Flute Songs

Zelda hands you the Spirit Flute during the opening chapter, Aboda Village and Hyrule Castle. When a song is available, a rocket-shaped Air Stone (also called a sound stone) shows you its notes. You then blow into the microphone and slide the pipes on the touch screen to play it back. Songs you know are stored on the Collection screen, so you can check them again later.

You find this song first, at an Air Stone near the Forest Sanctuary, on your way back from Gage’s chamber after the first duet. Playing it wakes anything that is asleep. In practice that means the Gossip Stones scattered around New Hyrule, which talk once they are awake and share hints about the area.

You learn this song at the entrance of the Forest Temple. Play it inside a dungeon and a healing spirit appears and restores all of your hearts. It works once per dungeon, so leave and re-enter to use it again.

You learn this song from an Air Stone in Anouki Village, on the path toward Honcho’s house; a Red Potion chest is revealed beside it. Whenever you suspect something is hidden in the ground, such as a buried chest, play it and the hidden object appears. You also need it to get the Song of Birds and to open several caves, so expect to play it often.

Go to the Trading Post in the southeast of the Forest Realm. Climb to the grave area, where an Air Stone stands near Linebeck’s tombstone, and copy its notes to learn the song. Then play it near a beacon, one of the floating diamond-shaped crystals. The crystal lights up and sends a beam to the spot that matters, which helps with several puzzles, including one in the Fire Sanctuary.

In Papuchia Village, the Wise One hints at a lonely palm tree. Play the Song of Discovery beside it and a sound stone appears; tap it to learn the song. Playing it again frees the Lokomo Carben from the flock of birds that carry him. In other places it calls a large bird with a handle underneath. Grab the handle with the Whip to be carried across gaps or up to high ledges. It also makes nearby Cuccos follow you, and a dove will land on your head.

Gage’s duet is your first. Reach the Forest Sanctuary, where he explains the idea and asks if you want to try. You may practice as often as you like before the real performance. Rails to the Forest Temple appear when you finish.

Steem waits in the Snow Sanctuary, reached through the tunnel behind Anouki Village. His part differs from Gage’s, so ignore it when it sounds odd and keep to your own notes. Completing the duet unlocks the way to the Snow Temple.

You deliver Carben to the Ocean Sanctuary after freeing him from the birds, then perform the duet with him. Finishing it opens the route to the Ocean Temple.

Embrose plays in the Fire Sanctuary, behind Goron Village. Choose practice or the real duet; completing it opens the rails to the Fire Temple.

Rael is the Lokomo of the Sand Realm. Finish the duet in the Sand Sanctuary to open the path to the Sand Temple.

In the last battle against Malladus, you play one more tune alongside Zelda. It is a scripted part of the fight in the Dark Realm and Malladus chapter, so you need no extra preparation beyond finishing the other duets.