I loved this book. I have tried teaching myself guitar from books before and had no success. This book is so simple and clear. If you have never played before, you can pick up this book and a guitar and learn enough to play simple songs.My neice and I have worked our way through this book. I am almost finished and she is about halfway through. We started in August and I can now play most simple songs, Happy birthday, Twinkle twinkle, basic Christmas carols, anything simple I can find music for.It is fun and easy and I now practice almost every day. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to teach themselves a bit of the basics or for parents who want to see how interested their kids are before paying for lessons.It covers notes and chords and explains how to play and read both.It isn't really a "girl" book, except the first few pages are girly.