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Explore 173 instruments across 5,901 artists. The most common is original with 693 artists.

Popular Instruments

original (693) lead vocals (651) guitar (525) eponymous (443) background vocals (413) piano (390) spoken vocals (204) drums (drum set) (192) acoustic guitar (175) electric guitar (166) bass guitar (121) keyboard (96) other vocals (89) trumpet (88) vocal (83)

1 (1)

12 string guitar 38 artists

A (9)

acoustic guitar 175 artists additional 47 artists alto saxophone 44 artists accordion 15 artists acoustic bass guitar 8 artists archtop guitar 2 artists analog synthesizer 2 artists alto vocals 2 artists alto clarinet 1 artists

B (17)

background vocals 413 artists bass guitar 121 artists bass 53 artists banjo 24 artists baritone vocals 18 artists bass vocals 13 artists baritone saxophone 13 artists baritone guitar 12 artists bass drum 5 artists bass clarinet 5 artists bass-baritone vocals 3 artists bass synthesizer 2 artists bell 1 artists bayan 1 artists bass violin 1 artists bass trombone 1 artists bass saxophone 1 artists

C (13)

choir vocals 53 artists clarinet 31 artists classical guitar 22 artists cornet 12 artists congas 4 artists cello 4 artists clavinet 3 artists cowbell 1 artists countertenor vocals 1 artists cor anglais 1 artists contralto vocals 1 artists concertina 1 artists celesta 1 artists

D (9)

drums (drum set) 192 artists double bass 51 artists drum kit 5 artists drum machine 3 artists drum 2 artists drums 1 artists double reed 1 artists donso ngɔni 1 artists digital piano 1 artists

E (12)

eponymous 443 artists electric guitar 166 artists electric piano 67 artists electric bass guitar 47 artists electronic organ 2 artists electronic instruments 2 artists electronic drum set 2 artists electronic keyboard 1 artists electric violin 1 artists electric lap steel guitar 1 artists electric grand piano 1 artists effects 1 artists

F (6)

flute 27 artists fiddle 15 artists flugelhorn 7 artists flamenco guitar 3 artists French horn 2 artists fortepiano 1 artists

G (8)

guitar 525 artists guitar family 37 artists grand piano 22 artists guitar synthesizer 5 artists glockenspiel 2 artists gumbri 1 artists gralla 1 artists gong 1 artists

H (6)

harmonica 30 artists Hammond organ 7 artists Hawaiian guitar 4 artists harp 3 artists harp guitar 2 artists harmonium 2 artists

I (1)

Irish harp / clàrsach 1 artists

K (6)

keyboard 96 artists keyboard instrument 3 artists kazoo 3 artists koto 1 artists kora 1 artists keyboard bass 1 artists

L (2)

lead vocals 651 artists lap steel guitar 14 artists

M (10)

membranophone 36 artists mandolin 27 artists marimba 5 artists mandoguitar 4 artists melodica 3 artists musical keyboard 2 artists Moog 2 artists mezzo-soprano vocals 1 artists mellotron 1 artists mbira 1 artists

N (1)

ngɔni 1 artists

O (4)

original 693 artists other vocals 89 artists organ 22 artists ondes Martenot 1 artists

P (10)

piano 390 artists percussion 59 artists principal 27 artists pedal steel guitar 12 artists piano accordion 6 artists percussion instrument 3 artists prepared piano 1 artists pocket trumpet 1 artists piano spinet 1 artists percussion idiophone 1 artists

R (4)

Rhodes piano 48 artists resonator guitar 24 artists reeds 5 artists recorder 1 artists

S (18)

spoken vocals 204 artists saxophone 73 artists slide guitar 38 artists steel guitar 17 artists synthesizer 16 artists soprano saxophone 14 artists soprano vocals 6 artists sampler 6 artists sousaphone 4 artists snare drum 3 artists steel-string acoustic guitar 2 artists sopranino saxophone 2 artists sitar 2 artists string synthesizer 1 artists steelpan 1 artists shekere 1 artists shehnai 1 artists shakuhachi 1 artists

T (20)

trumpet 88 artists tenor saxophone 67 artists trombone 49 artists tenor vocals 25 artists tuba 9 artists tack piano 7 artists turntable 6 artists toy piano 5 artists tenor guitar 3 artists Tambourine 3 artists tres 1 artists treble recorder / alto recorder 1 artists tin whistle 1 artists timbales 1 artists tenor trombone 1 artists task 1 artists tape 1 artists tambura 1 artists taepyeongso 1 artists tabla 1 artists

U (2)

upright piano 6 artists uilleann pipes 1 artists

V (8)

vocal 83 artists voice 60 artists violin 24 artists vibraphone 14 artists viola 6 artists vocals 4 artists vocoder 1 artists valve trombone 1 artists

W (4)

Wurlitzer electric piano 26 artists woodwind 3 artists washboard 2 artists washtub bass 1 artists

X (1)

xylophone 2 artists

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