Jon Chappell, Mark Phillips

The classical guitar is renowned for its beauty and elegance. You can win renown too--whether you're playing for live audiences or for the simple entertainment of your cat. This book offers the quickest and friendliest way to get started and improve your technique, barre none! Start with a crash course on playing position and reading music, then dive into chapters on advanced techniques and achieving a tone that will wow 'em. You can also see and hear how examples in the book are meant to be played by accessing audio and video files at dummies.com.

Inside...

• Tips and tricks for buying a classical guitar

FInd out how to read standard guitar notation and tablature

Master trills, slurs, barres, vibrato, and arpeggios

Build your classical repertoire

• Discover techniques for making more expressive music