diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemBrackets3_ref.mscx b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemBrackets3_ref.mscx
index a73a0930eb9d6..8f55099483406 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemBrackets3_ref.mscx
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemBrackets3_ref.mscx
@@ -194,28 +194,28 @@ Gtr. 1</shortName>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>2</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="harmonics">
-          <program value="31"/>
+        <Channel name="mute">
+          <program value="28"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>1</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="distortion">
-          <program value="30"/>
+        <Channel name="jazz">
+          <program value="26"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>3</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="overdriven">
-          <program value="29"/>
+        <Channel name="harmonics">
+          <program value="31"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>4</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="mute">
-          <program value="28"/>
+        <Channel name="distortion">
+          <program value="30"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>5</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="jazz">
-          <program value="26"/>
+        <Channel name="overdriven">
+          <program value="29"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>6</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
@@ -323,28 +323,28 @@ Gtr. 2</shortName>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>8</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="harmonics">
-          <program value="31"/>
+        <Channel name="mute">
+          <program value="28"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>7</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="distortion">
-          <program value="30"/>
+        <Channel name="jazz">
+          <program value="26"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>10</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="overdriven">
-          <program value="29"/>
+        <Channel name="harmonics">
+          <program value="31"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>11</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="mute">
-          <program value="28"/>
+        <Channel name="distortion">
+          <program value="30"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>12</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
-        <Channel name="jazz">
-          <program value="26"/>
+        <Channel name="overdriven">
+          <program value="29"/>
           <midiPort>0</midiPort>
           <midiChannel>13</midiChannel>
           </Channel>
diff --git a/share/instruments/instruments.xml b/share/instruments/instruments.xml
index ec73764501a55..2b2882f51ddc7 100644
--- a/share/instruments/instruments.xml
+++ b/share/instruments/instruments.xml
@@ -7568,12 +7568,12 @@
                         <velocity>100</velocity>
                         <gateTime>100</gateTime>
                   </Articulation>
-                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
-                        <velocity>130</velocity>
-                  </Articulation>
                   <Articulation name="marcato">
                         <velocity>500</velocity>
                   </Articulation>
+                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
+                        <velocity>130</velocity>
+                  </Articulation>
                   <Channel>
                         <controller ctrl="0" value="1"/>
                         <program value="56"/> <!--Marching Snare-->
@@ -7776,12 +7776,12 @@
                         <velocity>100</velocity>
                         <gateTime>100</gateTime>
                   </Articulation>
-                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
-                        <velocity>130</velocity>
-                  </Articulation>
                   <Articulation name="marcato">
                         <velocity>500</velocity>
                   </Articulation>
+                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
+                        <velocity>130</velocity>
+                  </Articulation>
                   <Channel>
                         <controller ctrl="0" value="1"/>
                         <program value="96"/> <!--Marching Tenor-->
@@ -7886,12 +7886,12 @@
                         <velocity>100</velocity>
                         <gateTime>100</gateTime>
                   </Articulation>
-                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
-                        <velocity>130</velocity>
-                  </Articulation>
                   <Articulation name="marcato">
                         <velocity>500</velocity>
                   </Articulation>
+                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
+                        <velocity>130</velocity>
+                  </Articulation>
                   <Channel>
                         <controller ctrl="0" value="1"/>
                         <program value="59"/> <!--Marching Bass-->
@@ -7997,12 +7997,12 @@
                         <velocity>100</velocity>
                         <gateTime>100</gateTime>
                   </Articulation>
-                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
-                        <velocity>130</velocity>
-                  </Articulation>
                   <Articulation name="marcato">
                         <velocity>500</velocity>
                   </Articulation>
+                  <Articulation name="sforzato">
+                        <velocity>130</velocity>
+                  </Articulation>
                   <Channel>
                         <controller ctrl="0" value="1"/>
                         <program value="58"/> <!--Marching Cymbals-->
@@ -10542,6 +10542,12 @@ Aeolus organ synthesizer, currently disabled -->
                   <Channel name="open">
                         <program value="27"/> <!--Electric Guitar (clean)-->
                   </Channel>
+                  <Channel name="mute">
+                        <program value="28"/> <!--Electric Guitar (muted)-->
+                  </Channel>
+                  <Channel name="jazz">
+                        <program value="26"/> <!--Electric Guitar (jazz)-->
+                  </Channel>
                   <Channel name="harmonics">
                         <program value="31"/> <!--Guitar Harmonics-->
                   </Channel>
@@ -10551,12 +10557,6 @@ Aeolus organ synthesizer, currently disabled -->
                   <Channel name="overdriven">
                         <program value="29"/> <!--Overdriven Guitar-->
                   </Channel>
-                  <Channel name="mute">
-                        <program value="28"/> <!--Electric Guitar (muted)-->
-                  </Channel>
-                  <Channel name="jazz">
-                        <program value="26"/> <!--Electric Guitar (jazz)-->
-                  </Channel>
                   <genre>common</genre>
                   <genre>jazz</genre>
                   <genre>popular</genre>
@@ -11377,7 +11377,7 @@ Aeolus organ synthesizer, currently disabled -->
                   <genre>popular</genre>
             </Instrument>
             <Instrument id="acoustic-bass">
-                  <!-- Same instrument as the orchestral contrabass, but used by default plucked, rather than bowed can't init from it, as it has not been read yet. -->
+                  <!--Same instrument as the orchestral contrabass, but by default plucked rather than bowed, and with string date for tablatur-->
                   <family>bass-guitars</family>
                   <longName>Acoustic Bass</longName>
                   <shortName>Bass</shortName>
@@ -11401,18 +11401,18 @@ Aeolus organ synthesizer, currently disabled -->
                   <Channel name="pizzicato">
                         <program value="32"/> <!--Acoustic Bass-->
                   </Channel>
-                  <Channel name="arco">
-                        <program value="43"/> <!--Contrabass-->
-                  </Channel>
-                  <Channel name="tremolo">
-                        <program value="44"/> <!--Tremolo Strings-->
-                  </Channel>
                   <Channel name="slap">
                         <program value="36"/> <!--Slap Bass 1-->
                   </Channel>
                   <Channel name="pop">
                         <program value="37"/> <!--Slap Bass 2-->
                   </Channel>
+                  <Channel name="arco">
+                        <program value="43"/> <!--Contrabass-->
+                  </Channel>
+                  <Channel name="tremolo">
+                        <program value="44"/> <!--Tremolo Strings-->
+                  </Channel>
                   <genre>common</genre>
                   <genre>jazz</genre>
             </Instrument>