The Book for Beginners This Lutz Academy Quick-Start guide is suitable for beginner players of all styles, and includes: Guitar Basics Tab & Musical Notation Guides Open-Position Scales & Chords CAGED System Overview Chord Progression Formulas Solo & Improv Tips Pentatonic Scale Shapes Scale Formulas Chord Construction Power/Fifth Chords All of these topics are broken down with simple examples, detailed step-by-step guides, and easy-reference diagrams and breakdown charts. Going beyond the basics, this book will teach you chords, scales, techniques and theory that you'll be using for years to come. Perfect as a stand-alone for self-taught students, this book is also a great compliment to any guitar education. If you want to further advance your music education, get book 2 in the Lutz Academy Acoustic Guitar series!