​INSTRUMENTS USED IN POP MUSIC

By: Muhammad Faraz Malik

GUITARS

ELECTRIC GUITARS

BASS GUITARS

ACOUSTIC GUITARS

Guitars are common in pop music. Types of guitars used in this type of music include bass guitars, acoustic guitars and electric guitars. A guitar is a stringed instrument. Bass guitars generally have four strings. Electric and acoustic guitars usually have six or 12 strings. Electric guitars, including electric bass guitars, must be used with a guitar cable and powered amplifier to output an audible level of sound.

DRUMS

Drums in pop music can be played by a drummer on a drum kit or they can be produced electronically by a computer. Computer drums have a more digital sound that can feel robotic and less natural than drums played by a person. Drums are essential to establish the beat and keep the song moving forward.

WIND INSTRUMENTS

Wind instruments such as saxophones, trumpets and flutes help give pop music a realistic and full sound. Saxophones make their most prominent appearances in smooth, sexy 1970s-style songs in the vein of performers such as Barry White and Isaac Hayes.

ORCHESTRAL STRINGS

Orchestral string instruments such as the violin, viola and cello are occasionally featured in pop music. Orchestral string instruments are often used to accompany solo vocalists in slow songs, but they occasionally make an appearance in pop rock and metal songs as well. Many songs from the band Queen feature strings, and so do many songs by the Beatles.

PIANO

The piano is an important instrument in general because it is the best means for experimenting between complex melodic and harmonic interplay. Additionally, it is good for trying out multiple melodies on top of one another, layering them.
And the piano is applicable in so many different ways because it lays all the notes down in front of you. You cannot get more visual than that. Whether it is a piano or a Midi keyboard that you are hearing in so many pop songs nowadays, the piano still stands as one of the most effective instruments.