The following tables show which instrument sound corresponds to each of the 256 possible Program Numbers for General MIDI 2.
Piano
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 1 | 1 | Wide Acoustic Grand |
| 1 | 2 | Dark Acoustic Grand |
| 2 | 0 | Bright Acoustic Piano |
| 2 | 1 | Wide Bright Acoustic |
| 3 | 0 | Electric Grand Piano |
| 3 | 1 | Wide Electric Grand |
| 4 | 0 | Honky-tonk Piano |
| 4 | 1 | Wide Honky-tonk |
| 5 | 0 | Rhodes Piano |
| 5 | 1 | Detuned Electric Piano 1 |
| 5 | 2 | Electric Piano 1 Variation |
| 5 | 3 | 60’s Electric Piano |
| 6 | 0 | Chorused Electric Piano |
| 6 | 1 | Detuned Electric Piano 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Electric Piano 2 Variation |
| 6 | 3 | Electric Piano Legend |
| 6 | 4 | Electric Piano Phase |
| 7 | 0 | Harpsichord |
| 7 | 1 | Coupled Harpsichord |
| 7 | 2 | Wide Harpsichord |
| 7 | 3 | Open Harpsichord |
| 8 | 0 | Clavinet |
| 8 | 1 | Pulse Clavinet |
Chromatic Percussion
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | Celesta |
| 10 | 0 | Glockenspiel |
| 11 | 0 | Music Box |
| 12 | 0 | Vibraphone |
| 12 | 1 | Wet Vibraphone |
| 13 | 0 | Marimba |
| 13 | 1 | Wide Marimba |
| 14 | 0 | Xylophone |
| 15 | 0 | Tubular Bell |
| 15 | 1 | Church Bell |
| 15 | 2 | Carillon |
| 16 | 0 | Dulcimer/Santur |
Organ
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | Drawbar Organ |
| 17 | 1 | Detuned Organ 1 |
| 17 | 2 | 60’s Organ 1 |
| 17 | 3 | Organ 4 |
| 18 | 0 | Percussive B3 Organ |
| 18 | 1 | Detuned Organ 2 |
| 18 | 2 | Organ 5 |
| 19 | 0 | Rock Organ |
| 20 | 0 | Church Organ 1 |
| 20 | 1 | Church Organ 2 |
| 20 | 2 | Church Organ 3 |
| 21 | 0 | Reed Organ |
| 21 | 1 | Puff Organ |
| 22 | 0 | French Accordion |
| 22 | 1 | Italian Accordion |
| 23 | 0 | Harmonica |
| 24 | 0 | Bandoneon |
Guitar
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0 | Nylon-String Guitar |
| 25 | 1 | Ukulele |
| 25 | 2 | Open Nylon Guitar |
| 25 | 3 | Nylon Guitar 2 |
| 26 | 0 | Steel-String Guitar |
| 26 | 1 | 12-String Guitar |
| 26 | 2 | Mandolin |
| 26 | 3 | Steel + Body |
| 27 | 0 | Jazz Guitar |
| 27 | 1 | Hawaiian Guitar |
| 28 | 0 | Clean Electric Guitar |
| 28 | 1 | Chorus Guitar |
| 28 | 2 | Mid Tone Guitar |
| 29 | 0 | Muted Electric Guitar |
| 29 | 1 | Funk Guitar |
| 29 | 2 | Funk Guitar 2 |
| 29 | 3 | Jazz Man |
| 30 | 0 | Overdriven Guitar |
| 30 | 1 | Guitar Pinch |
| 31 | 0 | Distortion Guitar |
| 31 | 1 | Feedback Guitar |
| 31 | 2 | Distortion Rtm Guitar |
| 32 | 0 | Guitar Harmonics |
| 32 | 1 | Guitar Feedback |
