Arpeggios can be thought of as broken chords, or as scales with certain notes skipped out. Think of the scale you just learned with its 8 notes and skip the notes 2, 4, 6 and 7, and you have an arpeggio. In other words, you play notes 1, 3, 5 and 8 (8 is the same note as 1 but an octave higher).

What is an arpeggio and how is it played?

An Arpeggio is any chord that is played one note at a time, instead of the usual way, which is by playing all of the notes at the same time by pressing on each of the keys simultaneously.

What is an example of an arpeggio?

If the notes of a chord are broken up and played from low to high or high to low, the chord becomes an arpeggio. Think of notes as pieces of candy. If you eat a handful of candies all at the same time, this would be like playing a chord. If you eat the candies one at a time, this would be like playing an arpeggio.