Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To play or sing (a chord) in arpeggio.
- transitive verb To represent (the tones of a chord) as separate notes, as on a staff.
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- verb music, transitive To
play (a chord) as anarpeggio . - verb music To represent separately on a
score .
Etymologies
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Examples
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That's the history of Oxy2, and the substance gives the vocalist the ability to arpeggiate aka Opera "figero's" up and down 6 octaves.
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This electric guitar software synthesizer plugin will be a boon for producers who don't know a pick sweep from Supermarket Sweep, which is pretty bad considering how one is a popular way for metalheads to arpeggiate while the other is a slightly less popular grocery oriented game show from the 90s hosted by Libertarian Party member David Ruprecht.
Gearwire - 2009
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So I put the guitar on clean, put on the delay effect, and I arpeggiate the chords at the right speed to get this really crazy thumping sound.
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That preset happens to arpeggiate (if you're not familiar, you hold down keys and it plays notes for you), so it's a kind of compound automation.
Torley Lives 2009
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Live drums, SH-101 bassline, and a Juno-6 arpeggiate throwing the deep dark mood right into the middle of the dance floor.
treehousemuzique 2008
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Re syncronized to 118, added the arpeggiate, a drum machine, a bassline to bump the speakers and re arranged this lazy yacht classique to make the confetti fall from the ceilings at midnight.
treehousemuzique 2008
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