Zelda's Lullaby Notes: Ocarina of Time Buttons, Location and Uses

What are the Zelda’s Lullaby notes?

Zelda’s Lullaby: ◀ ▲ ▶ ◀ ▲ ▶ X A Y X A Y Y X A Y X A

On a real ocarina this is B, high D, A, played twice. Hold the last note a little longer.

Practise Zelda’s Lullaby on our ocarina simulator: it opens in practice mode and lights the next note for you.

Where do you learn Zelda’s Lullaby?

1. After the Deku Tree, cross Hyrule Field to Hyrule Castle.
2. Climb the vines by the gate, wake the sleeping Talon with the Cucco from the Weird Egg, then push his crates against the wall and climb into the castle grounds.
3. Sneak through the courtyard to Princess Zelda.
4. When you leave, Impa escorts you out and teaches you the song.

What does Zelda’s Lullaby do?

Play it wherever you see a Triforce symbol. The most important uses:

• Opens Zora’s Domain. Play it on the Triforce pad in front of the waterfall at the end of Zora’s River.
• Wakes Great Fairies. Play it in a Great Fairy Fountain for new magic, spells and upgrades.
• Opens the Royal Family’s Tomb. Play it on the Triforce in Kakariko Graveyard to reach the Sun’s Song.
• Raises and lowers the water in the Water Temple at its three Triforce markers.
• Opens doors and chests with a Triforce mark in several dungeons.

Which other songs should I learn next?

Zelda’s Lullaby is the first of 12 songs. See all Ocarina of Time songs for every note and location, the walkthrough for the order you get them in, or tick the song in the collectible tracker to see what it unlocks.