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Like the "pedal" on an organ arrangement?...in otherwords,
like a drone pedal note in a Bach organ piece, for example?
Or does this term derrive from "pedal" steel guitar?
-dp
--- Trevor Oke <> wrote:
> A pedal note is a note that is sustained or repeated.
>
> The D in the riff posted by Red is a perfect example:
>
> [scooped from Reds post]
>
> (Gm riff)
> e--------------------------
> B--------------------------
> G--------------------------
> D----0-----0-----0-----0---
> A-------1------------------
> E--3----------3-----1------ . . .
>
>
> T
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> Richard wrote:
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> > Ok, I hate to be the doofus here but I got a little
> > lost on something--what exactly do you guys mean by
> > pedal note?
> >
> > On the subject of the lead guitar for Penetration I
> > would assume that it was a Strat because I've never
> > seen them pictured with anything but Strats. I never
> > thought about the Strat not having 22 frets. I've
> > always played it on a Jag neck.
> >
> > Richard
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Yes - like the pedal in an organ arrangement. It's similar to a drone,
but not quite.
A better explanation:
T
DP wrote:
> Like the "pedal" on an organ arrangement?...in otherwords,
> like a drone pedal note in a Bach organ piece, for example?
>
> Or does this term derrive from "pedal" steel guitar?
>
> -dp
>
>
> --- Trevor Oke <> wrote:
>
>>A pedal note is a note that is sustained or repeated.
>>
>>The D in the riff posted by Red is a perfect example:
>>
>>[scooped from Reds post]
>>
>>(Gm riff)
>>e--------------------------
>>B--------------------------
>>G--------------------------
>>D----0-----0-----0-----0---
>>A-------1------------------
>>E--3----------3-----1------ . . .
>>
>>
>>T
>>
>>Richard wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, I hate to be the doofus here but I got a little
>>>lost on something--what exactly do you guys mean by
>>>pedal note?
>>>
>>>On the subject of the lead guitar for Penetration I
>>>would assume that it was a Strat because I've never
>>>seen them pictured with anything but Strats. I never
>>>thought about the Strat not having 22 frets. I've
>>>always played it on a Jag neck.
>>>
>>>Richard
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Trevor:
thanks! that wikipedia entry is a good explanation...sort
of like the figured bass in a fugue...cool!
-dp
--- Trevor Oke <> wrote:
> Yes - like the pedal in an organ arrangement. It's
> similar to a drone,
> but not quite.
>
> A better explanation:
>
>
>
> T
>
> DP wrote:
>
> > Like the "pedal" on an organ arrangement?...in
> otherwords,
> > like a drone pedal note in a Bach organ piece, for
> example?
> >
> > Or does this term derrive from "pedal" steel guitar?
> >
> > -dp
> >
> >
> > --- Trevor Oke <> wrote:
> >
> >>A pedal note is a note that is sustained or repeated.
> >>
> >>The D in the riff posted by Red is a perfect example:
> >>
> >>[scooped from Reds post]
> >>
> >>(Gm riff)
> >>e--------------------------
> >>B--------------------------
> >>G--------------------------
> >>D----0-----0-----0-----0---
> >>A-------1------------------
> >>E--3----------3-----1------ . . .
> >>
> >>
> >>T
> >>
> >>Richard wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Ok, I hate to be the doofus here but I got a little
> >>>lost on something--what exactly do you guys mean by
> >>>pedal note?
> >>>
> >>>On the subject of the lead guitar for Penetration I
> >>>would assume that it was a Strat because I've never
> >>>seen them pictured with anything but Strats. I never
> >>>thought about the Strat not having 22 frets. I've
> >>>always played it on a Jag neck.
> >>>
> >>>Richard
> >>>
> >>>
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This is probably totally wrong, but I always think of pedal note like
a pedal on a bicycle. Periodically it swings back around and you gotta
kick it to keep it going.
Pete Townsend was really into pedal notes. For just one example,
listen to Sparks on Tommy. He thumps on a pedal note while changing
the other notes of the chord to create dissonance and tension.
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