Techniques for rhythm guitar

CHrisP86

I've never been that bothered by lead guitar playing.  I'm the rhythm guitarist in my band and leave all the solos to our other guitarist.

I've never had any guitar tuition so I'm not good with technical knowledge.  Are there any particular techniques or practice routines that are good for just really nailing down rhythm playing?

Thanks

PolarityMan

Palm mutes, fret hand mutes and pinch harmonics

PolarityMan

And alternate picking

EricTheWeary

Any particular style? I'd cheerfully recommend the Ross Bolton tutorials on YouTube. Very dated looking and quite dull really yet he breaks down the 16th note strumming. A lot you can apply to blues, reggae, pop, etc, and understanding how to mix in muted strums to create rhythms and develop a more relaxed and fluid rhythm style.

CHrisP86

Thanks for the suggestions.

The band play the usual rock/blues pub covers.  Just me playing is usually, at the moment, a combination of AC/DC riffs (and the more basic fills/solos) and then old drop D emo/metal riffs.

close2u

Really useful strumming techniques http://www.thejustinguitarstore.com/collections/dvds/products/justinguitar-com-strumming-techniques-2-dvd?variant=7403510597 ;

Blues rhythm techniques http://www.thejustinguitarstore.com/collections/dvds/products/justinguitar-com-blues-rhythm-guitar-dvd?variant=7210683141

nickp

why not start by learning some chic/nile rogers tunes?  good for the 16th note strumming, and then go from there.  plenty of tutorials on the net - eric blackmon on you tube isn't bad - it goes through it a bit slowly but good and covers a number of songs 

EricTheWeary

Keith Wyatt is a well thought of in terms of getting things across clearly and there's lots of stuff on YouTube, might be worth looking at his stuff on blues rythmn. Being able to get the feel of a shuffle ( or even a bit of swing) right seems beyond a lot of people and makes a big difference on blues and blues rock like ACDC.

CHrisP86

Thanks for all the suggestions.  That's my Sunday afternoon sorted!

57Deluxe

Check out some Chic...



oh and Doobie Bros - China Grove/Long Train Running/Listen to the Music...

Phil_aka_Pip

Listen to Wishbone Ash, eg Live Dates Vol II. There are plenty of sections where they aren't playing harmony guitar duets, and a lot of the rhythm parts are quite exquisite.

xtedmanzie

Brad Carlton on Truefire has lots of rhythm guitar courses. Cheap and I think he's a very good video instructor - I bought these two (links below). I was particularly interested in funk (but these aren't just about funk) and he is one of the few instructors who gets into the proper techniques rather than just wacking out the old cliche's.

https://truefire.com/techniques-guitar-lessons/rhythmic-grooves-techniques/c236

https://truefire.com/techniques-guitar-lessons/rhythmology/c237

CHrisP86

Wishbone Ash is a good shout. I like quite a few of their songs.

Have been generally watching Justin's videos. They are pretty good and cover a nice range of techniques/exercises.

BigLicks67

+1 for Nile rogers, but if you playing mostly Rock then you cannot go wrong with Hendrix, particularly when mixes the riffs and chords on the stuff like Castles Made of Sand, Little Wing etc.

For example :

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Also for Blues stuff try using sliding ninth chords to add a bit of colour.