In music, arpeggio means: The notes of a chord played one after another, going up or down, instead of all at the same time.
In Turkish: arpej
How it is used
Practised with scales in exams and daily routines: 'scales and arpeggios'. Guitarists play arpeggios by picking the strings of a chord one by one; synth players use an 'arpeggiator'. The plural is 'arpeggios'.
Example sentences
The grade 5 exam includes major and minor arpeggios in all keys.
Instead of strumming, play the chords as arpeggios in the verse.
Common collocations
scales and arpeggios
play an arpeggio
broken chord
arpeggio pattern
arpeggiated chords
Related terms
chordThree or more different notes played or sung at the same time. Chords give a piece its harmony and are named after their root note and type, such as C major or A minor.
triadA three-note chord built from a root note plus the notes a third and a fifth above it. The four types are major, minor, diminished and augmented.
scaleA set of notes played in order of pitch, going up or down, that follows a fixed pattern of steps. Scales are the building blocks of melodies and chords.
practiceRegular time spent playing or singing on your own to improve your skills, learn new pieces and keep your technique in shape.
accompanimentThe music that supports a main melody or soloist, for example the piano part under a singer or the chords a guitarist plays behind a violin.
