I realize this may be a silly kind of question that may seem so obvious to more experienced guitarists out there but my rhythm is a little off.
I have enjoyed my membership on this site, completed guitar fundamentals 1 and 2 and now I can actually play a dozen songs and sing and play too people are saying wow your good when I know (because they're not trained musicians) that sorry I'm really not yet lol....but...I didn't really realize that guitar playing is as much as 80% rhythm and one must have developed their rhythm solidly as hell.
Without it, it really separates the men from the boys....so to speak. I wondered what the heck do I need do.
I heard everything like always practicing with a metronome...have an idea perhaps just at the end of the day its all comes down to just more practice?
......if anyone out there has an idea... what would they suggest?
Do I need always practice with a metronome?
Go back to doing fundamentals 1 and 2 all over again?
Sing along while playing?
Hum while playing?
Always get in the habit of tapping my foot?
Visualize the beat going on and off like a light?
Get a backing track and try to follow along one basic song trying and trying to get the rhythm chops better and better?
Strum my guitar in time with the metronome clicks for hours days weeks more regularly until I develop a sense of timing?