How to play Song of Storms on a real ocarina

Updated 2026-10-27

Song of Storms is 6 notes in Ocarina of Time: D, F, high D, D, F, high D. You can play it on a 12-hole alto C or 6-hole pendant in C: the pictures below show which holes to cover for each note, with the game button underneath.

What are the notes for Song of Storms?

The notes are D, F, high D, D, F, high D. In the game the Nintendo 64 buttons are A, C-down, C-up, A, C-down, C-up. Choose your ocarina above the pictures.

  1. DA
  2. FC-down
  3. high DC-up
  4. DA
  5. FC-down
  6. high DC-up

What is the tricky spot in Song of Storms?

The drop of a whole octave from high D straight back down to D to start again. Most of the holes close at once, and the air has to drop with them. On a 12-hole, from high D to D you cover the left ring, left middle, left index, right index, right middle, right ring and left thumb.

How do you hold and breathe for Song of Storms?

Keep the D and F light, then lean into the high D with more air. When you jump back down, relax the breath or the lower D will screech.

Which ocarina plays Song of Storms?

Any 12-hole alto C or 6-hole pendant in C plays it; a 4-hole ocarina does not reach every note. On an ocarina in G or F, use the same fingerings and it sounds lower. See the 12-hole fingering chart for every note, and check yours with a chromatic tuner (our own ocarina tuner is on its way). Not sure which ocarina to get? Read our buying guide.

What is the windmill song in Ocarina of Time?

The windmill song is the Song of Storms. Link learns it from the Music Man in the Windmill when he visits as an adult.

Where do you learn Song of Storms in Ocarina of Time?

Link learns the Song of Storms from the Music Man in the Windmill, as an adult. It is needed to enter the Bottom of the Well as a child, and it opens hidden grottos.

More Ocarina of Time songs

More: all the Ocarina of Time songs and more songs to play.

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