Ocarina song statistics

The Ocarina Tabs song index is the 253 curated tabs in this library. Each one was taken from a published source, such as a score, a MIDI file, a tune collection or, for the songs Link plays in the Zelda games, the in-game button sequence, and names it. Every number on this page is counted from those tabs when the site is built, so the page changes as songs are added.

Ranges are given in semitones, the steps between neighbouring notes on a piano. An octave is 12 semitones.

How many songs can you play on a 6-hole ocarina?

In the Ocarina Tabs song index, 185 of 253 songs (73%) fit a 6-hole pendant ocarina.

129 of them fit as written. The others fit once moved to another key, which each tab page does for you when you choose a 6-hole.

A C 6-hole pendant plays from C4 to E5, a span of 16 semitones. A melody that spans more than that does not fit in any key.

How many songs can you play on a 4-hole ocarina?

96 of 253 songs (38%) fit a 4-hole pendant ocarina.

A 4-hole plays one octave, C4 to C5, with every sharp and flat in between, so a song fits exactly when its lowest and highest notes are no more than an octave apart. 96 songs in the index (38%) stay within an octave.

Does every song fit a 12-hole ocarina?

All 253 songs fit an alto C 12-hole ocarina, which plays A3 to F5, 20 semitones. 240 fit as written; the others fit once moved to another key.

The widest melodies in the index span 20 semitones:

  1. Merry-Go-Round of Life by Joe Hisaishi. Challenging: 46 notes, A3 to F5, 3 sharps or flats, 2 big leaps.
  2. Midna's Theme by Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta. Challenging: 49 notes, A3 to F5, 7 sharps or flats, 3 big leaps.
  3. Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Bob-omb Battlefield) by Koji Kondo. Challenging: 66 notes, A3 to F5, 35 sharps or flats, 9 big leaps.
  4. Final Fantasy Prelude by Nobuo Uematsu. Challenging: 87 notes, A3 to F5, 31 sharps or flats, 2 big leaps.
  5. The Legend of Zelda Main Theme (Overworld) by Koji Kondo. Challenging: 88 notes, D4 to Bb5, 18 sharps or flats, 1 big leap.

How long is a typical ocarina song?

The median tab in the index has 58 notes, uses 9 different pitches and spans 14 semitones.

The longest tabs:

  1. A Cruel Angel's Thesis by Hidetoshi Sato. Challenging: 209 notes, C4 to D5, 14 sharps or flats, 4 big leaps.
  2. Melodies of Life by Nobuo Uematsu. Challenging: 188 notes, B3 to E5, 17 sharps or flats, 4 big leaps.
  3. Let It Go by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez. Challenging: 146 notes, A3 to F5, 32 sharps or flats, 4 big leaps.
  4. Tetris Type B Theme by Hirokazu Tanaka. Challenging: 142 notes, A3 to D5, 19 sharps or flats, 1 big leap.
  5. William Tell Overture (Finale) by Gioachino Rossini. Challenging: 140 notes, C4 to D5, 6 sharps or flats, 2 big leaps.

How hard are ocarina songs?

66 songs (26%) rate easy, 75 (30%) intermediate and 112 (44%) challenging. The rating counts four things: how many notes a tab has, how wide its range is, how many sharps and flats it uses, and how many big leaps it makes.

106 songs (42%) are written without a single sharp or flat.

The tunes that use the fewest different pitches:

  1. Hot Cross Buns. Easy: 17 notes, G4 to B4, no sharps or flats.
  2. Prelude of Light by Koji Kondo. Easy: 12 notes, A4 to D5, no sharps or flats.
  3. Requiem of Spirit by Koji Kondo. Easy: 12 notes, D4 to A4, no sharps or flats.
  4. Zelda's Lullaby by Koji Kondo. Easy: 14 notes, G4 to D5, no sharps or flats.
  5. Mary Had a Little Lamb. Easy: 26 notes, G4 to D5, no sharps or flats.
  6. Taps by Daniel Butterfield. Intermediate: 24 notes, D4 to D5, no sharps or flats, 3 big leaps.

How many notes are in the Ocarina of Time songs?

All 12 songs Link plays in Ocarina of Time use the same 5 notes: D4, F4, A4, B4 and D5, one for each button the game uses. Each song is 5 to 8 notes long.

In Majora's Mask, 8 of the 12 songs use only three different pitches.

The most played songs on Ocarina Tabs

Counted from November 8 to November 9, 2026 by how many people pressed play on each tab, with automated traffic left out. The most played was Saria's Song (Lost Woods).

  1. Saria's Song (Lost Woods) by Koji Kondo. Easy: 46 notes, D4 to E5, no sharps or flats.
  2. Zelda's Lullaby by Koji Kondo. Easy: 14 notes, G4 to D5, no sharps or flats.
  3. Epona's Song by Koji Kondo. Intermediate: 23 notes, F4 to D5, 3 sharps or flats.
  4. Sun's Song by Koji Kondo. Intermediate: 6 notes, F4 to D5, no sharps or flats, 2 big leaps.
  5. Minuet of Forest by Koji Kondo. Intermediate: 15 notes, D4 to D5, 1 sharp or flat, 1 big leap.
  6. Song of Storms by Koji Kondo. Challenging: 49 notes, D4 to F5, no sharps or flats, 10 big leaps.
  7. Song of Time by Koji Kondo. Easy: 23 notes, C4 to C5, no sharps or flats.
  8. Prelude of Light by Koji Kondo. Easy: 12 notes, A4 to D5, no sharps or flats.
  9. Pokémon Theme (TV) by John Siegler, John Loeffler. Easy: 55 notes, D4 to D5, no sharps or flats, 1 big leap.
  10. Animal Crossing Title Theme by Kazumi Totaka. Easy: 31 notes, E4 to D5, no sharps or flats, 1 big leap.

What is in the library

The index holds 67 video game songs, 66 folk and traditional tunes, 30 Christmas and holiday songs, 29 classical pieces, 26 hymns, spirituals and other songs, 19 film and TV themes, 11 anime songs and 5 pop and rock songs.

All 253 tabs (100%) name the score, MIDI file or collection their melody came from, with a link where there is one.

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