Beyond Pentatonic
Blues Guitar
Beyond Pentatonic Blues Guitar is the pathway to discovering authentic blues sounds beyond the basic blues scale! You’ll learn the language, licks and concepts that your favourite blues guitarists use to add sophistication and flair to their solos. Aimed at the intermediate blues guitarist, this book gives you the tools to escape the pentatonic purgatory that so many blues guitar students get stuck in. Teaching you the melodic and harmonic ideas utilized by the Pros so that you, too, can create authentic blues guitar solos.
Featuring
Professional Insights & Exercises
 Full Solo Studies & Tons of Licks
  Backing Tracks in all Keys
 Audio, Video, and GuitarPro Files
Elevated Blues Soloing
COVERING
- Arpeggios & Chordtones
- Creative Scale Approaches
- Phrasing and Soloing Concepts
- Authentic Blues Vocabulary
- Blues Harmony and Theory
- Practice advice
- Written breakdowns
- Outside Techniques
✨ Bonus content: Includes audio & video of every example.
The Bestselling Blues Method
Step 1:
Discover Professional Blues Concepts and Insights
Step 2:
Apply Them Through Authentic Blues Phrases
Step 3:
Master the Language with Gig-Ready Etudes and Solos
Available in Paperback and PDF
Course Overview
Chapter 1: Blues & Theory Primer
Set the groundwork for advanced blues soloing by understanding intervals, scale degrees, and the basics of 12-bar blues harmony.Chapter 2: The Blues is NOT Diatonic Harmony!
Discover why the 12-bar blues doesn’t follow traditional scale theory—and how to navigate its dominant 7th chords with confidence.Chapter 3: Mastering the Rhythm of Blues
Learn to lock in with the shuffle feel and groove in time using practical rhythm exercises tailored for soloing.Chapter 4: Fixing the Blues Scale
Break out of the minor pentatonic “jail cell” by understanding its limitations and learning to target colorful chord tones.Chapter 5: The Mixolydian-Pentatonic Relationship
Combine major and minor pentatonics to unlock mixolydian-flavored blues lines that sing over the I chord.Chapter 6: Mastering the I to IV Chord Change Pt.1
Learn to transition confidently from I to IV using licks that land on the IV chord’s strongest tones.Chapter 7: Mastering the I to IV Chord Change Pt.2
Go deeper with phrasing and fretboard visualisation to seamlessly nail the I–IV–I movement in every solo.Chapter 8: Mastering the Turnaround
Demystify the final four bars of the blues with licks and exercises that outline the V–IV–I progression.Chapter 9: Arpeggios and Chromatic Enclosures
Add harmonic sophistication to your lines using arpeggios, approach notes, and chromatic embellishments.Chapter 10: Discovering Outside Sounds
Venture beyond the changes with modal and chromatic ideas that bring fresh colors to your blues phrasing.Chapter 11: A Robben Ford Approach to Playing Outside
Explore how Robben Ford uses mixolydian, altered scales, and diminished sounds to add tension and release.Chapter 12: Putting it All Together
Combine your new skills in longer phrases and study solos that demonstrate cohesive, musical improvisation.Chapter 13: The Art of Phrasing with Space
Improve your soloing by using rests, phrasing techniques, and tension–release to make your playing more vocal and expressive.Chapter 14: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Signature Chromaticism
Learn how SRV blended chromatics with pentatonics to create powerful, emotional, and aggressive blues lines.Chapter 15: Complete the Solos
Challenge yourself by completing partially written solos—apply your learning in a creative, structured way.Chapter 16: The Final Challenge
Put everything to the test with a complete transcription challenge designed to push your ears, theory, and creativity.By the End of This Book…
You’ll have the confidence and knowledge to solo with intention, clarity, and freedom over any blues progression. WHAT IS ARPEGGIO ALCHEMY
& ARPEGGIO SUPERIMPOSITION?
