Duck Game
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Music and how to play it
Da Ice_Sword
Have you ever wanted to become a musician? Or a duck musician? Then this is the guide for you! I will show you how to play music on the keyboard and give you some melodies so you can surprise your friends
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Guides basics
Let's get down to business!
In the last Major update (1.5) was added the ability to play musical instruments on the keyboard
Previously, it was also possible to play instruments, but only for owners of controllers
After 1.5, you can play musical instruments on the keyboard too! This tutorial will only cover playing on the keyboard
Let's start with the fact that Duck Game has 5 types of musical instruments:
  1. Keytar
  2. Trombone
  3. Saxophone
  4. Trumpet
  5. Drum Set
They are all different from each other and each has its own peculiarity
In order to start playing musical instruments, you first need to press the Jam button
You can find out the jam button in the game settings, in the main menu, at the top left in the edit controls section, at the very bottom
Watch screenshot if you can not find it:
Music notes
In order to play music, you need to press the keys to the rhythm
Even knowing the notes, but without the rhythm, the melody may not work
All instruments except drum set and trumpet have 13 notes
The higher the note, the higher the sound
Each key corresponds to its own note:
  • "1" = "C"
  • "2" = "C#"
  • "3" = "D"
  • "4" = "D#"
  • "5" = "E"
  • "6" = "F"
  • "7" = "F#"
  • "8" = "G"
  • "9" = "G#"
  • "0" = "A"
  • "-" = "A#"
  • "=" = "B"
  • The "erase button" (Backspace) = "C2" at a higher octave

Here's what the keyboard keys look like on a real piano:

A bit of theory:
  1. "C" sounds lower, thicker, and "C2" - higher, thinner
  2. # indicates that the pitch is raised by a semitone
  3. The difference between C and D - one tone, between "C" and C# - half a tone
  4. Octave is the range between two identical notes, but we don't include the second repeated note, that is, from C - B
    Remember, there was the note "C" and "C2"?
    So, this means that the note "C" is repeated, therefore, the following notes will be exactly the same as in the last octave
    So, 11 notes between "C" and "C2", including the first note "C" = 12
    This is an octave
What is Transpose?
This section is very related to "Music notes" section, so do not be too lazy to read "Music notes" section before reading this section
Some melodies have very many notes, and most importantly, the notes are in different octaves
There is a limitation in DG only 13 notes can be played
From "C"(1) to the next "C2" (back)
This is 1 whole octave and 1 note from the next one
But we need to play normal melodies with a limited Duck Game range (13 notes)
Normal pianos have much more notes, but we play DG on keyboards
In order to play normal melodies we need to transpose the melody to the DG range
You ask - "How to do it"? I'll try to explain
Transpose is the transfer of a melody to the DG range
We need to transpose the melody so that all notes are in the DG octave (13 notes)
Sometimes the melody is played in several octaves
Too low and too high notes we first transpose, and then we simply insert them into our range

