From the Book - 4th edition.
Part I: Getting Started with Guitar
Part II: Ready to Play: The Basics
Part III: Beyond the Basics: Starting to Sound Cool
Part IV: A Pile of Styles
Part V: A Guitar of Your Own
Part VI: The Part of Tens
From the Book - Third edition.
So you wanna play guitar. Guitar basics ; tuning your guitar ; Getting ready to play
Starting to play : the basics. Getting stated by strumming chords ; Playing melodies
without reading music! ; Adding some spice with 7th chords
Beyond the basics : starting to sound cool. Playing in position ; Doubling up with double-stops ; Stretching out : barre chords ; Special articulation : making the guitar talk
A pile of styles. Let's rock : rock guitar basics ; Bluer than blue : blues guitar basics ; Around the campfire : fold guitar basics ; Maestro, if you please : classical guitar basics ; Sunglasses and berets : jazz guitar basics
A guitar of your own. Shopping for a guitar ; Guitar amps, effects, cases, and accessories ; Changing your strings ; Guitar wellness : basic maintenance
The part of tens. Ten (or so) guitarists you should know ; The ten greatest guitar songs of all time
Appendixes. A, How to read music ; B, 96 common chords ; C, How to use the DVD.