Alchemy is the art of transformation—taking ordinary elements and turning them into something extraordinary. Arpeggio Alchemy applies this same concept to music, revealing how any arpeggio can be expanded and reshaped into an endless source of melodic inspiration.
Through substitution and superimposition, simple patterns evolve into expressive, harmonically rich phrases that elevate your improvisation.
This book unveils the hidden melodic power of triads, intervals, and arpeggios, showing how they can be layered and combined to break free from predictable lines and create fresh, unexpected sounds. Whether you’re adding harmonic depth to blues and rock, shaping fusion solos, or navigating jazz standards, these concepts will redefine how you think about improvisation, melody, and the fretboard.
YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO...
✔ Transform arpeggios into advanced melodic tools
✔ Master essential triad and seventh-chord arpeggios
✔ Use triads & intervals to unlock new harmonic colors
✔ Superimpose arpeggios for rich, modern improvisation
✔ Develop fluid fretboard movement & effortless phrasing
But that’s just the beginning—this book also introduces melodic, harmonic, intervallic, and shape-based concepts designed to revolutionize your playing.
THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES...
✔ Real-world musical examples across multiple styles
✔ Step-by-step lessons on diatonic & non-diatonic arpeggios
✔ Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Symmetrical, and Quartal Ideas
✔ Audio examples of every exercise and lick, plus backing tracks
Unlock the full melodic potential of triads, arpeggios, and intervals—pick up your copy today and master the art of Arpeggio Alchemy!
Ross Campbell
oss Campbell is a Scottish-born guitarist and educator renowned for his engaging online guitar lessons tailored to intermediate players aiming to elevate their skills. Through his YouTube channel, he offers insightful tutorials and has developed comprehensive courses and books to guide guitarists beyond common learning plateaus.
Reviews
 Tom Johnston
April 23, 2023
 Best blues instruction book I’ve found.
Ross knocked this one out of the park. Very well written book that doesn’t assume that you are at any certain level to start. Great explanations of his reasoning in choosing these concepts. Also, the examples emphasize the note choices instead of the speed at which they are played. We all know that Ross can play fast, but he knows that we may not be able to, so his instruction is not an ego show but instead is a very sound foundation for interesting blues soloing. The book is of high quality, and the examples are all tabbed out very well. It gets you away from memorizing licks and actually teaches you how to get out of the box. The videos and backing tracks are a great practice aid too. I did his bulletproof guitar course too. Ross is one of the best and most modest teachers out there. You will learn from this book. Guaranteed.
 billrost
April 24, 2023
 Great book!
I ordered the paperback version and am I glad I did. The quality of the book is up there with Cherry Lane and Hal Leonard tab books. NOT cheap at all. Ross’s forward is really inspiring and well written. The lessons are great and have helped me reinvigorate my playing since Ive been stuck for a while and getting bored with my playing. After 35 years playing this is the kind of book I want to refresh my memory on playing the notes and not just licks. I honestly cant believe this was only $20 bucks. He could charge 5 more and I would buy it. It now sits next to my favorites, Rikki Rooksby -How to write Songs on Guitar, and The Heavy Guitar Bible The first book i got as a kid in 85. Great work Ross!
 pbt777
May 2, 2023
Ross makes it easy and clear
I’ve watched many of Ross’ videos on YouTube and found his teaching straight forward and easy to understand. Many others on YouTube are clearly knowledgeable, but don’t translate that very well for the novice. Ross’ teaching is much clearer. Then when he promoted this book, I kind of wondered, how can you learn blues guitar through a book, but I decided to give it a go. Man, was it worth it! I’m only up to chapter 5, but I’ve already had my eyes open to things I never would have thought of. Playing the blues is getting much more fun, and less frustrating. And I just read at the conclusion of chapter 4, “not to worry if you don’t recognize some chord tones, we are only just getting started.” By the end of this book I’ll being saying, “John Mayer, move over!” (LOL)
