Similar to mai-goto (instrumental dances), hayashi (musical accompaniment played on traditional Japanese instruments) for hataraki-goto consists of four kinds of musical instruments: nohkan (Japanese Noh flute), kotsuzumi (small hand drum), otsuzumi (big drum), and taiko (stick drum).
舞事と同じく、能管、小鼓、大鼓、太鼓（太鼓は入るものと入らないものがある）の四種の楽器が囃子に用いられる。