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Instrument Abbreviations

by Jordan Taylor & G.E. Hewitt

Page generated on 5/20/24

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acc Accompaniment acor Accordion af Alto Flute as Alto Sax arco Arco Bass arr Arranger bar Baritone Sax b Bass bcl Bass Clarinet bf Bass Flute btb Bass Trombone bsn Bassoon bgo Bongos cel Celeste clo Cello cvn Chinese Violin cho Chorus Conductor/Director cl Clarinet cla Clavietta con Conductor cga Congas cbc Contrabass Clarinet mgr Contractor/Orchestra Manager d Drums eg Electric Guitar eng Engineer f Flute frh French Horn g Guitar h Harmonica hrp Harp jaz Jazzophone kot Koto man Mandolin mcs Maracas mc Master of Ceremonies dir Music Director/Bandleader mco Musical Coordinator ob Oboe org Organ per Percussion p Piano pic Piccolo pro Producer ref Rhythm Effects sax Sax slb Sleigh Bells sfx Sound Effects spk Speaking stg Steel Guitar str Strings sub Sub-Conductor tam Tambourine ts Tenor Sax tb Trombone t Trumpet tu Tuba vtb Valve Trombone vib Vibraphone vl Viola vn Violin bkv Vocal Chorus vcon Vocal Contractor v Vocals ww Woodwinds

acc Accompaniment acor Accordion af Alto Flute arco Arco Bass arr Arranger as Alto Sax b Bass bar Baritone Sax bcl Bass Clarinet bf Bass Flute bgo Bongos bkv Vocal Chorus bsn Bassoon btb Bass Trombone cbc Contrabass Clarinet cel Celeste cga Congas cho Chorus Conductor/Director cl Clarinet cla Clavietta clo Cello con Conductor cvn Chinese Violin d Drums dir Music Director/Bandleader eg Electric Guitar eng Engineer f Flute frh French Horn g Guitar h Harmonica hrp Harp jaz Jazzophone kot Koto man Mandolin mc Master of Ceremonies mco Musical Coordinator mcs Maracas mgr Contractor/Orchestra Manager ob Oboe org Organ p Piano per Percussion pic Piccolo pro Producer ref Rhythm Effects sax Sax sfx Sound Effects slb Sleigh Bells spk Speaking stg Steel Guitar str Strings sub Sub-Conductor t Trumpet tam Tambourine tb Trombone ts Tenor Sax tu Tuba v Vocals vcon Vocal Contractor vib Vibraphone vl Viola vn Violin vtb Valve Trombone ww Woodwinds

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