3.10.4 Arpeggio

You can specify an arpeggio sign on a chord by attaching an \arpeggio to a chord

     <c e g c>\arpeggio

When an arpeggio crosses staves, you attach an arpeggio to the chords in both staves, and set PianoStaff (lilypond-internals).connectArpeggios

     \context PianoStaff <<
       \set PianoStaff.connectArpeggios = ##t
       \new Staff  { <c' e g c>\arpeggio }
       \new Staff { \clef bass  <c,, e g>\arpeggio }
     >>

The direction of the arpeggio is sometimes denoted by adding an arrowhead to the wiggly line

     \context Voice {
       \arpeggioUp
       <c e g c>\arpeggio
       \arpeggioDown
       <c e g c>\arpeggio
     }

A square bracket on the left indicates that the player should not arpeggiate the chord

     \arpeggioBracket
     <c' e g c>\arpeggio

Predefined commands

\arpeggio, \arpeggioUp, \arpeggioUp, \arpeggioBoth, \arpeggioBracket.

See also

Program reference: ArpeggioEvent (lilypond-internals) music expressions lead to Arpeggio (lilypond-internals) objects. Cross staff arpeggios are PianoStaff (lilypond-internals).Arpeggio (lilypond-internals).

Bugs

It is not possible to mix connected arpeggios and unconnected arpeggios in one PianoStaff (lilypond-internals) at the same time.

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