Guitar is E instrument! Fun Finger Picking Blues Style

[@SuriSanJose]

It's incredible, how beautiful and powerful playing a guitar can be. Dexter feels the goodness when he hears you play. Amazing as always. Thank you so much!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! I love my time with Dexter! So special! You're very welcome! My pleasure!

[@deadmanprodinc]

You have to know Tomo is a good guy when the cats importance is the priority over the lesson.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

I love my cats so much! Yes! Very very important!

[@ConwayBob]

Thank you, Tomo, for this easy-going, low-stress, comfortable introduction to E blues. So much fun! I agree that playing in E can yield great sound on an acoustic guitar in standard tuning. It's such a natural fit for that instrument. Your cat likes it too.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! So happy to hear that! E is good!

[@mikelilly7285]

My biggest struggles are maintaining focus and clean playing. I have been a laborer for decades and play really strong-handed. These types of basic videos are awesome to help people feel the music and keep playing.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing! Try one thing in less time! Only 5 minutes but only one thing! When you practice, first thing is not do anything! Very important not to play any notes that not related that one topic! Try!

[@user-no1cares]

The basics in E Major. Very nice, thank you Tomo.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you liked it! Thank you!

[@hoodrow_trillson]

Thank you so much for this @TomoFujiaMusic. My 10-year old son has finally started showing an interest in his suburban guitar dad's hobby, but even though I've been playing for over 20 years, I'm struggling with how to teach him in a way that feels "cool" and not immediately overwhelming, you know? This is such a great entry point, where we can start jamming together right away. I swear I woke up thinking about this this morning, and then bam, on my feed while I'm stringing up one of my old beater guitars for him. Weird how the universe works.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! Thanks for sharing! Play good music for him! Now listening is more important than playing! Tough to teach own kids! Give him Guitar Wisdom access!

[@cameronpatrickscott]

Been a wee while since i popped in, lovely to see you, always learn something, cheers Tomo. oh yeh, started louie louie today, hours of fun.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! Good job!

[@TheRealSandleford]

So many songs is that ...

[@ericolsen67vw]

Dude. . . My cat came back 😊😊😊, and on my b day the 20th. It was the best my guy. 😸😸😸

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Oh! HB!

[@jcwarlock]

Kitty was mewting the guitar lol

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! So cute!

[@cameronpatrickscott]

With purrfect timing...apologies.

[@williamedney4332]

Awesome teacher and pet owner. your interaction with the cat shows you have a huge heart. You are awesome Mr. Fujita.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! I love my cats!

[@michaeljacksin9367]

I agree also flamenco style sounds really good

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! Thank you!

[@jerryshade4333]

Thank you Mr. Fujita, I really appreciate your love for playing the guitar and how you share your knowledge of the instrument. I don’t know what to ask you so I will just wait and see what comes next. 😊

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! I love doing this! Thank you!

[@paulfarkas1169]

Another Awesome lesson from the Professor of the Fingerboard. Always learn something from Soul Man Tomó. Such a generous man.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! My pleasure! Thank you so much!

[@papacorndogs]

That 63 is fantastic. I’ve got a 66 LG-1 that was converted to an LG-2 with an x brace. Beautiful little blues machines. Perfect for delta blues licks. ❤

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes!

[@neurons0nfire]

The guitar cat content we need!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@beerbikesandblues]

Fantastic stuff. I had some bluesville (xm radio) and coffee on at 3am this morning. Better than any medicine.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks for listening!

[@dananthony6258]

I started reading Donna Lee and thought , hey this isn’t so hard. Then I got the music to led Zeppelin’s the ocean 🤯 . I thought , is going to be so simple. I know we all love Jimmy but this really made me see his genius on another level. Thank you for this video , you’re so appreciated.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Good job! You're very welcome! Thank you!

[@dananthony6258]

I love that Gibson guitar. It’s perfect.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! Awesome!

[@anitanuthurgun984]

great....and G right in middle open...will have a listen. Thanks🎉

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you! Yes!

