In this second volume of The Acoustic Guitar Method series for beginning guitarists you'll expand on Book 1 and continue to learn traditional American music using authentic techniques and songs! Learn how to play alternating bass notes in a country backup pattern how to combine chords and classic bass runs and how to play your first fingerpicking patterns. You'll find out what makes a major scale work and what blues notes do to a melody all while learning more notes on the fingerboard and more great songs from the American roots repertoire. Whether you are studying with a teacher or on your own this comprehensive approach with graded lessons andsupplementary songs is the tool you need to get started!