Musical Instruments Guide
Explore our complete reference for 61 musical instruments. Each instrument page includes standard tuning, playable range, transposition information, and a link to tune with Tunable — the professional chromatic tuner trusted by musicians worldwide.
Strings (Bowed)
Bowed string instruments produce sound through a rosined bow drawn across stretched strings, creating sustained tones with expressive dynamic range.
Cello Double Bass Viola ViolinStrings (Plucked)
Plucked string instruments produce sound by plucking or strumming strings with fingers or a pick, spanning classical guitar to banjo and beyond.
Acoustic Guitar Banjo (5-string) Banjo (Tenor, 4-string) Bass Guitar (4-string) Classical Guitar Electric Bass (5-string) Electric Guitar Harp (Pedal) Mandolin Ukulele (Baritone) Ukulele (Concert) Ukulele (Soprano) Ukulele (Tenor)Woodwind
Woodwind instruments produce sound through a vibrating column of air inside the instrument, controlled by keys, holes, and reed vibration.
Alto Flute Alto Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Bass Clarinet Bass Flute Bassoon Clarinet in A Clarinet in Bb Contrabassoon English Horn Flute Oboe Oboe d'Amore Piccolo Recorder (Alto) Recorder (Bass) Recorder (Soprano) Recorder (Tenor) Soprano Saxophone Tenor SaxophoneBrass
Brass instruments produce sound through the player's buzzing lips vibrating into a cup or funnel-shaped mouthpiece, amplified by a metal resonating tube.
Bass Trombone Cornet Euphonium Flugelhorn French Horn in F Trombone (Tenor) Trumpet in Bb Trumpet in C Tuba (Bb) Tuba (C) Tuba (Eb) Tuba (F)Percussion
Percussion instruments produce sound through striking, shaking, or scraping, and include both pitched instruments like marimba and unpitched like snare drum.
Chimes (Tubular Bells) Glockenspiel Marimba Timpani Vibraphone XylophoneVoice
The human voice is the most expressive and universal musical instrument, shaped by breath, anatomy, and technique to produce the full vocal range.
Alto (Contralto) Baritone Bass Mezzo-Soprano Soprano Tenor