The House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this accelerated Electric Guitar Course designed to take you from the very first stages of beginner to intermediate player in no time. This comprehensive package includes an 80-page book with lessons in tablature, two hours of easy-to-follow instruction on two DVDs, 100 professional backing tracks and playing examples on two CDs, and lifetime membership for Online Lesson Support. The instruction with world-renowned guitarist John McCarthy takes you step-by-step through the basics. You start by learning the parts of the guitar, proper hand position, tuning, essential chords and scales, lead patterns, practice tips, rhythm techniques and exercises to build hand coordination. You then move onto advanced lead guitar techniques like Hammer-ons, pull offs, bending and complete rhythm progressions.