Here is an example of transposition:
  1. Blue color marks our range in which we can play
  2. Red arrows show where we are transposing the notes
  3. Left note is out of our octave, so we will transpose it by 4 tones
  4. Other notes will also be transposed by 4 tones
  5. Now we have a sequence of notes in our octave
  6. As a result, we get a sequence of notes 1 8 0
About Keytar
Let's start! Keytar (keyboard + guitar)
Is this a piano? Or a guitar? This is Keytar!
To start playing musical instruments (this applies ONLY to the Saxophone, Trombone and Keytar), first you need to press the JAM button.
The scheme is as follows:
  1. Pick up a weapon
  2. Press the JAM button once
  3. After that, you can start playing your melody by pressing the keys one by one
Keytar is delightful not only because it is new, but also because of its sound.
On the strafe button you can change its mode.
In total, Keytar has 5 modes:
  1. Piano
  2. Flute
  3. Bass
  4. Electronic
  5. Bass
This is my favourite instrument!
About Trombone
The same as the saxophone, but it sounds lower
It also only has 13 notes
Trombone is a good place to start
If you play both trombone and saxophone at the same time, it turns out to be a good combo
I will tell you how to play 2 instruments at the same time later
About Saxophone
In general, everything is the same as Keytar, but you can not change the modes
Some melodies play best on it
This is a real Classic in DG music!
Saxaphone was added to the game a long time ago
Someone started to play the first normal melodies on it
I wonder who was the very first musician in the DG community?
Most likely it was a player with a controller
About Trumpet
For me personally, trumpet is a specific tool
In order to play notes, you need to press the shot button, strafe and ragdoll
And it's all! 3 notes?!?!?! So few.
You can play it if you like
This instrument is very difficult to play and in my manual there will be no notes for it
About Drum Set
It's better than trumpet because It has 7 notes
Drum set as difficult as trumpet
There will be no notes for it because im really bad in drums
Sometimes your duck will throw a drumsticks
Controls:
  • Ragdoll and Strafe
  • Jump
  • Shot
  • Right, Down, Left
  • Up
Little facts about instruments
Keytar can be in different colors, but this does not affect the sound
There are 5 colors of Keytar:
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Pink
The rariest color is pink
It has 1/100 chance to spawn
All instruments except drums can also be gold, but this does not affect the sound too
By the way, using Power Holster, you can play two musical instruments at once
Thanks for the update for such a new item!
How to play 2 instruments at once:
  1. First you need to put on the Power Holster
  2. then take first musical instrument
  3. press Jam button once
  4. put your weapon on back
  5. then take the second tool and that's all
You can play 2 instruments at once!
Any combinations with Saxaphone, Trombone and Keytar work
You can take at least 2 Saxaphones or 1 Trombone and 1 Saxaphone
2 Keytars with different modes will work too.
Experiment and create your combos!
All instruments except DrumSet can be combined using Tape, but after that you will be able to play ONLY 1 note by pressing the shot button. You can make 4, but why?
How to practice
It takes a lot of practice to learn how to play well, BUT musicians are often killed because without weapons you are an easy target
You need to make a map with musical instruments!
How to make a map:
  1. Go to the Level Editor
  2. Create some blocks
  3. Add 1 spawner
  4. Add any instruments you want to practice with
Done!
Example of level:
Some melodies
In this part I will write notes of different melodies
You can write to me or in the comments what to add, or even better, transpose the melody by yourself
In brackets I will write what to press, and before the brackets how many times to press
back means backspace or erace button
1. Megalovania:
11 back 8764 146
__ back 8764 146
00 back 8764 146
99 back 8764 146
5(4) 11 3(4) 6764 146
3(4) 678_8 3(back) 8 back _
5(8) 66 4(8) 68 back
86 back 864_ 643_ 136_
4146764 17646 678_8764
14678_ back 87646

2. Death by Glamour:
14_0 114_0

3. Spear of Justice:
back 8_068
back 8_068
86436

4. Epic Sax Guy:
0 4(0) 8 0 4(0) 8 0
back086 335630

5. Pirates of the Caribbean:
back 3 555 7 8880 77 5335
back 3 555 7 8880 77 535
back 3 555 7 8000 = back back =0=
55 788 0= 55877757
back 3 555 7 8880 77 5335
back 3 555 7 8880 77 535
back 3 555 7 8000 = back back =0=
55 7880= 55877 5355
7 8880= 85= back 851

6. JoJo Golden Wind:
9 4 467643468 back
134643 _98
4 467643468 back
1349874 =back

7. 88005553535:
==086 888086
356313(6) =0866

8. Polish Cow:
5500551 4(5) 4(3) 500551
500551 11 4(5) 5 5 5(3)
500551

9. Jingle Bells:
55 5 55 5 5 8135
66 6 66 5 5 55 5
33538 55 5 55 5 5 8135
66 6 66 55 55 88631

10. We Are Number One:
1 878787841 148949_89898
1 878787841 148949_89898

11. Coffin dance:
4(6) 4(0) 4(8) 4(=) 8(back)
76513 308655 586533
back = back = back 33
back = back = back 33
08655 586533
back = back = back 33
back = back = back

12. The good The bad and The ugly:
8 back 8 back 8 461
8 back 8 back 8 46_8 back
461_ 8 back 8 back 8 61

13. Crab Rave:
3_88 33066 33066
115563 _88 33066 33066
115563

14. Asgore theme:
6600 8 5588 6 3366 5 1133 0
66008 back back 88 0 080 backspace 66 53153
608 635 60 608 035 back 0
00_ _ back 3680 back 365 back 0 _ 0865
36563356 back 0
36563356 back 0
36563356 back 0
1 865315
36563356 back 0
36563356 back 0
36563356 back 0
1 8653153

15. Seven Nation Army:
6696421
669642421
6696421
66964242121

16. Kalinka:
backs back - 989 - 89 - 986
back back - 989 - 89 - 986
back back - 989 - 89 - 986
back back - 989 - 89 - 986

