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For the most part if they have keys like the piano or bells then yes. Timpani are also tuned to certain notes before they are played. Drums though, like snare and bass, do not play different pitches.

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There are non-pitched percussion instruments, such as the snare drum or cymbals, and there are pitched percussion instruments, like the marimba and timpani.

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