Pedal Point for Guitar by Michael Angelo Batio

This exercise demonstrates a pedal point. The term "pedal point" originated from the sound of an organ pedal repeating a single note. This technique is quite common in classical music, especially classical music featuring an organ. When performing the "pedal point" technique on guitar you simply repeat a single note while alternately playing a melody against it. Watch Michael&fingering closely. It&a bit of a stretch to reach these notes, so proper fingering is important. Notice a slight change in fingering at the end of the phrase.