How to play funky style like Tomo Fujita?

[seongkeat]

i have been watching his video from youtube and wondering anyone can give me some idea how to do the "triple stoke alike" strumming technique? Any guide on how to practice it? That is so awesome.. Thanks

[ecm1117]

If you're referring to those really fast strums (16th-note triplets or 32nd-notes?) he manages to fit into his regular 16th-note funk rhythm, I think everyone who sees him play wants to know! I sure do. How about it Tomo? Care to explain or is it a private lesson only type thing?

[buddastrat]

I don't know how Tomo does it, but I think what you're talking about is often done with 16th triplets and an upstroke dragging/raking the strings in time. That's how it's done in some ska and disco tunes.

[funkycam]

the origin of this phrasing are wah wah watson I think.
If you don't know who he is, do a little research.
Incredibly funky & under recognized player you have heard many times without knowing who he is.
Key with these triplets is moderation.
Tomo sounds great, but they are really overused by many players without Tomo's sense of taste & impecable timing imo.

[Tomo]

i have been watching his video from youtube and wondering anyone can give me some idea how to do the "triple stoke alike" strumming technique? Any guide on how to practice it? That is so awesome.. Thanks

Thank you so much! I have been playing like that since I was 17 or 18... When I made a demo for my Berklee Scholarship ('84). I played that rhythm stuff.

Thank you.

Tomo

[seongkeat]

Thank you so much! I have been playing like that since I was 17 or 18... When I made a demo for my Berklee Scholarship ('84). I played that rhythm stuff.

Thank you.

Tomo

Any tutorial/books i can get this type of lessons? Thanks

[stekks]

here: http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=78223

[Mita]

Hi !
Might also be interesting:
http://truefire.com/funkfission/funkfission.html

Best
Mita

[Tomo]

Any tutorial/books i can get this type of lessons? Thanks

Do you have my AYGP dvd and MAYGP dvd... or do you have my Hot Set (comes with a lot of lesson material!). If you are interested in.. please email me.. I will write back (not right away... I am catching up a lot of emails and packing....)

Thank you.

Tomo

[seongkeat]

Do you have my AYGP dvd and MAYGP dvd... or do you have my Hot Set (comes with a lot of lesson material!). If you are interested in.. please email me.. I will write back (not right away... I am catching up a lot of emails and packing....)

Thank you.

Tomo

nope.. i dont have any since i am living io malaysia and the sources here is kinda less... i m interested with any of that.. will email to you. Thanks a lot

[Tomo]

nope.. i dont have any since i am living io malaysia and the sources here is kinda less... i m interested with any of that.. will email to you. Thanks a lot

Ok. I think that 's good starter.. email me at tfujita@berklee.net Allow me a few days to get back to you.

I will give you a lot of lesson material with it (Hot Set).

Thank you.

Tomo

[JimmyD]

i have been watching his video from youtube and wondering anyone can give me some idea how to do the "triple stoke alike" strumming technique? Any guide on how to practice it? That is so awesome.. Thanks

Tomo sure is a funky cat!

Anyhow, what you are referring to is a sixteenth note triplet chordal lick. It takes a little bit of work, but it is achievable.

In funk, your picking hand moves constantly when performing a scratching type part. Your either getting chordal hits in or hitting muted strings. So your hand is moving 1 e an uh, 2 e an uh, 3 e an uh, 4 e an uh.

Your goal to start learning this would be to fit the sixteenth note triplet in during the last half of beat 4 for instance. The triplet is a down up down picking motion and then you need to start beat one again of the next measure with another downstroke. That is the tricky part as it is a slightly unnatural motion.

You will learn this. Start at a slow tempo, maybe pick one string only. Don't overuse it during a performance though.

good luck,
Jim

[Tomo]

If you're referring to those really fast strums (16th-note triplets or 32nd-notes?) he manages to fit into his regular 16th-note funk rhythm, I think everyone who sees him play wants to know! I sure do. How about it Tomo? Care to explain or is it a private lesson only type thing?

Thank you so much!

I teach and demonstrate at private lessons... most people need rhythmic foundation before we try this fast triplet thing.

Slow swing! Do EX19 from my AYGP dvd.... then there are several ways to get there..

Tomo

[Tomo]

I don't know how Tomo does it, but I think what you're talking about is often done with 16th triplets and an upstroke dragging/raking the strings in time. That's how it's done in some ska and disco tunes.

That's cool too!

Tomo

[Tomo]

the origin of this phrasing are wah wah watson I think.
If you don't know who he is, do a little research.
Incredibly funky & under recognized player you have heard many times without knowing who he is.
Key with these triplets is moderation.
Tomo sounds great, but they are really overused by many players without Tomo's sense of taste & impecable timing imo.

Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it.

Actually I have listened so much Wah Wah Watson and Ray Parker Jr.. (he is really sweet guy! I met him in Tokyo....)

However, I never transcribed Wah Wah at all.. and actually I am starting.. working on my funk style these days... He does different muting, grooving style so I am learning ...

My biggest influences were... Roland Bautista & Steve Gadd...

Tomo

[Tomo]

Tomo sure is a funky cat!

Anyhow, what you are referring to is a sixteenth note triplet chordal lick. It takes a little bit of work, but it is achievable.

In funk, your picking hand moves constantly when performing a scratching type part. Your either getting chordal hits in or hitting muted strings. So your hand is moving 1 e an uh, 2 e an uh, 3 e an uh, 4 e an uh.

Your goal to start learning this would be to fit the sixteenth note triplet in during the last half of beat 4 for instance. The triplet is a down up down picking motion and then you need to start beat one again of the next measure with another downstroke. That is the tricky part as it is a slightly unnatural motion.

You will learn this. Start at a slow tempo, maybe pick one string only. Don't overuse it during a performance though.

good luck,
Jim

Hi Jim,

Thank you so much!

Tomo