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A Violin cannot play chords. It can however do Double Stop which is playing to two notes on two different strings at the same time, for example E and A or A and D******************** A violin can certainly play chords. There are many pieces which implement or even feature chords in the violin repertoire. However, this is considered to be a very advanced technique due to the skill required to bow 3 or 4 strings simultaneously, or at least to give the illusion of the 4 notes being sounded simultaneously. Therefore, unlike Guitarists, violinists do not deal with learning how to play chords for many years. Mandolins, on the other hand, are certainly a chordal instrument, and since the violin and the mandolin share string names and identical tuning, you can build chords on the violin by looking at a mandolin chart. See links. ************************ There are not any main chords that you play but you do play them. It takes a long time to learn them but, as you play notes, if you play more than one at a time, it is considered a chord. If you play two notes together it is known as a double stop.

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