Book I: Guitar 101.

Chapter 1: Guitar Anatomy and Tuning.

Chapter 2: Developing Basic Playing Skills.

Chapter 3: Buying and Stringing Guitars.

Chapter 4: Deciphering Music Notation and Tablature.

Book II: Sounds and Techniques.

Chapter 1: Basic Major and Minor Chords.

Chapter 2: Adding Spice: Basic 7th Chords.

Chapter 3: The Left Hand: Chord Techniques.

Chapter 4: The Right Hand: Rhythm Techniques.

Chapter 5: Playing Melodies in Position and in Double-Stops.

Book III: Rock Guitar.

Chapter 1: It’s Only Rock Guitar, but I Like It.

Chapter 2: All about Amplifiers.

Chapter 3: Playing Lead.

Chapter 4: Groovin’ on Riffs.

Chapter 5: Playing Up the Neck.

Chapter 6: Rock Guitar Legends, Styles, and Genres.

Book IV: Blues Guitar.

Chapter 1: Blues Meets Guitar: A Match Made in Heaven.

Chapter 2: Playing Blues Rhythm.

Chapter 3: Blues Progressions, Song Forms, and Moves.

Chapter 4: Blues Riffs: The Bedrock of the Blues.

Chapter 5: Blues Genres: Acoustic, Electric, and Blues-Rock.

Book V: Classical Guitar.

Chapter 1: Introducing the Classical Guitar.

Chapter 2: Playing Easy Pieces in Open Position.

Chapter 3: Combining Arpeggios and Melody.

Chapter 4: Classical Guitar Genres: The Renaissance to the 20th Century.

Book VI: Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice.

Chapter 1: Putting the Major Scales to Use in Your Playing.

Chapter 2: Adding Major Scale Sequences to Your Repertoire.

Chapter 3: Tackling the Three Minor Scales.

Chapter 4: Building Finger Independence with Chord Exercises.

Book VII: Writing Songs and Music.

Chapter 1: Everything You Need to Write a Song.

Chapter 2: Whipping Your Song into Shape: Song Forms.

Chapter 3: Scales and Modes, Moods and Melodies.

Chapter 4: Composing with Chords.

Book VIII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: The Mother of All Guitar Chord Charts.

Appendix B: How to Use the CD.

Index.