The Pentatonic System - a practical guide to connecting the fretboard

A clear, practical guide to understanding and connecting pentatonic scale shapes across the fretboard.

Designed to help you move beyond basic box patterns and start using the scales more musically.

Most guitarists learn one or two pentatonic “box shapes” early on, but often get stuck there.

This guide is designed to help you move beyond that — to start seeing how the shapes connect across the fretboard, and to use them more freely in your playing.

It’s based on how I teach this in lessons, focusing on clarity, simplicity, and musical application rather than just memorising patterns.