Bass
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | Acoustic Bass |
| 34 | 0 | Fingered Bass |
| 34 | 1 | Finger Slap |
| 35 | 0 | Picked Bass |
| 36 | 0 | Fretless Bass |
| 37 | 0 | Slap Bass 1 |
| 38 | 0 | Slap Bass 2 |
| 39 | 0 | Synth Bass 1 |
| 39 | 1 | Synth Bass 101 |
| 39 | 2 | Synth Bass 3 |
| 39 | 3 | Clavi Bass |
| 39 | 4 | Hammer |
| 40 | 0 | Synth Bass 2 |
| 40 | 1 | Synth Bass 4 |
| 40 | 2 | Rubber Bass |
| 40 | 3 | Attack Pulse |
Orchestra Solo
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 0 | Violin |
| 41 | 1 | Slow Violin |
| 42 | 0 | Viola |
| 43 | 0 | Cello |
| 44 | 0 | Contrabass |
| 45 | 0 | Tremolo Strings |
| 46 | 0 | Pizzicato Strings |
| 47 | 0 | Harp |
| 47 | 1 | Yang Qin |
| 48 | 0 | Timpani |
Orchestra Ensemble
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0 | String Ensemble |
| 49 | 1 | Orchestra Strings |
| 49 | 2 | 60’s Strings |
| 50 | 0 | Slow String Ensemble |
| 51 | 0 | Synth Strings 1 |
| 51 | 1 | Synth Strings 3 |
| 52 | 0 | Synth Strings 2 |
| 53 | 0 | Choir Aahs |
| 53 | 1 | Choir Aahs 2 |
| 54 | 0 | Voice Oohs |
| 54 | 1 | Humming |
| 55 | 0 | Synth Voice |
| 55 | 1 | Analog Voice |
| 56 | 0 | Orchestra Hit |
| 56 | 1 | Bass Hit |
| 56 | 2 | 6th Hit |
| 56 | 3 | Euro Hit |
Brass
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | 0 | Trumpet |
| 57 | 1 | Dark Trumpet |
| 58 | 0 | Trombone |
| 58 | 1 | Trombone 2 |
| 58 | 2 | Bright Trombone |
| 59 | 0 | Tuba |
| 60 | 0 | Muted Trumpet |
| 60 | 1 | Muted Trumpet 2 |
| 61 | 0 | French Horns |
| 61 | 1 | French Horns 2 |
| 62 | 0 | Brass Section 1 |
| 62 | 1 | Brass Section 2 |
| 63 | 0 | Synth Brass 1 |
| 63 | 1 | Synth Brass 3 |
| 63 | 2 | Analog Brass 1 |
| 63 | 3 | Jump Brass |
| 64 | 0 | Synth Brass 2 |
| 64 | 1 | Synth Brass 4 |
| 64 | 2 | Analog Brass 2 |
Reed
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 0 | Soprano Sax |
| 66 | 0 | Alto Sax |
| 67 | 0 | Tenor Sax |
| 68 | 0 | Baritone Sax |
| 69 | 0 | Oboe |
| 70 | 0 | English Horn |
| 71 | 0 | Bassoon |
| 72 | 0 | Clarinet |
Wind
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | 0 | Piccolo |
| 74 | 0 | Flute |
| 75 | 0 | Recorder |
| 76 | 0 | Pan Flute |
| 77 | 0 | Bottle Blow |
| 78 | 0 | Shakuhachi |
| 79 | 0 | Whistle |
| 80 | 0 | Ocarina |
Synth Lead
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | 0 | Square Lead |
| 81 | 1 | Square Wave |
| 81 | 2 | Sine Wave |
| 82 | 0 | Saw Lead |
| 82 | 1 | Saw Wave |
| 82 | 2 | Doctor Solo |
| 82 | 3 | Natural Lead |
| 82 | 4 | Sequenced Saw |
| 83 | 0 | Synth Calliope |
