Guitar for Dummies
by Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell · Mark Phillips & Jon Chappell
The 1998 first edition of Phillips and Chappell's self-teaching guitar guide, with an audio CD, covering tuning, chord shapes, strumming, tablature and standard notation, and rock, blues, folk, and classical styles. Beginners finish able to play simple songs and accompaniment.
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