C -- the general CMS volumes
B -- for the beam region
T -- for the general tracker volumes
P -- for the pixel system
S -- for the Silicon tracker and preshower
G -- for the MSGC's
E -- for the Electromagnetic calorimeter
H -- for the Hadron calorimeter and tail-catcher
M -- for the muon system
Q -- for the quartz fiber calorimeter and low beta quadrupoles
Also ``B'' is devoted to barrel and ``F'' for endcaps. Their place in volume names is not fixed.