Lessons

• First Chords, First Song
• New Chord, New Strum
• Tab Basics and Your First Melody
• Reading Notes
• The G Chord
• The C Chord
• More Single Notes
• Country Backup Basics
• Seventh Chords
• Waltz Time
• Half Notes and Rests
• Minor Chords
• A Minor-Key Melody
• The B7 Chord
• The Alternating Bass
• Blues in E
• Major Scales and Melodies
• Starting to Fingerpick
• More Picking Patterns
• The G-Major Scale
• Bass Runs
• More Bass Runs
• Blues Basics
• Alternating-Bass Fingerpicking
• Fingerpicking in 3/4
  
• The Swing Feel
• Tackling the F Chord
• More Chord Moves
• Introducing Travis Picking
• Travis Picking, Continued
• Hammer-ons
• Slides and Pull-offs
• Alternate Bass Notes
• The Pinch
• All Together Now

"I've shown the book to students and they jumped on it, even my beginners who are still trying to be rock stars one string at a time. I also shared it with some adult learners (not beginners) and they indicated it was much better than what they started with. I'm going to recommend the Method to the shop I frequent..."

—Skip Good, El Cajon, CA

"An excellent method! Engaging musical examples combined with uncommon sense exercises (written from the perspective of the beginner's mind) provide for and encourage a painless learning experience. The acoustic guitar has a new diplomatic handbook in David Hamburger's text!"

—Michael Millham, Adjunct Instructor of Guitar, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA

"This method does an excellent job of introducing students to basics and fundamental playing styles. Offered in an easy-to-use format, I found the students using this method could enjoy success quickly in playing songs, thus keeping their motivation to practice at a high level of enthusiasm."

—Steve Gilmore, Wheatland, WY

"The Acoustic Guitar Method series places needed emphasis on fundamental strumming techniques that are overlooked by many 'how-to' books."

—Mike Porter, Orange, TX