Rythym/Lead

[Green Day and Queen]

To some, this may be a stupid question, but...

What's the difference between a rythym guitar and a lead guitar?

And please, no smart @$$ answers like "One plays rythym and another leads."

You rock if you help me.

Edited June 1, 2006 by Guest

[NewYorkMets9]

Umm, this is kind of hard to put into words. The rhythm plays....rhythym parts. Usually thats just chords that fill in the sound and keep time.

Lead plays, I guess, the more challenging parts. They'll solo or play something outside of the basic riff.

If you're a Queen fan, listen to "Tie Your Mother Down". If I'm not mistaken, during the solo you can hear Brian playing the riff (rhythym) and soloing (lead) over it.

[Green Day and Queen]

Oh.

Thank you!

I always thought riff was lead...