| 84 | 0 | Chiffer Lead |
| 85 | 0 | Charang |
| 85 | 1 | Wire Lead |
| 86 | 0 | Solo Synth Vox |
| 87 | 0 | 5th Saw Wave |
| 88 | 0 | Bass & Lead |
| 88 | 1 | Delayed Lead |
Synth Pad
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | 0 | Fantasia Pad |
| 90 | 0 | Warm Pad |
| 90 | 1 | Sine Pad |
| 91 | 0 | Polysynth Pad |
| 92 | 0 | Space Voice Pad |
| 92 | 1 | Itopia |
| 93 | 0 | Bowed Glass Pad |
| 94 | 0 | Metal Pad |
| 95 | 0 | Halo Pad |
| 96 | 0 | Sweep Pad |
Synth Sound FX
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | 0 | Ice Rain |
| 98 | 0 | Soundtrack |
| 99 | 0 | Crystal |
| 99 | 1 | Synth Mallet |
| 100 | 0 | Atmosphere |
| 101 | 0 | Brightness |
| 102 | 0 | Goblin |
| 103 | 0 | Echo Drops |
| 103 | 1 | Echo Bell |
| 103 | 2 | Echo Pan |
| 104 | 0 | Star Theme |
Ethnic
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | 0 | Sitar |
| 105 | 1 | Sitar 2 |
| 106 | 0 | Banjo |
| 107 | 0 | Shamisen |
| 108 | 0 | Koto |
| 108 | 1 | Taisho Koto |
| 109 | 0 | Kalimba |
| 110 | 0 | Bagpipe |
| 111 | 0 | Fiddle |
| 112 | 0 | Shanai |
Percussive
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | 0 | Tinkle Bell |
| 114 | 0 | Agogo |
| 115 | 0 | Steel Drums |
| 116 | 0 | Woodblock |
| 116 | 1 | Castanets |
| 117 | 0 | Taiko |
| 117 | 1 | Concert Bass Drum |
| 118 | 0 | Melodic Tom 1 |
| 118 | 1 | Melodic Tom 2 |
| 119 | 0 | Synth Drum |
| 119 | 1 | 808 Tom |
| 119 | 2 | Electric Percussion |
| 120 | 0 | Reverse Cymbal |
Sound Effect
| Program Number | Bank Number | Instrument Name |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | 0 | Guitar Fret Noise |
| 121 | 1 | Guitar Cut Noise |
| 121 | 2 | String Slap |
| 122 | 0 | Breath Noise |
| 122 | 1 | Flute Key Click |
| 123 | 0 | Seashore |
| 123 | 1 | Rain |
| 123 | 2 | Thunder |
| 123 | 3 | Wind |
| 123 | 4 | Stream |
| 123 | 5 | Bubble |
| 124 | 0 | Bird |
| 124 | 1 | Dog |
| 124 | 2 | Horse-Gallop |
| 124 | 3 | Bird 2 |
| 125 | 0 | Telephone 1 |
| 125 | 1 | Telephone 2 |
| 125 | 2 | Door Creaking |
| 125 | 3 | Door Closing |
| 125 | 4 | Scratch |
| 125 | 5 | Wind Chimes |
| 126 | 0 | Helicopter |
| 126 | 1 | Car Engine |
| 126 | 2 | Car Stop |
| 126 | 3 | Car Pass |
| 126 | 4 | Car Crash |
| 126 | 5 | Siren |
| 126 | 6 | Train |
| 126 | 7 | Jetplane |
| 126 | 8 | Starship |
| 126 | 9 | Burst Noise |
| 127 | 0 | Applause |
| 127 | 1 | Laughing |
| 127 | 2 | Screaming |
| 127 | 3 | Punch |
| 127 | 4 | Heartbeat |
| 127 | 5 | Footsteps |
| 128 | 0 | Gunshot |
| 128 | 1 | Machine Gun |
| 128 | 2 | Lasergun |
| 128 | 3 | Explosion |