Instrument

Also known as: 楽器, 乐器, 民族楽器

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 (Instrument) 3 strings
• Yueqin Usually 4 strings
• Ruan (阮) 4 strings
• Ukulele

Woodwind instruments

• Bagpipes
• Bass Flute
• Bassoon
• Clarinet
• Dizi
• Electric Wind Instrument
• Fife (Instrument)
• Flute
• Gibson Les Paul
• Harmonica
• Oboe
• Ocarina
• Pan Flute
• Shakuhachi
• Suona
• Transverse Flute
• Recorder
• Xiao (Instrument)

Zithers

• Zither (umbrella tag for varying types of zithers)
• Gayageum (Instrument) 12 strings.
• Geomungo
• Guqin 7 strings, lacks frets
• Guzheng 16 to 23 or more strings.
• Kantele
• Koto (Instrument) Typically 13 strings.

Other

• Slide (Guitar) Technique that uses a hard object (a slide) against the strings.

See also

• Mouthpiece
• Reed (Instrument)
• Bow (Music)
• Plectrum
• Holding Instrument
• Playing Instrument
• Weaponized Instrument
• Instrument On Back
• Instrument Case
• Tag Group:Audio Tags#Instruments