What songs have simple but effective rhythm guitar?

[Bassnut62]

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1414139203' post='2586225']
Anything with Nile Rodgers or Keith Richards in it.
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I wouldn't describe Nile Rodgers guitar playing as simple. It is effective; but remarkably complex in its apparent simplicity. Quite a lot of his playing is very hard to do too, at least if it's going to be done right.
Frankly, nobody I have ever heard sounds exactly like Nile Rodgers, which says something about the man's marstery of rhythm guitar.

Edited March 1, 2015 by Bassnut62

[Bassnut62]

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1418420319' post='2630192']
Nile Rodgers makes it sound simple, but it's actually an incredibly hard style to master. Very underrated and innovative player, and a very clever and decent chap to boot.

Lesson from Justin here : [url="http://www.justinguitar.com/en/RF-007-LeFreak.php"]http://www.justingui...007-LeFreak.php[/url]
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here, here....and Le Freak is remarkably hard to get right...most players murder it, including me!

[Kiwi]

What I like so much about it that its a very accessible style but there are still nuances to seek out once the basics are understood.

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1413938083' post='2583930']
Can it get much simpler than this?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIQRjT3_hG8[/media]


(forget the video, the miming is terrible!)
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If the idea is good, use it, use it again...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz9ddxEQnM[/media]

[GrammeFriday]

Stranglers - Nice n Sleazy.
Come to think of it, pretty much any Stranglers song.

[lowlandtrees]

Think that Brass in Pocket by the Pretenders a good example of the hook being a simple guitar riff. Lots of stuff has good rhythm guitar that is not necessarily hooky