First of all, Rhoads was an amazing guitarist. He was also a classical musician. Playing along with classical music will build alot on it, especially playing Bach and Mozart pieces on guitar. But to start, learn by playing along with a metronome to develop good timing on your rhythm. The better your timing the more fluant(spell check) you will be.
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