Abbreviations

 
  

... used for instruments in Jazz

acc
accordion - also: accompeniment
alto-fl
alto flute
alto-h
alto horn
arr
arranger/arrangement
as
alto-saxophone
b
bass
b-cl
bass-clarinet
b-g
bass-guitar
b-sax/bss
bass-saxophone
b-tb
bass-trombone
b-tp
bass-trumpet
bj
banjo
bo
bongos
bs
bariton-saxophone
cello
violoncello
cel
celesta
cga
conga
cl
clarinet
co
cornet
comp
composer
cond
conducted/conductor
dr
drums
el-b
electric-bass
el-g
electric-guitar
engl-h
english-horn
fl
flute
fl-h
flugelhorn
fr-h
french-horn
g
guitar
harm
harmonica
hp
harp
keyb/kb
keyboards
ld
bandleader
mand
mandoline
mel
mellophone
ob
oboe
org
organ
perc
percussion
p
piano
reeds
saxophones/clarinets
sax
saxophones, reeds
sous
sousaphone
ss
soprano-saxophone
strings
string section
synth
synthesizer
tb
trombone
tp
trumpet
ts
tenor-saxophone
tu
tuba
v
violine
vib
vibraphone
voc
vocal
Vol
Volume
v-tb
valve trombone
wbd
washboard
xyl
xylophone

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