A comprehensive, illustrated guide to playing the guitar, for beginners and those looking to improve their skills With 55 easy-to-follow lessons, this guide includes everything guitarists need to know in order to get started and improve their playing quickly and effectively. Arranged in three sections--the basics, moving on, and being creative--it builds into a progressive course, with exercises, useful tips, and examples designed to enable readers to play better. From basic guitar maintenance and tuning to mastering tricky chord changes and playing arpeggios, and from reading tablature and musical notation to improvising and composing songs--as well as tips and techniques to help players match the sounds and styles of their guitar heroes--this comprehensive guide will have readers strumming in style in no time.