(Music Sales America). Mark Hanson's focused method includes an instructional and accompaniment CD, 14 solos, and measure-by-measure instruction. It also features standard notation and tablature, tunes and exercises played at slow and performance speed, and detailed, thorough instruction for numerous different styles and techniques. It was included in the book 50 Greatest Guitar Books, too! Topics covered include: hand position * alternating-bass fundamentals * beyond pattern playing * thumb techniques * right hand rolls * damping * gaining speed/left-hand articulation * and more!