String Letter Publishing's Essential Acoustic Guitar Lessons book offers a superb selection of lessons and songs for the acoustic guitar, expertly played by teachers on the accompanying online audio. It includes exercises, licks and eight full songs to play, in standard notation and tablature with chord diagrams. This book is divided into four main sections: Basics - covering the fretboard, barre chords and flatpicking; Rhythm - bluegrass in dropped D, bass lines, classic pop changes; Lead - Celtic jigs, melodic improvisation, soloing with arpeggios; and Exploration - capo use, Hawaiian slack key, classical etude variations; and modal harmony. Players of all levels will find lessons to benefit them.