Why YOU Love PEDAL POINT?

[@robertmelkumyan1189]

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.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

Barlitone Always loved pedal points and always loved that song!

[@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

[@bobparsonsartist564]

Who needs Berkely when you got Beato?

[@ergbudster3333]

And the most amazing thing is Rick teaches us for free. Well, he teaches those who have the ears to hear.

[@eoghanbishop9745]

Or Berklee

[@nicolarsefir]

Haha love that !

[@jonasmartensson9982]

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

[@fivewattworld]

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

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

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.

[@Guitargate]

Dude. This is a super great breakdown of these sounds!

[@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.

[@Zigarius1123]

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!

[@davidsixstring]

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

[@ScottHughesgtr]

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

[@DavidGlendinning]

I am so going to steal (sorry, **appropriate**) that solo... ;-)

[@adam872]

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.

[@Sooby007]

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!

[@brogansmith1342]

Hello, I'm just here to let everyone know that KZbin captions think this man's name is Brick Piano.

[@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

[@gregmizell7861]

A couple more examples (I think - correct me if I'm wrong please): The solo in "How Could You Want Him When You Know You Could Have Me?" by Spin Doctors and in the solo of "Gonna Take It" by John Butler Trio.

[@fivewattworld]

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

[@KingofGloryMinistries-zh8bc]

Absolutely beautiful solo. Deeply felt. Thank You

[@TimothyGondola]

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

[@Hugibson17]

Cliffs of dover eric johnson ! The pedal point on that song is so awesomee Rick!

[@Al69BfR]

Hugo Menoscal Seminario Or Bach Fugue in D minor mirrored. 😉

[@Shuzies]

ooh....your getting really good at this....You just entered the Hall of Fame of teachers

[@riverstun]

The way I understand Pedal Point is that it's a dissonance treatment. Because the pedal doesnt change - its sustained over a long arc - the ear gets used to it's being there and the brain can switch to following the melody. Thus, as dissonances come and go, they can be ignored by the brain - same idea as passing tones - the brain accepts dissonant passing tones because the stepwise motion allows the brain to expect it and ignore it. Like learning to ignore an air conditioner humming in the background. So using a pedal tone, you can throw any notes on top, and the brain will ignore all the dissonance - it sounds OK. However, the dissonance is still there - although its legit, its still creating tension. Constant tension, in a way that short passing tones or suspensions cannot. In Bach, for this reason, you frequently get pedal tones right before the end - to increase the tension massively. Often, its on the dominant, in the bass, and resolves to the tonic in the final chord of the piece. So its basically a legitimate way of creating extended dissonance.

[@RCAvhstape]

I always thought one the things that makes Hell's Bells a great song was that steady A under the main riff, which is played on guitar at the beginning and then the bass line picks it up, it ground the song and drives it like an unstoppable freight train. Also, that piece in the beginning of this vid? Can we all agree that J.S. Bach is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, musicians of all time? Can you imagine how awesome it would be for him to be alive today doing movie soundtracks and stuff? Bach never fails to make my hair stand on end.

[@dylanjwebmusic]

That Eadd9/F is honestly one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard

[@mindfield7]

Sweet solo Rick. I’m fairly new to your videos -these are great!

[@richards1816]

Awesome details Rick. I took 3 years piano lessons in my early teens and this is all over my head although I have a good ear and "hear" the essence of what you're explaining. I should tell my niece about your channel. She has a teaching degree with a music major. She should understand the language you speak ;-)

[@mlsproject]

Great vid, Rick. I've got the Beato Book and really dig these subjects. I don't freaking understand them yet, but I'm trying. Cheers!

[@simonflock6111]

Yeah the Johannespassion is sooo good.

[@robertschulz6558]

I came here because of a complete different genre from the ones mentioned - Deep House. You can here in almost every deep house track a long sustained synth-string note (mostly located in the mids to high frequencies) to build tension.

