I`ve noticed when reading violin sheet music, there doesn`t seem to be any chords as there are on the piano, keyboard or guitar. So . . . I`m guessing that the violin doesn`t play chords or have a need to? Am I right?

~ Stravinskysaurus

Doesn`t need to, but violins sure can. They play fifths when they tune up. The only chords that they can`t play are chords with more than four notes, or chords with more than one note lower than the D-string.

Also, it depends what you consider chords. Lots think of at least 3 notes, but 2 note double-stops are technically considered chords (like when tuning). Romanza Andaluza (Sarasate) is a song I`m working on that has lots of these types of chords. You`ll find them in a lot of other violin music.

-Tim