Instrument categories
Browse virtual instruments by family and find the sound you want to play.
Each family page explains how its instruments are played in the browser and links to every instrument in it, from piano and guitar to tabla, sitar and the synthesizer.
Keyboard instruments you can play online
Keyboard instruments map naturally to a computer keyboard: each key on your laptop plays a note, so you can play melodies and chords straight away.
String instruments you can play online
From the acoustic guitar to the Indian sitar and Saraswati veena, these virtual string instruments let you strum, pluck and bow in the browser.
Wind and brass instruments you can play online
Play wind and brass instruments without breath control: your computer keys become the finger holes and valves, so you can practise melodies anywhere.
Percussion instruments you can play online
Keep time on a full drum kit, practise tabla rhythms, or play melodies on tuned percussion like the xylophone, marimba and kalimba.
Electronic instruments and music tools online
Shape sounds on a synthesizer, build beats on a drum machine, find chord progressions, or play the theremin, all in the browser.
Frequently asked questions
What are the main instrument families?
Keyboard, string, wind and brass, percussion, and electronic. Indian classical instruments also have their own collection.
Where are the Indian instruments?
Sitar, veena, tabla and bansuri are in their usual families and also collected on the Indian instruments page.