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Notes may be also played arco and pizzicato simultaneously, for example,

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Chords also sound well pizzicato, as for instance,

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If it is desired that the tones shall vibrate well, the thumb is released from the fingerboard, and the fingers of the left hand remain pressed down on their notes. Pizzicato stops in chords are also mixed with notes played by the bow, and are then plucked with the second finger of the right hand.