Arpeggio

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Various arpeggios as seen on a staff

Notation of a chord in arpeggio

In music, an arpeggio is a chord where the notes are played or sung in succession rather than simultaneously. The word comes from the Italian for "in the manner of the harp."

The following instruments use arpeggios:

• String instruments are used to play arpeggios in classical music. Along with scales, arpeggios are a form of basic technical exercise.
• Bass guitarists often use arpeggios to play out chords.
• Guitarists use arpeggios extensively in certain genres, such as Neo-classical. A good example is Ronni Le Tekro's guitar solo on TNT's song Intuition.
• Synthesizers are often called upon to play arpeggios, especially in electronica. Some synths contain arpeggiators especially for this purpose.

[edit] See also

• Music theory
• Musical terminology