mellotron
noun
mel·lo·tron
ˈme-lə-ˌträn 
: an electronic keyboard instrument programmed to produce the tape-recorded sounds usually of orchestral instruments
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Rice also snuck a prog-rock mellotron into the mix on the second and third choruses.
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Tom Roland,
Billboard,
23 July 2024
Rod Argent is the composer of most Zombie songs, and is quite a keyboardist, demonstrating his dexterity on the organ, piano, harpsichord, and mellotron.
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Herbert W. Strupp,
National Review,
5 Oct. 2019
There are flute-like mellotron keyboard sounds on that record that sound carefully wedded to Rae’s voice.
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John Adamian,
courant.com,
2 July 2018
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Tom Roland,
Billboard,
23 July 2024
Rod Argent is the composer of most Zombie songs, and is quite a keyboardist, demonstrating his dexterity on the organ, piano, harpsichord, and mellotron.
—
Herbert W. Strupp,
National Review,
5 Oct. 2019
There are flute-like mellotron keyboard sounds on that record that sound carefully wedded to Rae’s voice.
—
John Adamian,
courant.com,
2 July 2018
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“Mellotron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mellotron. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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