[@stavrospanagiotou7207]

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 😔😊

[@nigeltooby7681]

Genesis used PP extensively. Check out Afterglow as just one example :-) REM also used vocal PP. Love it as a technique. Thanks Rick.

[@nickstack9852]

Melodic pedal point in piano part of "Beth" by KISS also.

[@jacobkaufman2619]

Hey rick, what do you think about vocal pedal points? I’m trying to work on my vocal melody composition and am trying to consider ideas I haven’t heard of much

[@Timliu92]

I love the pedal tone! I often use it in vocal arranging to create tension in my arrangements. Thanks for the information Rick!

[@debvalle7466]

Wow, this one was made with love! I dug the Beato book mini promo, too. Need to view this again.

[@ZippyRiffs]

Aydin Esen used pedal point in his c pedal improvisation starting at 3:00 he plays a amazing line using the technique.

[@RickBeato]

Aydin is the greatest improviser of all time.

[@splashesin8]

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.

[@Trombonology]

Django Reinhardt's "Douce Ambiance" -- great example.

[@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!

[@davidhjartstrom]

(The beginning of S:t Johns passion is in g minor, you’ve just listened to a version in baroque tuning)

[@jcikotas1]

Rick, i love your solo on Cardinal Motion, one of the most moving solos I've heard in a long time!

[@GarethDaviesNZ]

And now you get to watch Rick's WMTSG video on the entire song! Just made my way back here after hearing the pedal point in the solo.

[@ridha3248]

this is so helpful for me ,,, thanks man !

[@eoghanbishop9745]

I love the examples in this video, thanks Rick

[@jeffreysilverman5263]

That solo at the end is killer

[@andthebeatgoeson69]

You're a helluva musician.

[@salcasabianca]

Thank you for the lesson Rick. Very cool.

[@sherpa59]

Budapest by blimp, by Thomas Dolby.

[@yakmartin5429]

Outstanding and beautiful! (Not so outstanding for Dolby, he got it.) Thanks for mentioning that big one! 🧸👌🏻💕🎶

[@sherpa59]

@@yakmartin5429 That song really deserves the Beato analysis

[@yakmartin5429]

@@sherpa59 Actually quite every work of Dolby delivers a lesson or two about how songwriting, sound design, lyrics and production ought to be. The Flat Earth alone is an album on which you can probably fill a couple hours of insightful youtube stuff. LOL... I dunno what to type, what would be most outstanding. Too much beauty. 🧸👌🏻💕🎶

[@MarcDuhamelify]

Hey Rick, bought the Beato book - a lot of theoretical loose ends are making sense now between your in depth video explanations and what's in there- thanks for that! I really love your approach and video examples. St-John's Passion by JSB (Happy BD to him!) is one of my favorite compositions. I also really loved your video on Genesis's Dance on a Volcano, and wondered if you can make another video on a song by this band - Watcher of the Skies, or a video where you explain the harmonic relationship between the intervals the opening chord progression to this song. All the best, and keep up the awesome work!

[@alexiosanest]

Rick comin in with that heat again

[@ShaunaMarieSings]

Thank you, Rick!!! 💗💗💗

[@aderueda]

Hi Rick, very nice and interesting your videos. Please, would you make a video of HOW Roger O`Donell play "Plainsong"?? It`s been 30 years of this album Disintigreation, and I can`t still how he plays Plainsong live. How does he sustain the notes, with pedals????? Please try to explain this on a mini video, thanks!!!

[@x1134x]

In heavy metal we refer to pedal point as "dguh dguh dguh dguh" Favorite pedaling song is "moving in stereo" by the cars.

[@wishnewsky]

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

[@BrandonKraemerbk]

A good and easy to hear example of pedal point is Rick Wright's piano part for The Great Gig in the Sky.

[@nickfournaris6388]

Great video, Rick. It's great to learn from those truly passionate about what they do!

