I just got this book and let me tell you you are better off not buying this. This book primarly deals with arpeggios and nothing else. No legato, no real picking exercises or anything like that. All the exercises are dated, like late 80's Neo Classical dated. If you want to play like Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, or the rest of the bunch this book will put you in the right direction. 12 or 13 years ago this book would have helped me but today it surely won't. I think this book is for beginners. Any one who has played guitar for more than a couple years won't benefit from this junk. I'm suprised they still print this or at least didn't revise some of the material for more of todays players like Satriani, Vai or Eric Johnson. I'm very let down by this book.What a waste of 12 bucks! If I could return it I would.