The arpeggio picking style is another common picking style used in contemporary fingerpicking guitar. This right hand style differs to the alternating thumb style in that the thumb is not putting the emphasis on every beat of the bar by playing every beat of the bar. With an arpeggio style there is no set pattern to how the right hand thumb is used. The distinguishing feature of the arpeggio style is the playing of the 'arpeggio' within a chord shape. The arpeggio refers to the notes that make up the chord. Common arpeggio playing is the playing is the playing of the notes within the chord from the lowest note to the highest note and back to the lowest note.