This book contains everything you need to get you started on the Mandolin. There are sections on choosing an instrument, correct posture, holding the instrument, tuning, chords and scales, music notation and TAB, single-note picking, bluegrass chops, doublestops, songs from the United Kingdom, old-time fiddle tunes, traditional blues and folk songs, classical pieces solos and duets and much more! The book comes complete with a CD covering all the aspects of the method.