[@Viper_555]

SUPERB video!! 👍 Inspirational and entertaining. Great improvised blues playing as well. Love the cat…and the Tube Screamer pillow.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

So happy to hear that! Thank you so much! I love simple blues! That pillow sounds so good!

[@DanaDeerwester]

Dexter wants to Meow the Blues 😸👏

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@Blues40]

Love you Tomo, and your cat is adorable 🥰

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! I love my cats!

[@fatseaturtle]

What an absolutely fun lesson! I really enjoy it, my first chord was a G major, but I always come running back to the E Major! Love that sound

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

So happy to hear that! G is so awesome! Thank you!

[@AhrnNilsson]

ありがとう Tomo, I love this I learned a lot of new easy things, LOVELY Gibson!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! So happy to hear that! Thank you!

[@ZionForman]

good stuff, thank you.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

My pleasure! Thank you!

[@katsunori.bb.kawai.6633]

Thank you Mr.Fujita. Blues is great basic music!.👍🙏😎

[@caprise-music6722]

Blues is deep af

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! Thank you so much!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes!

[@CMCAdvanced]

I think I need to go to Boston to really learn

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@DannythePeach]

Tuning is everything

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks for sharing

[@DannythePeach]

I think If you tune the guitar differently it gives a different character to the instrument

[@johnhiscutt1853]

Great 👍

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@petegalloway2466]

Thank you Tomo. Love how you build the concept up in layers and by the end of the lesson your in full blown boogie-woogie mode 😁 Really enjoyed your blues lessons. I would really like to see you do walking base blues incorporating triads. Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! So happy to hear that! Thank you so much! I love playing blues!

[@Logix727]

Yay dexter!!!!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes!

[@suzannecoholic1467]

Dexter makes another endearing cameo.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

I love Dexter!

[@markcafebrown2883]

Ty Tomos

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! Thank you!

[@juryrigged9712]

Good stuff.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@OriginalOldSkoolFunk]

Cool cat and biggest Tube Screamer ever.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@zacnation]

Thanks you for the lesson! I would love a video discussing what your rights hand is doing.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! Thank you so much!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes!

[@17colosal]

Please more turnarounds lessons

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! Thank you so much!

[@Ledbringer67]

I feel ok about playing E blues all the time again!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Awesome!!

[@denismacnaughton]

Beautiful cat

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@MauiBoyTrav]

Push the camera Dexter!!! 😸

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Cute!

[@GENKEYtoYOUKEY]

tomoさん、ありがとうございます。【 #元気と勇気】で、メジャーEから始まる曲を作って、いつかKZbinにアップしたいです。いつになるかな？？と。😂🎸👍

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

ありがとうございます！素晴らしいです！ぜひ！

[@FronzSchornack]

Thank You so much Tomo you are awesome my friend I really liked what you said about keeping it simple. I find myself trying to make things to complicated trying to write songs, the idea of using the E chord form really helps. I think I will try to use a capo if I need to make a key change using those patterns. Thanks again.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! I love simplicity & limitation! Thank you so much!

[@TheRealSandleford]

Hey great. I love the cat too. Was just thinking this walk up to the four but forgot how I did before. Now I do on the top four strings (shells) some more good to solidify the intervals. I was thinking like a 2/b3/3 min but its more a 2 dim/b3 dim/ 1 (2nd inv) lot of piano guys do. Yea mixing minor/maj penta little tricky but when you get it right its good

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you! tenor guitar! So much fun!

[@TheRealSandleford]

@@TomoFujitaMusic I saw Charlie Hunter play one... looked like eastman... shaped like mustang! No Eastwood I guess

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@TheRealSandleford Yes! I love that tenor guitar! b

[@JBMindset]

Hello Tomo, you and Dexter are awesome. I really love your videos. Especially the E fingerstyle acoustic ones - the cat just makes it better. I will think about it. But off the top of my head. I would say maybe ideas on improvising some Triads into the E fingerstyle. Anything to help improvisation. I also really enjoy turnarounds. You have interesting takes on playing. Lots of knowledge. Im still working on getting your level 3 turnaround down from your video. I just want to say thankyou again for the great content. I enjoy these fingerstyle blues videos. You and Brian from Active Melody have great lessons. They have helped me. 🙏💙🐱

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

So happy to hear that! Thank you so much! Triads are so good! You're very welcome! Brian is amazing!

