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The most important thing to keeping rhythm is never to get off beat; use your drummer and keep your hand motion constant. You need to be able to play constant eighths, quarters, sixteenths, eighth and sixteenth triplets, and swing if you want to be able to play a variety of music.
You also need to be able to play the chords right; this doesn't just mean hitting the notes, but doing it fluidly, striking muted strings when you need to, moving between chords smoothly, and so on. If you're selecting your own chords rather than using a certain progression, make sure to "color" the chords to a certain feel; use one chord primarily, keep all of them in a key, and only transition between major, minor, and seventh when it sounds right.
If you're able to play the chords you need to in the time you need to, you'll be alright, but in order to keep the rhythm interesting try to know a variety of ways of playing every chord; this way you can substitute them whenever you like, and it will fit the sound of the song while changing it. Once you're able to do this, you can experiment with more complex times or chords, but the basics will all be there.
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What is the difference between a rhythm guitar and a lead guitar?
Nothing. An electric guitar is used as a rhythm and ALSO a lead guitar. However, the difference between rhythm and lead guitar is just the guitar riffs that are played. Rhythm essentially keeps the rhythm/basic notes of the song while the lead guitar do a fancy lead riff and/or solo overtop of the rhythm guitar.
Who plays guitar for metallica?
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What is the difference between a rhythm guitar and a lead guitar?
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James Hetfield - Rhythm Guitar Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
Is a rhythm guitar acoustic or bass?
Acoustic!
Who plays the guitar for Avenged Sevenfold?
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Who played rhythm guitar for the beatles?
George Harrison played lead electric guitar. John Lennon played rhythm electric guitar. Both of them sometimes played acoustic. Paul McCartney also played the electric guitar.
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Who plays guitar for Nickelback?
Chad Kroeger plays lead guitar, and Ryan Peake plays rhythm guitar.
What is the difference between the Rhythm Guitar and the Lead Guitar?
Rhythm guitar and Lead Guitar are two elements of music not actual types of guitars. Rhythm guitar is a foundation which others in a band can "anchor" themselves to and is essentially the glue that holds together a band. Lead guitar is ornamental. It's meant to compliment what else is going on in the music. The two aren't always used in a band at the same time anymore however. The rhythm guitar has been slightly phased-out by modern technology ie the DJ. In recent times, lead guitarist really implies rhythm AND lead guitar work. But the stigma attached to guitarists is that a rhythm guitarist isn't a skilled as a lead guitarist. The truth is that any guitarist worth his salt can do both. Versatility is the key.
