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In theory, any instrument or instruments can provide a steady rhythm (see Jimmy Giuffre's clarinet-valve trombone-guitar trio of the late 1950s, for example), and "rhythm" instruments often take featured solos, especially in jazz.

Most commonly, however, are a drum set, and a bass guitar or double bass. A "rhythm guitar" is a common feature, and pianoPiano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). Its sound is produced by strings stretched on a rigid frame. These vibrate when struck by felt-covered hammers, which are activated by the, organAn organ is the following: In anatomy, an organ is a group of tissues which perform some function. In music, an organ is a large musical instrument., auxillary percussionPercussion instruments are played by being struck or shaken. They are perhaps the oldest form of musical instruments. Some percussion instruments play not only rhythm, but also melody and harmony. Classifications Most percussion instruments have a distinc and/or other instruments may be used.

In some cases, the lower octaveIntervals : For the numerical computation software, see GNU Octave. In music, an octave (sometimes abbreviated 8ve or 8va is the interval between one musical note and another with half or double the frequency. For example, if one note is pitched at 400 Hzs of a piano, organThe organ is a type of keyboard musical instrument, distinctive because the sound is not produced by a percussion action, as on a piano or celesta, or by means of vibrating strings, as on the harpsichord. Instead, pipe organs produce sound by means of flo, or electronic keyboardElectronic keyboards include synthesizers (notably the Moog synthesizer), samplers and frequency divider organs. With the use of sampled sounds and MIDI, true synthesizers have become rare, and more and more the general term electronic keyboard is being u may substitue for bass guitar. One of the best known examples of this was keyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. The term "keyboardist" is more general than the terms " pianist," " harpsichordist"or " organist", and is often used to describe someone who plays electric keyboards such as the Rhodes, Hammond o Ray ManzarekRaymond Daniel Manzarek (born February 12, 1939 in Chicago) was the keyboard player in the rock and roll band, The Doors, from 1965 to 1973 and again since 2001. Manzarek also recorded a rock adaptation of Carl Orff's " Carmina Burana" with Philip Glass, of The Doors. Some jazz bands use tuba or other low-pitched instruments in place of the more common double bass.