Need help Rhythm guitar

[Demosthenes Pampoukidis]

I wanna become a better Rhythm guitarist. Any reccomendations? Exercises , videos on yt etc. ?

 

[Matt Wildman]

Exercises that work on your strumming hand, I know I saw a video that papa gates did on strumming in the beginners section. Anything that works on strumming will definitely help

 

[Demosthenes Pampoukidis]

Thanks for the reply mate, really appreciated !!

 

[Jake Young]

A metronome! Jamming along to your favorite tracks with perfect timing! And lots of James Hetfield videos! My top 3 tips for better rhythm guitaring! Haha really though pay attention to what James does..his right hand is basically a fucking drum machine!! He’s impeccable!

 

[Guest]

Also, learn your chords. Learn to strum in a rhythm as you’re changing from one chord to another. Sounds basic, I know, but it’s a great way to learn rhythm playing. Good luck!

 

[Jeff Pogan]

depends what style music, but having a super solid and strong picking hand is where it’s at

 

[Ed Seith]

Definitely agree, playing to a click and playing along to your favorite songs is the best and easiest (and most fun) way to get rhythm. Now, thanks to things like Amazing Slow Downer, if you can’t keep up with a particular song, you can slow it down to where you CAN play it, and speed it up as you get better!

 

[Demosthenes Pampoukidis]

Thanks a lot guys for your advice!!

 

[Josh Lachapelle]

Imagine drumming on guitar. That’s how James Hetfield looks at it in a way. Practice strumming along to your favourite songs. Practice chugging on chords like all down strokes. Sometimes you can alternate strum up and down, but other times there’s a unique sound from just chugging on the down strokes, so practice that too! You can also practice triplets, both single note and powerchord. Practice alternating between chunky palm mutes and ringing chords (Almost Easy by Avenged comes to mind. The verse of the song). Rhythm can also include chaining single notes (see Unholy Confessions by Avenged for example).
Just practice all those things. The best thing I find is just learning to play along to your favourite songs!
Not sure if any of this helps, but hope it does!

 

[Demosthenes Pampoukidis]

Thanks a lot dude!!!