Why YOU Love PEDAL POINT?

In this video we explore the theory and use of pedal point or pedal tones in to create harmonic tension in music.

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[robertmelkumyan]

M.Mussorgsky-Old Castle (Pictures at an Exhibition), the whole piece goes with a pedal point (G sharp), and has a beautiful harmony and melody

[patbreacadh]

Is there any limit to the musical knowledge and ability of this gentleman? Awesome lesson, with excellent demonstration on the piano, and killer guitar playing as well.

[barlitone]

Faith No More's Midlife Crisis has a pedal throughout the vast majority of the song. Billy Gould plays an open E in staccato 8th notes throughout the verses and most of the choruses, with only a couple of other fills to pad it out. (He follows the harmony in the interlude.) If memory serves, he came up with that line just to mess with the others... and it works beautifully.

[leonlkowalski]

Before watching any of your videos, I think I know a bit of music. While watching it, I realize that I know nothing. But I learn, and love it.

[jonasmartensson]

Johnny Cash's version of Hurt has a high G all through the chorus. Sounds beautiful and makes the song feel bittersweet.

[attichatchsound-bobkowal]

Good stuff! Joe Walsh makes great use of pedal tones in his compositions. "In the City" "At the Station" and "Welcome to the Club" are good examples.

[fivewattworld]

Great vid for Bach's birthday today! Pedals and suspensions, love it.

[adam]

Pedal tones are great, because they create tension and drama, which I absolutely love. Prog bands have used it heaps over the years, including Dance on a Volcano that Rick did last week.

[splashesin]

Man I'm loving this! Particularly when you get to the nine minute mark on. Gorgeous sound. Sitting here with one hand on my keyboard while it's off to help me get the info into my brain in a more tactile way. I keep the keyboard right at the edge of where I sleep so I can just reach over and work something out that I tend to think more about when I'm falling asleep. Still working the feel of all the modes in different keys. Helps me build more folders of tactile cross references in my brain. Kinda how I learned various braille codes at 36.

[Soobysounds]

I started doing pedal points when I learned the solo to It's Not Love in 1985 haha. Never really thought of tension chords over a static part (which I do a lot) as being pedals, but I guess they are. Thanks Rick!

[Zigarius]

Rick! I'm so glad you made that snippet of the Beato book! Although, I was hearing something more like ride of the valkyries which I felt is pretty fitting. Music equal to the knowledge contained. Great episode, this described pedal points the best so far, thanks as always!

[LouAdipietro]

Love your videos Mr Beato! This is something Ive yet to find much information on but you demonstrated it perfectly. This inspired me to put this on my guitar with my own music. Cheers

[davidsixstring]

Rick, I Love that guitar solo of yours. Beautiful playing. Great presentation on pedal tones. Thank you!

[Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

Rick... Rick... RIIIICK!!! That solo was GORGEOUS! Now I must go find Cardinal Motion by Crowfield so I can put it in ALL THE PLAYLISTS!!! Thank you, you fantastic musician!

[RonTheFlyingDutchman]

Some examples of pedal points:
- The producer Trevor Horn (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ABC, Propaganda, Seal).
- In progressive rock (Genesis, Yes, Alan Parsons Project, Mannfred Mann's Earth Band)
- Jeff Wayne in War of the worlds (The eve of the war, The artillery man and the fighting machine, Thunder child, The red weed)

- The Christians (Born again, Forgotten town)
- Duncan Browne - The Wild Places
- Georges Bizet - Danse Boheme
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Messages



- Stock, Aitken & Waterman

[stavrospanagiotou]

Hey Rick 😊 i missed examples of rock and metal music here, where you have a low pedal note. (Usually played by the bass). There are zillion of songs with it. Examples would be "jump" by Van Halen or "Turn up the radio" by Autograph. I would have loved to have had a comment of you about them 😔😊

[TimothyGondola]

Wow I'd never thought about these crazy pedal points, thanks Rick!

[fivewattworld]

"Cardinal Motion"! One of my favorite records you ever made and my favorite tune off that record!

[ScottHughesgtr]

Loved the gtr solo on that Crowfield tune. Super tasty, and melodic.

[wishnewsky]

Great Beato Book presentation at the end! I've got one recently and thinking of printing it. It's a handbook for years :)