[@ricardotijerina886]

Good morning Tomo ✌️🇲🇽

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Good morning!

[@tp9022]

Great vids, please could you help with monotonic thumb bass as this often features in E or A blues and maybe shuffle bass played with the thumb also. Thank-you for sharing your experience.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

So happy to hear that! Thank you so much! You're very welcome!

[@-Atmos1]

Custard Pie by Le Zeppelin in A is a good riff to learn too

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! good job!

[@RobertSaxy]

Great stuff as usual, I play with my fingers but mostly (99%) use thumb and index fingers, I would love to see some practice exercise to introduce the other fingers into the mix On second not, I was right about ready to get your courses about two years ago when I got a job that was the needle that broke this camels back (well hands). Carpal tunnel in both hands and trigger fingers in both hands (total of 3) then two surgery dates (one for each hand 5 months apart) with a total of five surgery incisions and here we are almost ready to start up in unrest again. Looking forward to it

[@beakmann]

Ouch! Get well soon!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Even just thumb is fun! Two fingers are enough for playing good blues.Thank you for sharing, My Guitar Wisdom is not only guitar education but also positive thinking concept... good to anyone! Thank you!

[@DanielRandolph-o3k]

Well done! How deep does guitar wisdom go into this subject? I love this style of blues.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! Yes! We have more finger picking lessons at my Guitar Wisdom!

[@DanielRandolph-o3k]

@@TomoFujitaMusic I plan to start guitar wisdom next week! Very excited! Congratulations on becoming a professor! There is so much greatness ahead of you! You have impacted so many peoples lives including mine! We all support you in your journey. Thank you !

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! You would enjoy my Guitar Wisdom! You're very welcome! @@DanielRandolph-o3k

[@DanielRandolph-o3k]

@@TomoFujitaMusic I’m very excited to get started with guitar wisdom. I have been looking at the book volume 1 and I see that they offer all three volumes in one book? Do you suggest getting only volume 1 or all 3? I look forward to learning from you. So many people, including myself, have been so inspired by you.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much! So happy to hear that! Just get one ... just volume one! That is the best book! @@DanielRandolph-o3k

[@deborahmcalister3936]

I want the Tube Screamer pillow!!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Great sound!

[@jimc6687]

Lookout!! Tomo's knees were getting attacked by a furry feather duster!! lol

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Ha ha! I love Dexter!

[@leemac1659]

Is that an LG-1? That was my first good guitar. I sold it just before it became "vintage."

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! I love it! Oh!

[@lucydayLucida]

I have a question. I'm an early intermediate fingerstyle player, with minimal theory knowledge. I've been following your statement in other videos about what your minimum expectation is for your students to begin classes. So I've been learning the fretboard notes, how to construct the major scale and basic chord building. I've made a lot of progress there, but not sure where to go next to further my goal of learning exactly the kind of thing you've been doing here in this video, namely constructing some bluesy improvisations around chords and riffs. I can see I still have a long ways to go before I can do that and need to consolidate and expand the knowledge gained so far, but I'm getting bored and frustrated and feel like I'm not making any more progress other than memorising what I've learned so far.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes. I don't expect anything. I just want to know each person's real level and how much they what improve what way? More specific. So that's why I have very specific questionnaire at first week of my private lessons. Best way is to join my Guitar Wisdom. I teach every details. Please enjoy more! If you frustrated then youn don't have a great plan.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

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[@lucydayLucida]

@@TomoFujitaMusic Awesome. Thanks Tomo. I have been putting off joining Guitar Wisdom until I was ready. But that's just delaying things. I'll do that. Thanks for the links too.

[@johnfeole1971]

Tomo with special guest: Dexter, cool cat!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

🐱🐱

[@LarryGi]

What are those black and silver things stacked on each other over your left shoulder at timestamp 6:18? Thanks

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you! I have no idea.

