Instruments are items that produce distinct notes or sounds when used by the player via the ⚒ Use / Attack button. Most are pure novelty items, but some have functional effects. The pitch/note played is usually controlled by the distance between the center of the character and the location of the cursor when ⚒ Use / Attack was pressed.
There are eight playable instruments in the game.
Guitars
When using any of the three following guitars, the player strums a chord.
This content is transcluded from Instruments/Guitar chords.In order from closest to furthest away from the player, the chords played are as follows: G major – A minor – B minor – C major – D major – E minor.
Other instruments
When using any of the following instruments, a specific note or sound is played.
The Drum Set is not played directly, unlike the other instruments. Instead, it requires a player using a Drumstick while standing in front of it.
On the 
Old-gen console version, 
Windows Phone version, 
Old Chinese version, Nintendo 
version, and 
tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, The Axe plays a random note each time.
Trivia
- All guitar-type instruments are acquired as a drop.
- Pianos cannot be played as instruments, and only function as furniture.
- Unlike Music Boxes, these instruments are used by the player, and do not provide background music.