An arpeggio is a chord played one note at a time. Arpeggios are often used by the left hand to accompany a melody played by the right hand. The following example demonstrates the chords Dm and C played as arpeggios.
Arpeggios are often used by the left hand to accompany a melody played by the right hand.
Scarborough Fair is a folk music standard. The accompaniment in this arrangement consists of arpeggios of the chords Dm, C and F played by the left hand. Take it slowly at first and practice each hand separately at first.
Chopsticks is a favorite beginner’s piece for keyboard. If your hand is not big enough to stretch the octave in bar 7 you can play the whole right hand part of the song using two hands. The left hand part consists of arpeggios of the chords C and G7. Practice each hand separately at first if you have trouble co-ordinating the two parts.