Guitar World | 1 decade ago
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A pedal point is a single note sustained (or repeatedly articulated) against a moving melody. It adds dimension to a melody by highlighting its "push and pull" against a central note, which is usually, not not exclusively, the tonic of the key or root note of a chord.
