A pedal or pedalboard is a keyboard in the console, designed to be played with the feet.

A pedal or pedalboard is a keyboard in the console, designed to be played with the feet.A keyboard in the console, designed to be played with the feet. It resembles the manual keyboard, with sharps and naturals, but larger. Like the manual keyboard, it starts at C two octaves below Middle C, but normally has only 32 notes. Every organ has a Pedal, as it is needed to play the bass parts in organ literature.