This is a book that is perfect for learning lute to read lute tablature and also a great book because you get a nice edition of lute music plus the CD of all the pieces on a CD Performed by Allan Alexander. The CD is almost 40 minutes of music and the CD is suitable for listening. Most of these pieces can also be played by guitarists if they retune the 3rd string of the guitar and follow easy instructions included in the book on how to read the lute tablature. All Pieces are in French Tablature.