playedInstrument

P12601
predicate

Indicates that an entity performed or used a particular musical instrument.

All labels observed (78)

Label Occurrences
playsInstrument 674
keyboardist 165
guitarPerformanceBy 66

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: playedInstrument
Generated description
Indicates that an entity performed or used a particular musical instrument.

Sample triples (1,414)

Subject Object
Ozzie Nelson saxophone ⓘ
Jacob Varmus trumpet via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Steve Martin banjo via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Charlie Kelly piano via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Charlie Kelly guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Blonde on Blonde Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica via predicate surface "mainInstrumentalist" ⓘ
linked to: Bob Dylan
39/Smooth John Kiffmeyer via predicate surface "drummerOnRelease" ⓘ
C. K. Dexter-Haven piano via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Earth (Vangelis album) Vangelis via predicate surface "primaryInstrumentalist" ⓘ
Euphoria Morning Chris Cornell – vocals and guitar via predicate surface "mainInstrumentalist" ⓘ
Captain Jack Aubrey violin via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Bon Jovi David Bryan via predicate surface "keyboardist" ⓘ
The Quarrymen guitar via predicate surface "musicalInstrumentUsed" ⓘ
The Quarrymen washboard via predicate surface "musicalInstrumentUsed" ⓘ
The Quarrymen tea-chest bass via predicate surface "musicalInstrumentUsed" ⓘ
The Quarrymen banjo via predicate surface "musicalInstrumentUsed" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood electric guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood acoustic guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood keyboards via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood piano via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood viola via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood violin via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood bass guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood drums via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jonny Greenwood ondes Martenot via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Meredith Willson flute ⓘ
Meredith Willson piccolo ⓘ
Pip tambourine via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder via predicate surface "harmonicaPlayer" ⓘ
Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder via predicate surface "mainInstrumentalist" ⓘ
Adam Levine vocals via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Adam Levine guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Greta Van Fleet Sam Kiszka via predicate surface "keyboardist" ⓘ
Jim O'Rourke guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jim O'Rourke bass guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jim O'Rourke piano via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Jim O'Rourke synthesizer via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Andy Bernard banjo via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Bobby Munson guitar via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Karma (song)
linked to: Karma
vocals via predicate surface "hasMainPerformerInstrument" ⓘ
Karma (song)
linked to: Karma
piano via predicate surface "hasMainPerformerInstrument" ⓘ
Samsonite Man piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrumentOfPerformer" ⓘ
Freddie Mercury piano via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Freddie Mercury keyboards via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Love Is My Disease piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrumentOfPerformer" ⓘ
Quarterflash Rindy Ross via predicate surface "saxophonist" ⓘ
Desire Scarlet Rivera via predicate surface "violinist" ⓘ
Mr Septimus Harding cello via predicate surface "playsInstrument" ⓘ
Rid of Me PJ Harvey – vocals and guitar via predicate surface "mainInstrumentalist" ⓘ
Rid of Me Rob Ellis – drums and percussion via predicate surface "mainInstrumentalist" ⓘ