Guitarist Sidharth Kadadi, the first heavy metal guitarist from India to become a published Author, is lending a hand to amateur guitarists with a new instruction manual to master the instrument. The idea for his just-released book, The Guitar Journal Volume 01, says Kadadi, came from the realisation that there wasn’t enough material to inspire first-time guitar learners.

 “To excel at any art form, you need to have a strong foundation. I wanted to compile everything that my teachers have taught me, and what I have learnt over the years in a book,” he shares. While writing the book, he visualised himself as a student, who is keen to learn rather than a professional tutor. This technique, he says, helped him explain the concepts better and also shed light on the mistakes he made during his initial years of learning.