Definitely think like a drummer. A quickly choked lower note becomes a bass drum, A drop of the fingers on muted strings is a snare, an upstroke on the higher strings mimics the swish of a hi-hat. Listen to great drummers--when they fill in, and when they lay out and keep time.
Also, pay attention to the overall feel of the tune...is it a 8th note feel? 16th? Keeping your picking hand moving to the general pulse allows you to drop in rhyhtmic accents at will--again, like a drummer.
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