Rhythm Guitar | Introduction

This series has been in the back of my mind for a long time. In my weird brain, I've been scheming and planning and trying to map out a course about "what is my job when I play with others?" I've tried to start this series numerous times and it kept getting bigger and more detailed. I finally decided to just go for it.

In this first lesson, I lay out the goal of this series and dig right into the essence of rhythm guitar, which is difficult to tack down.

I have landed on these three fundamental elements of rhythm guitar:
1. To contribute to the dynamic intensity of the song
2. To clarify and hold down the tonality of the song (aka the chord progression)
3. To be the drums and/or accentuate the drums

Your homework for this lesson is:
1. Make your own dynamic maps for "This Song is for Practice"  (links and PDF below) Be sure to write in the specific ways you'll be achieving your dynamic changes
2. Try out the variety of dynamic options for increasing or diminishing intensity
3. Have fun exploring options while you get familiar with "This Song is for Practice"