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Arpeggio music thread


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So, I am by no means a music expert. But man, music that employs heavy use of Arpeggios really hits the spot. So what is an arpeggio? It's a broken chord, basically the chord sounds like a bunch of notes going successively. This is like the basis of Yngwie Malmsteen's playing style, so you know it's legit. However it can manifest into any form of music (hip hop, synthwave, ect.) Im gonna hit you with a few examples of songs that use arpeggios wonderfully.

I think the arpeggio gives metal a classical flair, and for electronic and hip hop it gives it a kind of psychadelic/wavey vibe. I always described it to myself as feeling like I'm surfing on the broken notes through a sea of neon lazers when I hear arpeggios used well.

Anyway, what about you? Do you have any good arpeggio heavy songs?

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Ok so I would like to post this first and say something.

Certain genres have more arpeggios than others, I'm going to list the ones that use them the most-

Neoclassical metal is almost entirely based off of them.

Trance music often uses a repeating one throughout entire songs to help induce the "trance".

Synthwave will use them throughout a whole song but also will use them in big breakdowns/drops.

Italo Disco uses them quite often in the instrumentals.

It can be found albeit rarely in Chicago house but in house as a whole you can find them quite often.

New wave and synthpop sometimes uses them.

Classical music uses them all the time.

 

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Yes. I enjoy power metal and symphonic metal.

I also enjoy watching competent rock and metal musicians performing classical pieces, metal style.

 

I don't care much for synth pop, disco, or trance.

I will sometimes listen to old school soul and r&b, but they don't rlly belong on this thread.

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Xena said: 

Yes. I enjoy power metal and symphonic metal.

I also enjoy watching competent rock and metal musicians performing classical pieces, metal style.

 

I don't care much for synth pop, disco, or trance.

I will sometimes listen to old school soul and r&b, but they don't rlly belong on this thread.

 I like power metal too.

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At 1:23 during the chorus they use an C major and C major 7 arpeggio with a ton of reverse reverb and delay, makes for a great transition. They only do this during the Chorus though, the rest of the song is just a bung of G D and A minor chords with a lot of effects. 

 

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I'm a viking. definitely unique music.

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Not sure if this one is arpeggio heavy enough for this thread, but close enough.

I still love it   :)

 

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