[@LarryGi]

@@TomoFujitaMusic Haha. By the way thank you for all you do for us! Your Guitar Wisdom courses are the best buy for anyone serious about learning the guitar.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@LarryGi You're very welcome! Thanks so much for subscribing my Guitar Wisdom!

[@j.hammer573]

Hello Tomo, if you’re playing a minor E blues, how do you arrange the chord progression? Would you play E minor, A minor & B7? Or, would you keep the B a minor chord? Thanks, as always great lesson. Dexter is a cute cat.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

First learn music from old records & analyze them. We don't arrange until learn a few good music in that style! Theory never go before Music! Thank you so much!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Some minor blues has Vm and some blues has V7

[@Vitimk12]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 This cat is searching for an Oscar...🤣🤣🤣

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@borderbluesman]

Could you do a break down of Lonnie Mack’s Oreo Cookie blues. I can’t figure out how to play the “fill” lick he uses in between the rhythm.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks for sharing!

[@maccarnold]

Telling a cat to sit down? Yeah, good luck 😂

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! I always say that!

[@tomandaj1]

Guitars are tuned to a G69 chord.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Oh!

[@kimtuyen8888]

rất tuyệt

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@YEM_]

Tube screamer pillow! Where can i get one?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you

[@matthewperry6506]

Guitar is tuned to E minor pentatonic.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Oh!

[@yurrintinckelsonn812]

Hi tomo. Where do the Berklee students go for jam nights now? Is there a bar everybody goes to.? I was thinking maybe covid killed all that but I'm out of touch. I've been asking because I know a kid who is trying to get a scholarship to Berkeley and I'm suggesting to go hit up the jams to maybe get to know some people. If you know it would be a great help. Thanks tomo!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Great questions! A few places are doing jam! You're very welcome!

[@lucydayLucida]

Does your cat often do this when you play that guitar? I ask because a few months ago I got a new nylon string guitar with very exceptional tone and volume. My cat had expressed occasional something when I played my steel string acoustic, but this new guitar he would climb all over me whenever I played it. Very similar to what your cat is doing here. After much research I found that it's not uncommon for cats to react badly to guitars. It's the bass notes that distress them, apparently.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Depends on time... but all the time at the right time when Dexter wants play with me! He rushes down to my music room! Thanks for sharing!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

I have two cats. This is Dexter and I can play anything. Other cat is Max... he doesn't like my funk guitar!

[@NovaRedBaron]

Cat muting is now a guitar technique.🎸🐈🙂

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! Cute technique!

[@wcray3684]

Flame point rag doll?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! You know!

[@nowhereismyhome1458]

Omg.. pets are the best.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes!

[@jessejorgensen3931]

Your gibson make me sad. I have two nice guitars i acquired from a relative. One is a gibson j55 from 1996. One issue is that the headstock is snapped. I got it "fixed" two years ago to learn guitar on. Two weeks later, i went to pull it out, and it didn't hold. I'm going to have to send it to gibson one of these days.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing. This one is 1963 all original.

[@fuzzyip]

What kind of guitar is that?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

1963 Gibson LG-1

[@fatseaturtle]

What do you think Dexter! 😂

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

He loves blues!

[@kiagengcello]

Like.. Like... Like😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@jmic3016]

Cats love music

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Hes! Thank you!

[@monkeyisland819]

trying to tell a cat what to do hehe

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes!

[@paulfoytack5267]

Blues Cat

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! Thank you!

[@bobluthier3031]

does your kitty have purr-fect pitch?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! He does!

[@DanaDeerwester]

☕☕✌️💜🤍💙🖤❤

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@jessejorgensen3931]

You should know better than to take away attention from the cat. My Charley needs to be on or in anything that has to do with a guitar.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing.

[@judaskiss76]

The pitch is a bit out of tune. Especially 2nd string...

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you for sharing

[@paulcroce7303]

Meow

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

🐱🐱🐱

[@profileproductions4462]

Dex Plays better than you LOL!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes! Thank you!