Creating Keywords with smart playlists

Hi,
Just getting into the idea of smart playlists, and I want to be able to do something which, as far as I am aware, isn't possible.
Say I want to make a playlist which is mainly piano for example, slow piano (regardless of genre), which have a rating higher than 4 stars. Now, as far as I am aware, within the current smart selection, there is nothing within the ID of the file which says that the main instrument is a piano, unless I was to put that as my genre, or in the album name, which isn't always possible.
Is there anyway of assigning keywords to individual tracks? Kind of like what you do with a YouTube file, as in assign keywords which are used when someone is searching for the video. This way, I could use the keywords "Piano" and "Slow", or "Relaxing" to narrow down my search? (I know there is a BMP field). Any ideas? Sorry if this is already possible and blatantly obvious!
Thanks

No need to delete it. Your question (and answer) may help someone else.
By the way, I also use the Grouping field for keywords.

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