Tab lines can begin with an instrument number (or instrument letter) and a colon: This sets the instrument for all notes that follow.

Any of the instruments (or voices) shown in the table below can be used in any combination.

For example, the piano playing the 3rd octave "f" note is:
P:3|f---    -or-    1:3|f---
An example of the violin playing the 4th octave "c" note:
V:4|c---    -or-    41:4|c---
Instrument Letter
  Instrument Number
  
  Pianos:
P1 Acoustic Grand Piano
 2 Bright Acoustic Piano
 3 Electric Grand Piano
 4 Honky-tonk Piano
 5 Electric Piano 1
 6 Electric Piano 2
 7 Harpsichord
 8 Clavinet
  Chromatic Percussion:
 9  Celesta
 10 Glockenspiel
 11 Music Box
 12 Vibraphone
 13 Marimba
 14 Xylophone
 15 Tubular Bells
 16 Dulcimer
  Organs:
 17  Drawbar Organ
 18  Percussive Organ
 19  Rock Organ
 20  Church Organ
 21  Reed Organ
 22  Accordion
 23  Harmonica
 24  Tango Accordion
  Guitars:
 G 25  Acoustic Guitar (nylon)
 26  Acoustic Guitar (steel)
 27  Electric Guitar (jazz)
 28  Electric Guitar (clean)
 29  Electric Guitar (muted)
 30  Overdriven Guitar
 31  Distortion Guitar
 32  Guitar Harmonics
  Bass:
 B33  Acoustic Bass
  34  Electric Bass (finger)
  35  Electric Bass (pick)
  36  Fretless Bass
  37  Slap Bass 1
  38  Slap Bass 2
  39  Synth Bass 1
  40  Synth Bass 2
  Strings:
 V41  Violin
 42  Viola
 43  Cello
 44  Contrabass
 45  Tremolo Strings
 46  Pizzicato Strings
 H47  Harp
 48  Timpani
  Ensemble:
 S49  String Ensemble 1
  50  String Ensemble 2
  51  Synth Strings 1
  52  Synth Strings 2
  53  Choir Aahs
  54  Voice Oohs
  55  Synth Choir
  56  Orchestra Hit
 Brass:
 T57 Trumpet
 58 Trombone
 59 Tuba
 60 Muted Trumpet
 61 French Horn
 62 Brass Section
 63 Synth Brass 1
 64 Synth Brass 2
  Reeds:
 65 Soprano Sax
 66 Alto Sax
 67 Tenor Sax
 68 Baritone Sax
 69 Oboe
 70 English Horn
 71 Bassoon
 72 Clarinet
 Pipes:
 73 Piccolo
 F74 Flute
 75 Recorder
 76 Pan Flute
 77 Blown Bottle
 78 Shakuhachi
 79 Whistle
 80 Ocarina
 Synth Leads:
 81  Lead 1 (square)
 82  Lead 2 (sawtooth)
 83  Lead 3 (calliope)
 84  Lead 4 (chiff)
 85  Lead 5 (charang)
 86  Lead 6 (voice)
 87  Lead 7 (fifths)
 88  Lead 8 (bass + lead)
  Synth Pads:
 89  Pad 1 (new age)
 90  Pad 2 (warm)
 91  Pad 3 (polysynth)
 92  Pad 4 (choir)
 93  Pad 5 (bowed)
 94  Pad 6 (metallic)
 95  Pad 7 (halo)
 96  Pad 8 (sweep)
 Synth Effects:
  97 FX 1 (rain)
  98 FX 2 (soundtrack)
  99 FX 3 (crystal)
 100 FX 4 (atmosphere)
 101 FX 5 (brightness)
 102 FX 6 (goblins)
 103 FX 7 (echoes)
 104 FX 8 (sci-fi)
  Ethnic:
 105 Sitar
 106 Banjo
 107 Shamisen
 108 Koto
 109 Kalimba
 110 Bagpipe
 111 Fiddle
 112 Shanai
  Percussive:
 113 Tinkle Bell
 114 Agogo
 115 Steel Drums
 116 Woodblock
 117 Taiko Drum
 118 Melodic Tom
 119 Synth Drum
  Sound Effects:
 120 Reverse Cymbal
 121 Guitar Fret Noise
 122 Breath Noise
 123 Seashore
 124 Bird Tweet
 125 Telephone Ring
 126 Helicopter
 127 Applause
 128 Gunshot
 D129 Drum*
* Notes on the drum track
   play these sounds:
Octave|Note
 Name
1|D(#)  High Q (DJ)
1|e  Slap (DJ)
1|f  Scratch High (DJ)
1|F(#)  Scratch Low (DJ)
1|g  Drum Sticks
1|G(#) Square
1|a Metronome 1
1|A(#) Metronome 2
1|b  Bass Drum 2
2|c  Bass Drum 1
2|C(#)  Side Stick/Rimshot
2|d  Snare Drum 1
2|D(#)  Hand Clap
2|e  Snare Drum 2
2|f  Low Tom 2
2|F(#)  Closed Hi-hat
2|g  Low Tom 1
2|G(#)  Pedal Hi-hat
2|a  Mid Tom 2
2|A(#)  Open Hi-hat
2|b  Mid Tom 1
3|c  High Tom 2
3|C(#)  Crash Cymbal 1
3|d  High Tom 1
3|D(#)  Ride Cymbal 1
3|e  Chinese Cymbal
3|f  Ride Bell
3|F(#)  Tambourine
3|g  Splash Cymbal
3|G(#)  Cowbell
3|a  Crash Cymbal 2
3|A(#)  Vibra Slap
3|b  Ride Cymbal 2
4|c  High Bongo
4|C(#)  Low Bongo
4|d  Mute High Conga
4|D(#)  Open High Conga
4|e  Low Conga
4|f  High Timbale
4|F(#)  Low Timbale
4|g  High Agogô
4|G(#)  Low Agogô
4|a  Cabasa
4|A(#)  Maracas
4|b  Short Whistle
5|c  Long Whistle
5|C(#)  Short Güiro
5|d  Long Güiro
5|D(#)  Claves
5|e  High Wood Block
5|f  Low Wood Block
5|F(#)  Mute Cuíca
5|g  Open Cuíca
5|G(#)  Mute Triangle
5|a  Open Triangle
5|A(#)  Shaker
5|b  Jingle Bells
6|c  Bell Tree
6|C(#)  Castanets
6|d  Mute Surdo
6|D(#)  Open Surdo