Instrument abbreviations
| acc |
accordion |
kal |
kalimba |
| ac-bg |
acoustic bass guitar |
kaz |
kazoo |
| ac-g |
acoustic guitar |
key |
keyboards |
| alp | alphorn [alpenhorn] | mda |
mandola |
| acl |
alto clarinet [Eb] |
mdln |
mandolin |
| afl |
alto flute |
mnz |
manzello |
| ahn |
alto horn (peck horn) |
mba |
marimba |
| arec |
alto recorder |
mlp |
mellophone |
| as |
alto saxophone |
mlpm |
mellophonium |
| atb |
alto trombone |
mel |
melodica |
| an-syn | analogue synthesizer | m-org | mouth organ |
| back-voc | background vocals | mus |
musette |
| bag | bagpipes | nay | nay [Arabian flute] |
| bal | balafon | ob |
oboe |
| bmb-fl | bamboo flute | oc |
ocarina |
| bnd |
bandoneon |
pfl |
pan flute |
| bjo |
banjo |
pw |
penny whistle |
| ban-hn | banshee horn | perc |
percussion |
| ban-fl |
bansuri flute |
p |
piano |
| bar-hn | baritone horn | pic |
piccolo |
| bar |
baritone saxophone |
p-org |
pipe organ |
| b |
bass (contrabass; double bass) |
p-cor | pocket cornet |
| bcl |
bass clarinet |
p-tpt | pocket trumpet |
| b-d |
bass drum |
prep-p |
prepared piano |
| bfl |
bass flute |
rab |
rabab |
| b-g | bass guitar | rec |
recorder |
| bhar |
bass harmonica |
srn | sarangi |
| bmba | bass marimba | srph |
sarrusophone |
| brec |
bass recorder |
saw | saw / musical saw |
| bsx |
bass saxophone |
sax |
saxophones |
| btb |
bass trombone |
sxl |
saxello |
| btpt |
bass trumpet |
shk-fl |
shakuhachi flute |
| bst-hn |
Bassett horn [F alto clarinet] |
shm |
shawm |
| bsn |
bassoon |
shl |
shells |
| bgo |
bongos |
shn | shenai |
| Cm-sx |
C-melody sax |
sit |
sitar |
| clst |
celesta |
sl-g |
slide guitar |
| clo |
cello [violoncello] |
sl-sx |
slide saxophone |
| chm | chimes | sl-tpt |
slide trumpet |
| Ch-mus | Chinese musette [snake charmers horn] | sl-w |
slide whistle |
| cl |
clarinet [Bb / A / C soprano] |
sn-d |
snare drum |
| clv |
clavinet |
sscl | sopranino clarinet [Eb] |
| cshl |
conch shells |
sss |
sopranino saxophone |
| cga |
congas |
scl |
soprano clarinet [Bb / A / C] |
| cacl |
contralto clarinet [Eb] |
srec |
soprano recorder |
| cbcl |
contrabass clarinet |
ss |
soprano saxophone |
| cbfl | contrabass flute | ssph | sousaphone |
| cbsx |
contrabass saxophone |
st-d |
steel drums |
| cb-tb |
contrabass trombone |
st-g |
steel guitar |
| cbsn |
contrabassoon |
stc |
stritch |
| cor |
cornet |
syn |
synthesizer |
| cwb |
cowbell |
tbl |
tablas |
| cym |
cymbals |
talk-d | talking drum |
| dbk | darbouka | tmb |
tamboura |
| dgdo |
didgeridoo |
tam |
tambourine |
| djm | djembe | trgt |
tarogato [taragot] |
| dngi |
doussn'gouni |
thn |
tenor horn |
| d |
drums |
trec |
tenor recorder |
| dmb |
dumbek |
ts |
tenor saxophone |
| el-b |
electric bass |
thrm |
theremin |
| el-g |
electric guitar |
tim |
timbales |
| el-org |
electric organ |
tmp |
timpani |
| el-p |
electric piano |
tr-d | trap drums |
| elec | electronics | tri |
triangle |
| enhn |
English horn |
tb |
trombone |
| euph |
euphonium |
tpt |
trumpet |
| fdl | fiddle | ttbl | turntables |
| flgt | flageolet | uke |
ukelele |
| flgn |
flügelhorn |
vtb |
valve trombone |
| fl |
flute |
vib |
vibraphone |
| fr-d | frame drum | vla |
viola |
| fr-flgt | French flageolet | vln |
violin |
| frhn |
French horn |
voc |
vocals / voice |
| glck | glockenspiel | whs |
whistles |
| g |
guitar |
wfl |
wood flute |
| hmca |
harmonica |
ww |
woodwinds |
| hrm |
harmonium |
xyl |
xylophone |
| hpsd |
harpsichord |
zth |
zither |