Hey Friend,
I have a few minutes before I need to put my nose to the grindstone, so I thought I'd point you to something fun today. I'll let someone else do a little teaching today!
In my travels on the World Wide Webs, I got tipped off to an article over at GuitarWorld.com I thought you might like.
For all you Led Zeppelin fans (most of you?), how's about a little "Kashmir?"
Sean Daniel de-constructs the intro section and explains what's going on from both the harmonic and rhythmic aspects.
It's fascinating to me to hear song analyses because I'm relatively new to the idea of picking a song apart to understand everything that's going on. I have always enjoyed focusing my listening on one specific instrument to hear what the musician is doing, but it's only been for the enjoyment, not to really analyze it.
But song analysis is a huge skill to have, as you can get a much deeper appreciation of the songwriting and skill level of musicians.When we listen passively, we hear a song and either like it or not. We might not even be able to describe why it is we like or dislike it.
But if you take the time to actively listen to a song and really focus in on just the guitar (or whatever aspect of the song), you'll likely hear a lot more than just the main chord progression or lead (the stuff they push to the forefront of the recording so your ears focus on it).
You'll start to pick out doubled guitar tracks, harmonized guitar parts, maybe even a track playing the same chords but with a different set of voicings (maybe the same chords played on different strings than the main track).
Give it a try on one of your favorite songs. You'll probably need to play it through a few times, but you will start to hear subtle things in the background you never picked up before. It happens to me all the time, even after hearing a song hundreds of times.
I find that extremely cool - it's like treasure hunting!
Alright, gotta roll. Rock it out, and enjoy!
Peace~
Dave | 
