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What is the difference between a rhythm guitar and a lead guitar?
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∙ 14y ago
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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWhen playing the rhythm guitar part chords are fingered and all or most of the strings are strummed. The lead guitar plays a melody and plucks the strings.
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Is there a link between how lead and rhythm guitar are played?
yeah their played pretty much the same except lead sometimes has a guitar solo
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James Hetfield - Rhythm Guitar Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
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Synyster Gates does lead guitar and Zacky Vengeance does rhythm guitar.
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Is there a link between how lead and rhythm guitar are played?
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Who plays the guitar for Avenged Sevenfold?
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