For each chord, there are different placements of the notes, and therefore different fingerings. I will discuss this below in the section on the bowing technique for chords. With the bow, you can play a chord in several different ways, from playing the individual notes, through playing double stops, to playing the whole chord in one go. When learning a chord first you need to learn how to place the fingers of the left hand and then what to do with the right hand, whether it is bowing or using the fingers. Depending on the context, you would play these chords differently with the bow, or you could even pluck with your fingers or your thumb like you would strum a guitar.
Sometimes in a higher level solo piece there are chords written in, or you may want to play chords as an accompaniment for another instrument or a singer.
Even though the violin is mostly used to perform solo pieces or to play in an orchestra, we can play chords on it.
