Instrument abbreviations Strona 1 z 2

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]

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Instrument abbreviations Strona 2 z 2

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
contrabass saxophone
cbsx st-d steel drums
("tubax")
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]
doussn'gouni
dngi thn tenor horn
[Hunter's Guitar; African hunter's harp]
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

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