This book by Bert Casey is a unique and effective beginning guitar book combining popular songs with step by step, easy to follow instructions. Based on over 25 years of both private and classroom instruction, it includes everything the beginning guitar student needs to start playing right away (strumming chords, rock & roll riffs, easy to understand diagrams & pictures, complete chord chart, scales, barre chords). The accompanying audio CD is in stereo with the guitar on one channel and a full band with vocals on the other.