[@tylerboley1786]

you mention this vid is "underperforming", too bad, it's great. May I add pedal points are often used in vocal arranging too. Classic examples, pedal point on top- Yardbirds "For Your Love", several people's versions of "I'm Not Your Steeping Stone", just to name a few more old well known simple pop things. Thanks Rick

[@alexanderwoodbury977]

Love your videos!! Thanks so much!!

[@nandoflorestan]

Amazing that after 213 comments, I am the first to say that, if you want to find examples of pedal points, look no further than every other piece by Chopin. And therein I feel the tension created by the pedal much more clearly than in these jazz examples.

[@RickBeato]

The reason no one mentioned this into 113 comments is because I’m not talking about using the sustain pedal on the piano! Smh

[@nandoflorestan]

Entire pieces based on the nostalgic feeling created by the pedal point, such as the Berceuse, or the 15th Prelude... or the last section of the 17th Prelude... SMH right back at you, professor.

[@DMelloooo]

I was hoping to see one of your vidjas doing a transcription on keys. And it was just the artist and concept I had on my mind to boot. Cool beans!

[@LouisSerieusement]

I follow your channel for 2 years, I'm a teacher, you just convince me to finally buy your book ; sorry I didn't do it earlier :(:(:(

[@RickBeato]

Thanks!

[@LouisSerieusement]

@@RickBeato I did get the pdf but I will save money to buy the real book and ship it to France so I can put it in my library with my other Music theory/history books !! Your book is by far the best theory book I ever read and the price is a steal, thank you for sharing this with us at such a low price

[@stevehelland6789]

Great video, thanks Rick!

[@paralykeet-]

In this video- Rick teaches us that Robert Fripp is (still) correct about using a freeze pedal for the next great guitar innovation- a 'la his usage of freeze/loop/sustain pedals to create pedaltoness or powerchords that function as pedals on In The Court of the Crimson King, In The Wake of Poseidon, and Red. Wouldn't be shocked at all if Rick talks about the 2 note solo over a freeze from Starless (and how much fatter it makes the bass and drums,) the next time he comes back to this principal!

[@radorado666]

Great lesson, Rick. That solo was smoking, too! Very tasteful.

[@jfo3000]

Awesome video and solo Rick.

[@anthonyzbikowski529]

Having initially started off on classical music in school I like your occasional use of J.S. Bach as often it's something I am at least halfway familiar with personally. Also, Bach also doesn't to do copywrite strikes against you...

[@TheReedPark]

so then is the beginning of 'Cliff's of Dover' using pedal point ?

[@Danielblco0]

I thought the video was going to be about effect pedals haha. I do love pedal points! Awesome vid

[@bobbybeast1000]

WOW I can't stop listening to that song Cardinal Motion now !! lol I liked Larry Carleton's pedal point solo in Kid Charlemagne, also Stone Temple Pilots in Lady Picture Show, a nicely accentuated solo at the end. Rick, you're such a blessing for musicians

[@alex-inkin]

Awesome solo, Rick!

[@AnujPoudel017]

Fantastic solo, rick. Will transcribe that.

[@davejackson8376]

Two weeks after watching this I just realised I've been noodling at a classic example of this: She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult. All throughout the intro and bridges...

[@riverstun]

Or for upper pedal, you could just use the Toccata and Fugue in d. The Fugue theme. And isn't the John Passion in G minor, not F# minor?

[@andrerudnik2402]

I Remember You solo, by Skid Row Great pedal point too ...

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

This is what makes bands like Metallica so popular. They work that pedal tone in a lot of their music.

[@yakmartin5429]

*They Might Be Giants!* Extensive use of that, brilliantly implemented. (Didn't read all comments so sry in case some other Cpt Obvious mentioned them already.) 🧸👌🏻💕🎶

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Hey Rick! Off topic, I know, but how about a special tribute to King Crimson for their 50th anniversary?

