Scales, Arpeggios & Chords style=

Scales, Arpeggios & Chords

scale is an ascending or descending collection of pitches proceeding by a predetermined scheme of intervals.

The scales most commonly used are the seven-toned majorharmonic minormelodic minor and natural minor scales.

An arpeggio is a chord where the notes are played or sung one after the other rather than simultaneously.

The word arpeggio comes from the Italian word arpeggiare, which means to play on a harp.