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Any idea why PG Music calls the feature pedal bass? I noticed the Wilki lists multiple names for the musical feature but pedal bass is not given as one of the alternative names.

Hi Jim,

This is just a guess ...

I've always thought of it as pedal point although I have also heard it called pedal and pedal tone. The technique has been around for a few hundred years and is very effective when used by those who know how. A pedal tone does not have to occur in the bass, though. I suspect PG Music has called it a pedal bass to identify that the pedal tone is played in the bass.

Just my tuppence worth!

Regards,
Noel


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