instrument

P792
predicate

Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
instrument canonical 16,092
instrumentUsed 48
discoveryInstrument 16

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: instrument
Generated description
Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

Sample triples (16,156)

Subject Object
Koko Taylor vocals
Liberace piano
George Wein piano
Randy Sparks guitar
Mel Tillis vocals
Helmut Walcha pipe organ
Helmut Walcha harpsichord
Bob Ezrin keyboards
Bob Ezrin piano
Jimmie Vaughan guitar
Bernard Belle guitar
Brian Jones guitar
Brian Jones slide guitar
Brian Jones harmonica
Brian Jones sitar
Brian Jones dulcimer
Brian Jones keyboards
Brian Jones saxophone
Brian Jones recorder
Brian Jones marimba
Piero Angela piano
Jeff Matika guitar
Jeff Matika vocals
William Garrett Walden guitar
Franz Waxman piano
Memphis Minnie guitar
Memphis Minnie vocals
Charlie Watts drums
Charlie Watts percussion
Evelyn Glennie percussion
Evelyn Glennie marimba
Evelyn Glennie snare drum
Evelyn Glennie timpani
Evelyn Glennie vibraphone
Kenny Wayne Shepherd electric guitar
Kenny Wayne Shepherd vocals
Johnny Ace vocals
James Yancey sampler
James Yancey drum machine
James Yancey Akai MPC3000
Christopher Thorn guitar
Stan Getz tenor saxophone
Francesco Geminiani violin
Tony Williams drums
Artis the Spoonman spoons
Freddie Hubbard trumpet
Sidereal Messenger telescope via predicate surface "instrumentUsed"
Sokół vocals
Adrian Belew electric guitar
Adrian Belew vocals