instrument

An instrument used for playing music.

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Examples

Brass instruments

Alto saxophone

Bugle

Euphonium

French horn

Saxophone¶

Sousaphone

Trombone

Trumpet

Tuba

Suona (唢呐)

Bow instruments

Double bass (larger than cello)

Electric double bass

Erhu

Cello (smaller than double bass)

Nyckelharpa

haegeum

Viola (instrument) (larger)

Violin (smaller)

Chordophones

grand piano

hurdy-gurdy

keyboard (instrument)

Upright piano

xylophone

harpsichord

fortepiano

Aerophones

accordion

concertina

pump organ

pipe organ

melodica

Electrophones

keytar

electric organ

synthesizer

Percussion instruments

conga drums

cowbell

cymbals

drum

drum set

finger cymbals

gong

taiko drum

Timpani

Kuaiban

Strummed instruments

Acoustic guitar 6 strings

Balalaika (instrument) 3 strings, triangular body

Bandura

Banjo 3-6 Strings, round body

Bass guitar 4 strings

dobro guitar

Electric guitar 6 strings

fender precision bass

Harp

hurdy-gurdy

Lyre

pipa (instrument)

Sanxian 3 strings

Yueqin Usually 4 strings

ruan (阮) 4 strings

ukulele

Woodwind instruments

Bagpipes

Bass flute

Bassoon

Clarinet

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Dizi

Electric wind instrument

Fife

Flute

gibson les paul

Harmonica

Oboe

Ocarina

Shakuhachi

Suona

Transverse flute

Recorder

xiao (instrument)

Zithers

Zither (umbrella tag for varying types of zithers)

Gayageum 12 strings.

geomungo

Guqin 7 strings, lacks frets

Guzheng 16 to 23 or more strings.

Kantele

Koto Typically 13 strings.

Other

slide (guitar) Technique that uses a hard object (a slide) against the strings.

See also

• mouthpiece
• reed
• bow
• plectrum
• holding instrument
• playing instrument
• weaponized instrument
• instrument on back
• instrument case
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The following tags are aliased to this tag: instruments (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: accordion, bagpipes, balalaika_(instrument), banjo, bass_flute, bass_guitar, bassoon, bugle, castanets, cello, clarinet, concertina, cymbals, double_bass, drum, electric_double_bass, electric_wind_instrument, euphonium, flute, french_horn, guitar, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, holding_instrument, kantele, kazoo, keyboard_(instrument), keytar, kokyuu, koto_(instrument), lute_(instrument), lyre, mandolin, maracas, marimba, oboe, ocarina, organ_(instrument), piano, playing_instrument, saxophone, shamisen, sitar, sousaphone, synthesizer, tambourine, theremin, triangle_(instrument), trombone, trumpet, tuba, ukulele, viola_(instrument), violin, and xylophone (learn more).