arpeggiates
Plays notes successively
Arpeggiates is the third-person singular present tense of arpeggiate, a verb used in music to describe playing the notes of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously.
When a pianist arpeggiates a chord, the notes sound one after another, creating a rippling or harp-like effect.
The left hand arpeggiates while the right carries the melody.
The technique appears across genres from classical to jazz to pop ballads.
Rotated or turned over
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- ascendingMoving upward
descending · cascading · rippling · flowing · legato · staccato · picking · strumming
Notes sounded simultaneously
- triadGroup of three
- progressionSequential forward movement
- intervalDuration between two points
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
dissonance · resolution · tonality · diatonic · dominant · subdominant · tonic · seventh
Plucking strings directly
- tappingRepeated light striking
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- acousticRelating to sound
- electricPowered by current
classical · flamenco · plectrum · fingerpicking · solo · riff
rolled
Rotated or turned over
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
ascending · descending · cascading · rippling · flowing · legato · staccato · picking · strumming · glissando
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- triadGroup of three
- progressionSequential forward movement
- intervalDuration between two points
consonance · dissonance · resolution · tonality · diatonic · dominant · subdominant · tonic · seventh · diminished
fingerstyle
Plucking strings directly
electric · classical · flamenco · plectrum · fingerpicking · solo · riff
succession
Following in order
pattern · cycle · stream · progression · chain · alternation · sweep · wave · run · passage
keys
Lock-operating instruments
pianist · grand · upright · hammer · action · octaves · accompaniment