Pedal tones, as they pertain to guitar, are repeated notes played within a musical passage. Pedal tones are a very popular tapping technique. The concept of pedal tones is also heavily used in classical music.
So, let’s say you have a guitar melody. If you wanted to add a pedal tone to that melody, you would insert a specific note in between each melody note. Look at the following example.
Melody:
F# E D C#
Same melody with an added B note pedal tone:
B F# B E B D B C#
In this exercise, you'll be playing a melody with your fret-hand, while your tapping-hand plays pedal tones in between.
We'll try another pedal tone exercise in the next lesson.