Andy McKee Guitar Lessons
There's no doubt that Andy McKee is one of today's finest fingerstyle guitarists and his innovative guitar style has been lauded by many critics and guitarists who regard him as one of the most promising fingerstyle guitarist to arrive on the scene in some time.
Many of you will probably be surprised to learn that Andy only began playing guitar on his 13th birthday when his father bought him a classical guitar and that shortly afte buying his first electric guitar that his favorite music of the time were artists like Metallica, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, and Dream Theater. A far cry from the music that he is most famous for to say the least.
However Andy's 16th birthday was a real pivotal moment in his life when a guitar playing cousin had to almost drag him to an acoustic workshop by a guitarist named Preston Reed. This experience had a profound effect on Andy and shortly afterwards he discovered the music of other great acoustic guitarists such as Michael Hegdes, Don Ross, and Billy McLauglhin.
Andy released his first CD titled "Nocturne" in 2001 and competed in the prestigious National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in Winfield, KS. He placed 3rd, making him the youngest competitor to ever place in the top 3.
"Most of all, I hope my music communicates something to the listener. I don't want to just play music with a lot of skill. I hope listening to my music is an emotional experience!"
Andy McKee
Andy has since toured with famous guitarists such as Jacques Stotzem, Isato Nakagawa, and Masaaki Kishibe. and has won many prestigeous fingerstyle guitar competitions. 2004's "Dreamcatcher" proved beyond all doubt that Andy McKee was a force to be reckoned with and he has sinced toured all over the world to widespread acclaim.
Andy McKee Videos
Drifting by Andy McKee
Ebon Coast by Andy McKee
Drifting Video Guitar Lesson
This is one of the few tutorials you'll find on youtube.com for Andy McKee's Drifting.
The other parts of this tutorial can be found below. I caouldn't find the first part of the tutorial but part 2 above seems to cover all the important parts anyway.
Andy McKee Guitar Tablature and MP3's
If you interested in downloading guitar tabs of some of Andy's best recordings then visit the website below to get these tracks in both tablature and standard notation. Each pack of four tracks also comes with an MP3 track and costs around $19.95.
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