OK, I'll share my secret. First of all, Bill (above) is right...the MJH tape lessons are good. The best instruction I ever got, though, was a set of Dave Van Ronk Tapes (they are on CD's now - http://guitarvideos.com/audio/00vanronk.htm ). In these lessons, Dave (rest his soul) gives you fret by fret, string by string instruction to some 15-20 songs. His style is so entertaining, you may listen to these just for fun.