Here are the English names for common musical instruments.
Keyboard instruments
| accordion |
| grand piano |
| electronic keyboard (often abbreviated to keyboard) |
| organ |
| piano |
String instruments
| banjo |
| double bass |
| cello |
| guitar |
| acoustic guitar |
| bass guitar or bass |
| classical guitar (also called Spanish guitar) |
| electric guitar |
| harp |
| ukulele |
| viola |
| violin |
Brass instruments
| bugle |
| cornet |
| horn or French horn |
| trombone |
| trumpet |
| tuba |
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Woodwind instruments
| bagpipes |
| bassoon |
| clarinet |
| flute |
| harmonica or mouth organ |
| oboe |
| piccolo |
| recorder |
| saxophone |
Percussion instruments
| bass drum |
| cymbals |
| drums |
| drum kit |
| gong |
| snare drum |
| tambourine |
| triangle |
| xylophone |
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