Within minutes, you can play your first song on the guitar! Peter Bursch makes this possible with his instructional book. This is proven by several million hobby and professional guitarists who have found their way into playing guitar with his book. A unique success based on his teaching method: instead of focusing on notes and dry theory, Peter emphasizes fun and quick successes. Here's what you'll learn in the guitar book: - Tuning your guitar, basic chords, and your first songs - Bass accompaniment, plucking techniques, and simple melody playing - Rhythm and strumming techniques for pop, rock, folk, and blues - Special techniques like barre chords. Colorful, detailed photos make learning guitar even easier now. Song examples from blues, folk, pop, and rock; by Bob Dylan, Metallica, Deep Purple, the Scorpions, Linda Perry, Helene Fischer, Die Toten Hosen, and others.