This book and CD picks up where Stand Alone: Basic Guitar, Book 1 left off and continues to lead you down the road to becoming a great player. It correlates with the material in Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 2 and will compliment your studies. With this, you will get to play along with a back-up band. In addition to basic instruction, you will learn cool chords and how to solo using the minor pentatonic scale. This book and CD will make leaninig the guitar easier and more enjoyable.