1742, from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare "to play upon the harp," from arpa "harp," which is of Germanic origin (see harp (n.)). Related: Arpeggiated; arpeggiation.

A broken chord, usually played evenly low to high and back again.

Sounding the individual notes of a chord quickly, one at a time, usually starting at the lowest note.

Playing the notes of a chord consecutively (harp style). A broken chord in which the individual notes are sounded one after the other instead of simultaneously.

(n) a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously

To play the notes of a musical chord one after another in sequence, within a piece of music. (Normally, all notes of a chord are played at the same time.)

the notes of a chord played consecutively in a consistently ascending or descending direction.

playing or singing the notes of a chord consecutively, as on a harp.

A chord whose pitches are sounded successively rather than simultaneously.

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A chord whose notes are presented one at a time successively instead of as a stack of notes sounding at the same time. Also called broken chord.

 – like a harp; i.e., the notes of the chords are to be played quickly one after another (usually ascending) instead of simultaneously. In music for piano, this is sometimes a solution in playing a wi [..]

(1) The notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously, either descending or ascending. (2) A chord played or sung in such a manner.

 A chord whose individual notes are played successively rather than simultaneously.

When the notes of a chord are played individually (or one note at a time) as opposed to simultaneously.

the notes of a chord played one at a time.

When the notes of a chord are played quickly, one after another. Usually used as accompaniment for a song, for example, broken chords.

Playing the notes of a chord consecutively (harp style). A broken chord in which the individual notes are sounded one after the other (successively) instead of simultaneously.

When notes of a chord are played one after the other (instead of together), they are called an arpeggio. Arpeggios can go upwards or downwards.

The playing of the tones of a chord separately, rather than simultaneously.

A chord played one note at a time.

Also known as the broken chord, an arpeggio is a musical technique when the notes of a chord are played individually instead of simultaneously from the bottom note upwards or top note downwards.

a “chord” whose “notes” are sounded one at a time rather than simultaneously. See also: “chord”.

A chord that is played one note at a time (instead of strumming the chord, the notes are played as single notes).  The Arpeggio is frequently used in advanced lead playing (rock, metal, jazz, etc). 

A chord whose pitches are sounded in succession rather than simultaneously.