[@joshsinclair1796]

Patrick Fitzgerald this would be amazing, but Rick wouldn’t be able to play any king crimson music in the video, or else it would certainly get taken down by Fripp :/

[@raz7590]

Idk why rick never talks about king crimson

[@joshsinclair1796]

Raz probably because Robert Fripp is a notorious “blocker.”

[@raz7590]

I dont even talk about playing them im talking about just giving them credit when he talks about prog. Its weird that he never mentions them or fripp

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

+ Knight Rider & Raz - Well, they certainly are a worthy topic, so I hope he gives it a try, even if it gets taken down. "In the Court of the Crimson King" is arguably one of the best (and most influential) albums of any genre, and the talent that has cycled through that band is nothing short of astounding. Plus, they're still touring!

[@billwilliams6338]

how do you play diminished pedal point? is the repeated note the root or the 7th and the other notes would be what?

[@ali-om4uv]

Wow great content . It just incredible that you do this.... btw. I always loved the intro to the solo in the cutting crews - (I Just) Died In Your Arms. Not sure if this is an example of pedal point

[@Guitarplayer724]

Dang finally caught a Mr. Beato video when it was first put out!

[@jasonb7949]

Rick I'd love for you to dissect the creative vs. intelligence separation amongst the music community.

[@SamFugarino]

How can anyone as smart a Rick be so damn cool.

[@JamesJohnson-hb1me]

That is a really nice guitar solo!

[@seanpaul6444]

Good stuff Rick!

[@KeolaDonaghy]

Hey Rick, loved this as pretty much everything you do. I noticed the live stream you did with Rhett the other day is missing. I caught part of it but had to leave, and now it's not online. Was it a take-down or will you repost?

[@martifingers]

Why aren't more people saying how great your solo is? Fabulous tasteful enough-but-not-more-enough-notes solo.

[@Cboucher87]

The cardinal motion solo reminds me a lot of "ordinary world" by Duran Duran

[@macronencer]

Damn, it wasn't enough that he's a great guitarist, he also appears to be at least as good a keyboard player as I am, probably better. Rick is so talented!

[@Zigarius1123]

In some of his videos when he discusses music theory or scales for example Hungarian minor vs super locrian. He blazes across the keys while keeping with the fast chord changes. He can play guitar and keys of equal value I think.

[@cesaracosta2236]

Nice solo Rick!

[@ramseyjansen]

Missed this video up till now - great explanation! Makes a lot of sense now, even though I'm a total ignorant on music theory. But what's happening at 7:29?

[@brandonessick775]

Awesome.

[@charlespurvis2803]

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[@thefantobi]

Thanks!

[@encarsia9]

Was thinking of Rush Subdivisions.

[@chriscullen6949]

ah..very interesting love it rick

[@Craig-dv3ji]

Question: Does holding the note we're pedaling off of, the pedal tone, have to last a certain amount of time to call it a "pedal"? When is it just soloing around chord changes? Does my question even make sense? lol

[@MathAndComputers]

How much of The Beato Book is guitar-specific? I've been considering getting it, but the table of contents makes it sound like some of it is only applicable to guitar; just not clear how much.

[@MarkusHorror]

Dear Rick, I would love to hear you talking about some Randy Newman songs.

[@WoodymC]

Ha. He just missed E-maj in the B-(E)-A-D-G chain of fifths. So the pattern seems to be logical and...well..."natural". ;) Ah, and a side note: Pedal points follow their literal meaning when executed on a pipe/jazz/etc. organ -- they /have/ pedals indeed... Very relaxing to play since your foot|feet doesn't|don't have to do anything but to rest. :-)

[@EclecticHillbilly]

Back in his early days on KZbin, Scott Devine had a really good video about building tension using pedal points on the bass. Edit: Should have clarified that, his video was about pedaling on the 5 chord. Not exactly the same thing as Rick's video but still interesting.

[@RickBeato]

The Chris Potter example was pedaling on the 5 chord.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

Yeah I missed that first time thru