Playing the Guitar: A Self-Instruction Guide to Technique and Theory

This classic self-teaching guide, now in a new Third Edition, covers the technique and theory of all the popular styles of guitar playing. The book provides illustrations to simplify finger positions, and shows how to buy a guitar; build chords; read guitar music; and master many styles of playing.
The Third Edition contains more material on blues and flamenco, many more exercises - and has been redesigned in a new, easy-to-read format.