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“Pedaltones?Sothisis about

stompboxes?”

Pedaltonesis actuallya referencetothe

pedalsfoundonorgans– likethoseyou

seeinchurches.Theorganistwouldstep

onthesepedalstoproducea long,sustained

‘pedal’tone– usuallylowinpitch– toprovide

a deepfullsoundtoaccompanythenotes

playedonthe‘regular’partoftheorgan

bytheplayer’shands.

“Okay,I guess.What’sit gottodo

withguitarplaying?”

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Ratherthanhavea sustainednoteringout

(whichis usuallycalleda drone),guitarists

usethepedaltoneasa constantlyrepeated

notethatstaysthesamewhilenotesand

chordsmovearoundit.

“Fairenough,wherecanI hear

themin action?”

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onMuse’sHysteriachangesbetween

multiplepedalnotes.

“I’m ready for action, where do I start?”

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string as a pedal note against two-string

powerchords played on the middle two strings.

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powerchords provide the contrast.

“That was easy enough,howelse

can I use them?”

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quickly moving aroundtheneck.Youcanhear

guitar legend Angus Youngusethiskindof

idea in the AC/DC classicThunderstruck.

“So far so good. Is thereanything

else I can work on?”

Plenty, as it happens. We’veshownyousome

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do to modify our two examples.Experiment

with changing the orderofthechordsornotes

between the pedal tones.Alternatively,change

the number of times youplaythepedaltones

between the chords. Onceyou’redonewith

that, we’ve provided youwithsomemore

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What do a church organ and

your guitar have in common?

Let us explain...

GETTING

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How to create your own riffs

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• thiswillstopthepedalnoteblendingwiththechords.

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PEDAL POWERED!

Easy chords for any style

Try out these six chords over a sixth string pedal

tone. And, remember, it doesn’t have to be metal!

With a bit of creativity, these ideas can work in

rock, indie or any electric guitar style really.

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