How to Solve the Piano Puzzle in Silent Hill
Head to the second floor of Midwich Elementary., Enter the music room., Look at the blackboard inside the the music room., Examine the piece of paper., Head over to the piano and examine it., Remember that the title of our clue is "A Tale of Birds...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Head to the second floor of Midwich Elementary.
This room is near the toilets and on the same corridor as the locker room.
You should be able to easily find it with Harry's map. , You'll see a large piece of bloodstained white paper taped on the board. , You'll be given a clue entitled "A Tale of Birds without a Voice."
You'll immediately notice that you're only allowed to press keys on one octave, and when you try to press the other keys, some don't produce a sound. , Meaning, for this puzzle we will only be pressing notes on the piano that does not make a sound or are mute. , The first stanza on the clue states that the Pelican is eager for it's reward—meaning, it didn't fly very far—as well as a mention of white wings, a clue that pertains to the the pelican being white.
Therefore, the 1st note you should press is the closest white note that does not have a sound, which is D. , The second stanza states that the second bird, a dove, flew as far as it can; however, the 7th note produces a sound, and since a dove is white, we will automatically find the farthest white note without a sound, which is A. , The third stanza states that 3rd bird, a raven, flew higher than the dove.
We already know that a raven is black and that the dove already landed on the last mute white key, hence the raven will be the farthest (last) black key. , At this point, there's only one mute white key that is beside another mute key — it's the 5th key beside the 6th key (dove). , The fifth stanza states that the last bird, a crow, "quickly" stops.
We know that a crow is black, and a "quick" stop means that it didn't fly far, much like the pelican; hence the key is the 1st black key as it is the nearest mute key to the left. -
Step 2: Enter the music room.
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Step 3: Look at the blackboard inside the the music room.
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Step 4: Examine the piece of paper.
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Step 5: Head over to the piano and examine it.
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Step 6: Remember that the title of our clue is "A Tale of Birds without a Voice."
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Step 7: Play D
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Step 8: or the 2nd white key on piano.
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Step 9: Play A
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Step 10: or 6th white key on the piano.
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Step 11: Play Bb
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Step 12: or the 5th black note on the piano.
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Step 13: Play G
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Step 14: or the 5th white note on the piano.The fourth stanza states that the swan "sits" next to another bird
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Step 15: we also know that a swan is white
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Step 16: hence it will be another white key.
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Step 17: Play C#
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Step 18: or the 1st black key.
Detailed Guide
This room is near the toilets and on the same corridor as the locker room.
You should be able to easily find it with Harry's map. , You'll see a large piece of bloodstained white paper taped on the board. , You'll be given a clue entitled "A Tale of Birds without a Voice."
You'll immediately notice that you're only allowed to press keys on one octave, and when you try to press the other keys, some don't produce a sound. , Meaning, for this puzzle we will only be pressing notes on the piano that does not make a sound or are mute. , The first stanza on the clue states that the Pelican is eager for it's reward—meaning, it didn't fly very far—as well as a mention of white wings, a clue that pertains to the the pelican being white.
Therefore, the 1st note you should press is the closest white note that does not have a sound, which is D. , The second stanza states that the second bird, a dove, flew as far as it can; however, the 7th note produces a sound, and since a dove is white, we will automatically find the farthest white note without a sound, which is A. , The third stanza states that 3rd bird, a raven, flew higher than the dove.
We already know that a raven is black and that the dove already landed on the last mute white key, hence the raven will be the farthest (last) black key. , At this point, there's only one mute white key that is beside another mute key — it's the 5th key beside the 6th key (dove). , The fifth stanza states that the last bird, a crow, "quickly" stops.
We know that a crow is black, and a "quick" stop means that it didn't fly far, much like the pelican; hence the key is the 1st black key as it is the nearest mute key to the left.
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