List of rhythm guitarists
The following is a list of notable rhythm guitarists, arranged in ascending alphabetical order of last name. Rhythm guitarists perform a combination of two functions: they provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other rhythm section instruments (bass and drums) and they provide all or part of the harmony, i.e. the chords. For a list of lead guitarists see List of lead guitarists. Only add names here if the person has their own article on Wikipedia, please. Anything else will be removed. A Bryan Adams Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake) Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy) Michael Amott (Arch Enemy) Gem Archer (Oasis) Mark Arm (Mudhoney) Joan Armatrading Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder) Tim Armstrong (Rancid) Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (Oasis) B Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall) Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion) Terry Balsamo (Cold, Evanescence) Carl Barat (The Libertines) George Barnes (Swing era) Bobby Bandiera (Bon Jovi) Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) Zoltan Bathory (Five Finger Death Punch) Brian Bell (Weezer, Space Twins, The Relationship) Chuck Berry Brian Benoit (Dillinger Escape Plan) Frank Black (The Pixies) Jack Black (Tenacious D) Norman Blake (Bluegrass) Norman Blake (BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub) Rico Blanco (Rivermaya) Bono (U2) Avi Bortnick (John Scofield) James Bourne (Son of Dork, Busted) David Bowie Niall Breslin (The Blizzards) Chris Broderick (In Flames, Megadeth, Jag Panzer) Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper) Peter Buck (R.E.M.) Ely Buendia (The Eraserheads, Pupil) Beau Burchell (Saosin) Benjamin Burnley (Breaking Benjamin) David Byrne (Talking Heads) C Carlos Cadona (Dead Kennedys) Joey Cape (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes) Eric Carmen (The Raspberries) Bob Casale (Devo) Johnny Cash Nick Catanese (Black Label Society) Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy) Vincent Cavanagh (Anathema) Dino Cazares (Fear Factory, Brujeria, Divine Heresy) Doug Cerrito (Suffocation) Nic Cester (Jet) Gab Chee Kee (Parokya ni Edgar) Don Clark (Demon Hunter) Steve Clark (Def Leppard) Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses, Rock Star Supernova) Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Catfish Collins (Parliament, Funkadelic, James Brown) Eddie Condon Dennis Coffey (Temptations, Rare Earth) John Connolly (Sevendust) Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys) John Corabi (Mötley Crüe) Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins) Chris Cornell (Audioslave, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog) Gene Cornish (The Rascals, The Young Rascals) Mick Cripps (L.A. Guns) Jason Cropper (Weezer) Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) David Crosby (The Byrds) Robbin Crosby (Ratt) Phil Cunningham (New Order, Marion, Bad Lieutenant) D Roger Daltrey (The Who) Ray Davies (The Kinks) Tom DeLonge (Blink-182, Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves) Brad Delp (Boston) Rick Derringer (The McCoys, Edgar Winter) Matt DeVries (Chimaira) Neil Diamond Dez Dickerson (Prince) Mamadou Diop (MAMADOU) Pete Doherty (The Libertines) Edsel Dope (Dope) K. K. Downing (Judas Priest) Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds) Oscar Dronjak (HammerFall) Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service) Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint) Joe Duplantier (Gojira) William DuVall (Alice in Chains) Bob Dylan E Richey Edwards (Manic Street Preachers) Richie Edwards (Stone Gods) Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) Sam Endicott (The Bravery) Niclas Engelin (In Flames) Everlast Roky Erickson (The 13th Floor Elevators) Sully Erna (Godsmack) Omar Espinosa