@Jack.Waters]

@@TomoFujitaMusic Certainly, I come from the kids that recorded onto tape the radio to learn a song. There were no sheets or anthologies back then. LOL

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@Jack.Waters Good old days. This week, my mom told me that I have to go through my audio cassette tapes at my parents house! I will do!

[@Jack.Waters]

@@TomoFujitaMusici just thought of something else. Most guitarist add arpeggio to Chords. I am trying to add chords to the notes. 😂

[@doba7301]

Resolve in R 😂 Am

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing!

[@jessejorgensen3931]

I didn’t recognize the song at first but it sounds amazing on that guitar! I haven’t watched the god father in 30 years. I have to get my right hand up to speed now. I’ve been listening to Tom waits the early years volume one and he does all or mostly finger picking you’d never know it’s Tom waits. I haven’t stopped playing amazing grace since your video. You should do more of these you pick good songs. I have to go back into guitar wisdom check out anything to do with the right hand.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@katsunori.bb.kawai.6633]

Thank you Mr.Fujita. Minor chords improvisation are fun. 👍🤣🙏😎

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you like them! My pleasure!

[@diegomendivil7101]

Love the videos, such gems of knowledge! I’ll try to learn this song my brother loves this theme.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!

[@dieselman7453]

Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪 my friend I always learn something from u .. Brian

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad to hear it! Thank you so much!

[@FronzSchornack]

Thank you so much Tomo for sharing! love the sound of that Orange wood guitar they truly sound great. I broke my left thumb once upon a time and it never healed correctly so, for long finger stretching songs I try to figure them out using a capo. The God Father theme sounded great! Thanks again.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much! You're very welcome!

[@nickbellinger1047]

thanks for all these pearls of wisdom i can play along a little now , unreal.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad to hear it! Good job!

[@NancyParsons-y3g]

The dynamics you use mean so much.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! I love using a lot of dynamics!

[@caprise-music6722]

Fantastic

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@SuperBatiskaf]

Thanks Tomo. Could you show how you play impro over La Belle by Sting? I think this song is very near to the jazz standards, includes typical chord progressions for training. Thanks again!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! My pleasure! Thank you for sharing!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Can you lift each chords?

[@SuperBatiskaf]

@@TomoFujitaMusic La Belle Dame Sans Regrets Cm7 D7b9 Gm(add9) Gm Ebmaj7 Cm7b5/D Gsus G/F A7b9/E Ab7b9/Eb Gm(add9)/D Gm Gm/E F#13b9 Bmaj7 F13/Eb

[@SuperBatiskaf]

@@TomoFujitaMusic why actually i'm asking. I have some troubles with impro over standards. I know all theoretical stuff about enclosures, alterations and substitutions, but with lack of practice. So I plan to practice all these elements over this bossa nova song throughout the half year, only one song all the time - starting from the comping. I hope it will help me finally to make progress with jazz standards.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@SuperBatiskaf So you know all those chords by ears! Good job!