# What are the instruments in this song? \[Siren, theme to Home Fires\]
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-instruments-in-this-song-siren-theme-to-home-fires/831833
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 1, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-instruments-in-this-song-siren-theme-to-home-fires/831833 "2019-04-01T01:29:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-instruments-in-this-song-siren-theme-to-home-fires/831833/1 "2019-04-01T01:29:31Z")
I’ve been listening to this song almost obsessively, trying to figure out all the instruments used in it[sup]1[/sup]. The song is performed by Synergy Vocals and multi-tracked so that each of the four women sing all four parts. It’s impressive, but makes it hard to hear all the instruments.
So far, I’ve identified, I believe, a violin, cello, bass, piano, flute, and (maybe?) a metal-strung guitar. But I’m not sure of that last, and there’s also a something providing a regular rhythmic beat that might or might not be clapping.
[This is a link to a Youtube video of the song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWVthS9DfFg). I’m sure there are plenty of musicians on the Board who can tease out what the instruments are, and I’m hoping they’re willing to help.
[sup]1[/sup]The song is beautiful, and that’s the only explanation I have for why I’m still trying to figure this out.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-instruments-in-this-song-siren-theme-to-home-fires/831833/2 "2019-04-01T02:17:19Z")
All I’m hearing is the strings and piano, and perhaps some sort of percussion.
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### Author:  [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-instruments-in-this-song-siren-theme-to-home-fires/831833/3 "2019-04-01T02:27:53Z")
> [@Chefguy](#):
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> All I’m hearing is the strings and piano, and perhaps some sort of percussion.
I’m not positive about the flute. I bought the full-length song from Amazon, and somewhere between 1:05 and 1:15 there are about 3 notes that sounded like a flute to me. The sort of regular “ticking” sound to me is what I thought might be someone strumming a pick across metal strings, but (as I neglected to say), I’m not a musician, so it’s just me guessing. And yes, percussion. Someone has suggested it might be clapping, but it seems too quick.