Attention: this is not a book for those looking for quick solutions.
Relative Minor Pentatonic: The Ultimate Guide is the second volume of The Ultimate Guide series, a guitarist training system organized around three fundamental pillars:
Foundation - Connection - Application (FCA)
This series was designed to develop in phases. In the first volumes, the focus is entirely on deepening the Foundation pillar, building the structural base of the instrument in a solid, organized, and detailed way. In later stages, the series advances to the Connection and, subsequently, to the Application volumes.
This volume belongs to the Foundation pillar and aims to establish the technical, geographical, and intervallic basis for the conscious study of the relative minor pentatonic scale across the entire guitar fretboard.
In this book, you will find:
Complete mapping of the relative minor pentatonic scale
Vertical, diagonal, and horizontal shapes
Connections between fretboard regions
Systematic exercises in all keys
A progressive, organized, and in-depth method
This is not a book about phrasing, improvisation, or stylistic application.
It is a foundation book.
Recommended for:
Dedicated students
Guitar educators
Musicians seeking a structural understanding of the instrument
Technical and academic study environments
If you are willing to study with method, consistency, and depth, this book can become an essential part of the foundation upon which your musical language will be built.
Andre Correa is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and music educator. He holds a degree in Guitar Performance from Berklee College of Music (USA) and a degree in Music Education from Faculdade Nazarena do Brasil. He works as an artist and educator in both Brazil and the United States, with experience in a variety of educational contexts.
During his time at Berklee College of Music, he worked as a guitarist in the Voice Department, as an Accessible Materials Specialist for visually impaired students, and as a Course Development Assistant for Berklee Online-experiences that inform the systematic, structured, and conscious pedagogical approach present in this work.