Basic guitar

"Teach yourself Guitar 2nd Edition" is a fresh new guide to learning guitar, written and supported by Rockschool, the UK's only formal teaching body for rock, pop and country musicians of all ages and abilities.

It will explain which guitar to play, which model suits you best, and the basic playing techniques.

It introduces basic rhythms and chords, riffs and melodies and shows you how to combine them all together.

Punctuated by plenty of practical exercises, accompanied by a website full of additional help and featuring an audio CD to show you how it all works, this is an essential guide for all those who want to play modern popular music on guitar for their own pleasure, but don't know where to start.