Oath to Order on a real ocarina
On a 12-hole it is six notes: A, F, D, F, A, high D. The short phrase from Majora's Mask, and easy to play.
Goes up to high D, so it does not fit a 4-hole.
Oath to Order
Bar 1 of 1
What is the tricky spot in Oath to Order?
The leap from A up to high D, which ends the phrase. The tune has just come back up from the low D, so keep the air ready for the high note. On a 12-hole, Oath to Order goes from A to high D: you lift the left middle, left index and left thumb. On a 6-hole, you lift the left index and right thumb.
How do you hold and breathe for Oath to Order?
Let the tune sink down to the D with the air easing off, then bring it back up on the rise through F and A, and give the high D the most air. It is one breath for the whole phrase if you play it steadily. To check your breath, hold each note of Oath to Order in turn and watch it on a tuner such as our free ocarina tuner.
Which ocarina can play Oath to Order?
Oath to Order goes from D up to high D. A 4-hole ocarina cannot reach high D, so play it on a 12-hole or 6-hole ocarina in C.
What are the notes for Oath to Order?
The notes are A, F, D, F, A, high D. In Majora's Mask the Nintendo 64 buttons are C-right, C-down, A button, C-down, C-right, C-up, and each button plays one note.
In Majora's Mask 3D, Oath to Order is Y, R, L, R, Y, A button, as Zelda Wiki draws the buttons.
The 4 notes here, on a 12-holeHoles in words, with a picture
| Note | Holes to cover | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| A | Cover the left pinky, left middle, left index, left thumb and right thumb | |
| F | Cover every main hole but the right middle, right ring and right pinky | |
| D | Cover every main hole but the right pinky | |
| high D | Cover the left pinky and right thumb |
Drawn as you see it while playing: mouthpiece towards you, left hand on the left.
| Note | Holes to cover | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| A | Cover the left index, left thumb and right thumb | |
| F | Cover every hole but the right middle and right index | |
| D | Cover every hole but the right middle | |
| high D | Cover the left thumb |
Drawn as you see it while playing: mouthpiece towards you, left hand on the left.
What does the Oath to Order do?
It summons the Four Giants to the Clock Tower on the eve of the Carnival, which Zelda Wiki says is its only effective use in the game. The page also notes that the tune "outlines a D-minor arpeggio (A-F-D-F-A-D)", which is the order of the notes here.
Where do you learn Oath to Order in Majora's Mask?
Link is taught it when he rescues the first of the Four Giants from Woodfall Temple and is called to their chamber, according to Zelda Wiki.