Drifting - Song Example 1

Andy and Chris discuss the renowned percussive fingerstyle piece ‘Drifting’, written by viral Youtube legend, Andy McKee. ‘Drifting’ exposed many percussive fingerstyle techniques to a wide audience in a visual way, reaching millions of views (63 million as of today). 

Percussive movements in ‘Drifting’ show in context elements of ‘ornamental’ playing as discussed in Lesson 3 and further exhibit the benefit of economic movements. 

Key learning points

• Study the wider impact and influence of Andy McKee’s ‘Drifting’

• Understand the techniques involved in this piece and look briefly into DADGAD tuning