This is the world's premier method for learning to play plectrum-style guitar, time-tested and proven to be successful in building the harmonic knowledge and technique needed to play in any style. Book 1 teaches note reading in first position and presents solos, duets, scales and chords in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor. Mel Bay, a pioneer in guitar education, devised a teaching system which requires the student to learn only enough music theory and technique to understand and perform the assignment at hand. Standard notation only. In SPANISH and ENGLISH.