Inverted Song of Time on a real ocarina
On a 12-hole it is six notes: F, D, A, F, D, A. The short phrase from Majora's Mask, and easy to play.
Inverted Song of Time
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What is the tricky spot in Inverted Song of Time?
The jump up from D to A, which comes twice. The A is a fifth above the D, so the air has to be firmer for it. On a 12-hole, Inverted Song of Time goes from D to A: you lift the left ring, right index, right middle and right ring. On a 6-hole or 4-hole, you lift the left middle and right index.
How do you hold and breathe for Inverted Song of Time?
Let each note ring its full length. The D is the lowest note, so breathe gently there, then give the A a little more air without pushing it, and stop each note with your tongue so the pitch does not sag. To check your breath, hold each note of Inverted Song of Time in turn and watch it on a tuner such as our free ocarina tuner.
Which ocarina can play Inverted Song of Time?
Inverted Song of Time goes from D up to A. Any 12-hole, 6-hole or 4-hole ocarina in C plays it.
What are the notes for Inverted Song of Time?
The notes are F, D, A, F, D, A. In Majora's Mask the Nintendo 64 buttons are C-down, A button, C-right, C-down, A button, C-right, and each button plays one note.
In Majora's Mask 3D, Inverted Song of Time is R, L, Y, R, L, Y, as Zelda Wiki draws the buttons.
The 3 notes here, on a 12-holeHoles in words, with a picture
| Note | Holes to cover | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| F | Cover every main hole but the right middle, right ring and right pinky | |
| D | Cover every main hole but the right pinky | |
| A | Cover the left pinky, left middle, left index, left thumb and right thumb |
Drawn as you see it while playing: mouthpiece towards you, left hand on the left.
| Note | Holes to cover | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| F | Cover every hole but the right middle and right index | |
| D | Cover every hole but the right middle | |
| A | Cover the left index, left thumb and right thumb |
Drawn as you see it while playing: mouthpiece towards you, left hand on the left.
| Note | Holes to cover | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| F | Cover the left middle and left index | |
| D | Cover every hole but the right middle | |
| A | Cover the left index |
Drawn as you see it while playing: mouthpiece towards you, left hand on the left.
What does the Inverted Song of Time do?
It slows time down. Zelda Wiki says that "all events related to the flow of time will move at 30% of their original speed", or half speed in Majora's Mask 3D, while Link's own speed and enemy attacks are not affected. Its notes are the Song of Time played backwards: A, D, F there, F, D, A here.
Where do you learn Inverted Song of Time in Majora's Mask?
Link learns about it by talking to a scarecrow, Zelda Wiki says, and once he has played it, it is listed on the ocarina screen.