arpeggiate
Play chord sequentially
To arpeggiate is to play the notes of a chord in sequence rather than simultaneously, letting them ring out one after another.
The technique appears across piano, guitar, and harp music: She arpeggiated the opening chord.
The noun is arpeggio; the adjective is arpeggiated: an arpeggiated bass line.
Notes sounded simultaneously
- triadGroup of three
- seventhOrdinal for seven
- inversionReversal of position
- progressionSequential forward movement
tonality · consonance · dissonance · resolution · interval · voicing · root · third
Stringed instrument's neck face
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- pickingAct of selecting
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
classical guitar · acoustic · electric · nylon string · tablature · capo · fretting · tapping
Chord tones played successively
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- pickingAct of selecting
- articulationClear vocal expression
sequencing · voicing · phrasing · hand position · stride · ostinato · pattern · figuration
Rapid pitch sweep
- stringsThin flexible lines
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- cascadingFalling in stages
- angelicDivinely pure and good
ethereal · glittering · flourish · ornament · cadenza · lever · soundboard
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
progression · tonality · consonance · dissonance · resolution · interval · voicing · root · third · fifth
fretboard
Stringed instrument's neck face
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- pickingAct of selecting
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
fingerpicking · classical guitar · acoustic · electric · nylon string · tablature · capo · fretting · tapping · shred
broken chord
Chord tones played successively
articulation · sequencing · voicing · phrasing · hand position · stride · ostinato · pattern · figuration · accompaniment
glissando
Rapid pitch sweep
angelic · ethereal · glittering · flourish · ornament · cadenza · lever · soundboard
keyboard
Array of input keys
grand · upright · scales · etude · exercise · Chopin · classical · accompaniment · left hand · right hand
sequencer
Orders signals chronologically
modular · analog · waveform · oscillator · MIDI · tempo · sync · electronic · ambient · trance