Mel Bay's Modern Guitar is the world's premier method for learning modern plectrum/flatpick style guitar. It helps build fundamental theory and technical skills needed in any style and is designed to improve sight-reading with all seven grades written in standard notation. With this method, even Grade 1 students can start learning solos, duets, scales and chords in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor, as well as the chord melody concept of guitar performance.