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When writing sheet music how do you show an Arpeggio?

There a couple different ways to notate an arpeggio in music notation.

1. Writing out the notes of the arpeggio one after another, but connecting the stems or note heads with a slur and marking them with the word "arpeggio" (or the abbreviation "arp.") underneath.

Example:

```

G - E - C

```

2. Writing the chord symbol the arpeggio is based off of followed by an upward and downward facing curved line above the notes.

Example:

```

Cmaj7

```

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