arpeggio
The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving…The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
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What are arpeggios?
Meaning
1 sensesThe notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
Arpeggio
арпе́джиоarpédžio, арпе́джиоarpɛ́džio
a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
Origin
Borrowed from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare (“to play a harp”).Borrowed from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare (“to play a harp”).
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Forms
plural: arpeggios / arpeggiWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
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