17. Shooting Stars:
88941 88941
88941 88941

18. Blinding Lights:
6 6 468 14
6 6 468 14
_864 _864

19. Titanic Theme(My heart will go on):
6 3(6)5 6 65 6 80 8
6 3(6)5 6 51

20. Never gonna give you up:
1363 00 8 1363 88 6
136368531 186
1363 00 8 1363 back 56 53
136368531 186

21. Baby shark:
80 3(back) 2(back) 2(back)
80 3(back) 2(back) 2(back)
80 3back) 2(back) 2(back) =
80 3(back) 2(back) 2(back)

22. Among Us:
4790974 724
479097 0 097 097 4

23. Mountain King:
1346848 737 626 1346848 back _848_

24. Tokyo Ghoul:
9 9_986 _986 64 43 41
2(1) 2(1) 2(back) 9(3)899
9_986 _986 64 43 41
2(1) 2(1) 2(back) 9(3)899

25. Sad Theme Up:
6065 6053 3631 308 308
63 6865 5851

26. Gravity Falls:
356 08 01 3565 8086
3(6)0086 3(0)8086
3(6)0086 3(0) 3(back)
3(6)0086

27. His Theme:
1861556 161556
1761556 160868

28. Tetris Theme:
back 89_ 9869 back _9889_ back 9 66
26421 9 back _9889_ back 9 66

29. Gasters Theme:
56 back 656 back 656 back 656 back
645 = 545 = 545 = 545= 556 back

30. Your best friend:
9 back 4 back 9 back 4 back 9 back 4 back 9

31. USSR anthem:
161350031 _166880__ 13568
108685 165350031 _1 3(6) 53
10865681 1653 13500 635 635 636
__ 08680 66 8 6535633 6531 00 13568

32. Crazy frog:
36 33831 30 33_06 30 back 31 11 53

33. Big Shot:
777 =0 77 back 0=
777 =0 77 567
777 =0 77 back 0=
777 =0 77 567
30 0 636 back 30 0 636 8
30 0 636 back 30 0 4(back)4(8)

34. Little Star:
1188008 6655331

35. Core:
0=back=00=back=
0=back=00=back=

36. Amalgam:
_ back 68 13 46

37. Battle against true hero:
_back 6841 94_43

38. Despacito:
_083 4(3) 4(8) 8684 4(4)
4(8) 0_6 4(6) 3(_) back back 0_083

39. Wedding song:
4 999 4_89 49_back_ 98689

40. Blue bird:
1689 86 1689 _9_back
1689 86 6 back _ 6 back _
3(4) 66

41. Fallen down:
0505050505315
1387807 30303030 202_
060 680 865

42. After dark:
11 == 8 11 == 8 55 == 8 55 == 80
11 == 8 11 == 8 55 == 8 55 back =
11 == 8 11 == 8 55 == 8 55 == 80
11 == 8 11 == 8 55 == 8 55 back =
80 = 80 = 80 = 80 = 80 =
8 back = 8 back = 8 back =
The Golden Rules of Musicians
GRoM:
  1. If someone plays music badly, then wait until he finishes or ask him to do it and play it right
  2. If when you play music you are asked to stop, then stop
  3. If you show how you play music, then do not forget to tell about this guide
  4. If you see that someone is playing music, then wait until he finishes or ask him to do it
  5. If someone played a melody that you do not know, then ask him for the notes and write them in the comments to the manual
Don't Forget the Rules of the Game:
Conclusion
I hope you understand EVERYTHING in this guide
Good luck with transposing the notes!
Offer your ideas and additions to the guide and correct my mistakes (If there are any and you are 100% sure of them)
When I'm not too lazy, I will update the guide
See you in the open spaces of the duck!
13 commenti
Hollow 9 mar, ore 11:01 
thank you man
raver lol 25 feb, ore 22:15 
hey its not letting me enter jam mode :(
W5plumlee 14 mag 2023, ore 16:28 
thank you
Sultan of Chiraq 8 gen 2023, ore 20:42 
For some reason when I try to play any instrument (other than the trumpet,) it won't let me use the numbers. I picked up the keytar and pressed the jam key but when I started hitting numbers nothing happened. Can anybody help?

never mind, you have to set yourself to player one in controls for it to work if you have the same issue
kairoz 9 ago 2022, ore 10:38 
Feel Good INC. Gorillaz
ICONIC BASS LINE, play with keytar mode bass :D

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Ice_Sword  [autore] 11 mag 2022, ore 22:39 
Thx for notes!
kairoz 10 mag 2022, ore 16:43 
happy birthday:

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Tricky 30 apr 2022, ore 2:41 
Когда Турнир):excitebox:
Spectral 11 apr 2022, ore 5:55 
Инглеш затащил :steamthumbsup:
Ice_Sword  [autore] 8 apr 2022, ore 9:33 
Guide was updated!