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🎵 Key Takeaway A standard ocarina is a "monophonic" instrument, meaning it can only play one note at a time. You cannot strum it like a guitar. However, you can "fake" chords using fast arpeggios on a 12-hole, or actually play two notes at once using a Triple Ocarina. If you play the piano or the guitar, you are used to playing chords. You press three keys at once, and you get a rich, full C Major chord. When you pick up an ocarina, you might feel limited. You blow air, and only one note comes out. Can you play chords on an ocarina? The short answer is no. The long answer is... yes, if you know the right tricks and have the right gear. Trick 1: The "Fake" Chord (Arpeggios) Since you can't play three notes at the exact same time on a 12-hole ocarina, you play them one after the other, very fast. This is called a Broken Chord or an Arpeggio. If you play C, then E, then G rapidly, the human ear holds onto the memory of the first note while hearing the last note. The brain blends