Andy McKee - Guitar - Drifting - www.candyrat.com
Why Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange recommends it
Music Stack Exchange users link it as the standard example of acoustic tapping, slap and right-hand fretting technique when answering questions about those methods.
Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2011 to 2018.
What it is
A 2006 studio performance of Andy McKee playing his fingerstyle piece "Drifting" on a Lowden F32 acoustic guitar, released by Candyrat Records. It showcases two-handed tapping, percussive slaps and right-hand fretting in DADGAD tuning.
Cited in 1 Wikipedia article, including CandyRat Records.
What people said
Recommends ekaj · 2011-03 · Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange · on “Where can I learn more about tapping on an acoustic guitar?”
Go check out some artists like Andy McKee and his song Drifting [this video] . It's a lot easier than it looks when you're trying to learn it because it kind of repeats the same thing for the beginning but with little changes. One thing, though, is that the guitar is tuned to DADGAD.
Cites Jduv · 2011-02 · Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange · on “What are some good slap guitar resources?”
I'm fascinated by the technique of most of the guys on CandyRat records, specifically Andy Mckee [this video] . Are there any resources out there on slap guitar technique? How can I too become as epic as him at slap guitar? I'm looking for resources and suggestions on how and what to practice - along with pointers on how to get that "slap guitar" sound.
Cites Jduv · 2011-06 · Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange · on “Why is the piano such a commonly used instrument?”
Guys like Andy McKee, Don Ross, and the rest of the CandyRat bunch have been doing similar stuff to that video for a long time. Empirical example: [this video]
Cites Scott Wallace · 2018-09 · Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange · on “Is Right-Hand fretting a thing? (Extended Technique?)”
Further to what James Whiteley said- there's a whole scene of tapping guitarists who routinely use right hand fretting and picking. Here's a classic example: Andy McKee's _Drifting:_ [this video]