Abréviation des noms d'instruments
| acc | accordéon |
| afl | flûte alto |
| alto | violon alto |
| anches | saxophones et clarinette confondus |
| arr | arrangeur, arrangements |
| as | saxophone alto |
| b | basse |
| bando | bandonéon |
| bcl | clarinette basse |
| bfl | flûte basse |
| bgl | bugle |
| bjo | banjo |
| bgo | bongo |
| bs | saxophone baryton |
| bsax | saxophone basse |
| btb | trombone basse |
| cb | contrebasse |
| cl | clarinette |
| cnet | cornet |
| compos | compositions, compositeur |
| cga | congas |
| cor | cor (french horn) |
| dm | drum, batterie |
| fl | flûte |
| flh | fluegelhorn (bugle) ou bgl |
| frh | french horn (cor) ou cor |
| g | guitare |
| harm | harmonica (ou hca) |
| hca | harmonica (ou harm) |
| horns | saxophones et clarinette confondus |
| kbd | keyboard, keys |
| lead | leader, chef d'orchestre |
| org | orgue |
| p | piano |
| perc | percussions |
| reeds | saxophones (ou sax) |
| sax | saxophones (ou reeds) |
| sampl | sampler |
| ss | saxophone soprano |
| synth | synthétiseur |
| tb | trombone |
| tba | tuba |
| tp | trompette |
| ts | saxophone ténor |
| vlc | violoncelle, cello |
| vib | vibraphone (ou vibes) |
| vl | violon |
| vla | violon alto |
| voc | vocal, voix |
| wshbd | washboard |
et le gaffophone?