What to know
- The Songstress’s Test appears during the Shadows in Bloom quest in Kaifeng, as you impersonate musician Jiang Yi to get into the Heroic Assembly.
- You clear the test by reproducing Bai Rong’s sung melody on five drums mapped to Zhi, Yu, Gong, Jue, and Shang notes.
- The correct drum order from left to right is: 4th drum, 5th drum, 1st drum, 3rd drum, then 2nd drum.
- After you finish the pattern, talk to Bai Rong again to confirm the tuning and proceed to her boat toward Revelry Hall.
Right now you are in the Shadows in Bloom quest, trying to prove you are a musical prodigy by “tuning” a Guqin through a short drum sequence puzzle. Once you know which drum is which note, you can pass the Songstress’s Test in a single try.
Where the Songstress’s Test appears in Shadows in Bloom
The Songstress’s Test triggers in Kaifeng, mid‑way through the Shadows in Bloom quest, once you have started working with the Nine Mortals disciple and the Water Lady plotline. You are disguised as Jiang Yi and must convince Songstress Bai Rong you can handle her new song “Deep Longing.”
During this section, the objective updates to “Pass the Songstress’s Test (Tune and Play),” and Bai Rong leads you to a small performance area with five drums. Passing this check is mandatory to continue toward the Heroic Assembly’s Revelry Hall via her boat.
How the melody and drums actually work
Bai Rong sings a short melody using the solfège pattern Sol–La–Do–Mi–Re, which the game internally maps to the Chinese notes Zhi, Yu, Gong, Jue, and Shang. Each of the five drums in front of you corresponds to exactly one of these notes.
From left to right, the drum–note mapping and the exact sequence you must hit look like this:
Drum positions and note order
| Hit order | Drum position you click (facing them) | Note name | Syllable from Bai Rong’s melody |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th drum from the left | Zhi | Sol |
| 2 | 5th drum from the left (far right) | Yu | La |
| 3 | 1st drum from the left (far left) | Gong | Do |
| 4 | 3rd drum from the left | Jue | Mi |
| 5 | 2nd drum from the left | Shang | Re |
If you strike the correct drum, it lights up with a pink glow and the pattern continues; a wrong hit breaks the sequence and you need to start over.
How to pass the Songstress’s Test step by step
Below is a precise flow you can follow so you do not have to rely on trial and error.
Step 1: Reach Bai Rong and start the trial
Speak with Bai Rong in Kaifeng when the Shadows in Bloom objective changes to tuning her Guqin. Choose to take her test so she moves you near the drum setup and starts talking about her new song.
Step 2: Ask her to sing the melody
When given difficulty options, choose the easier hint route (or dialogue where she offers to sing) so she performs the Sol–La–Do–Mi–Re melody. Listen once so you know the five‑note length and rhythm, even though you will use the exact drum order listed here.
Step 3: Line yourself up with the drums
Walk in front of the drums until you can clearly see all five in a row, from left to right. Treat the drum on your far left as position 1 and the drum on your far right as position 5.
Step 4: Enter interaction and hit the first two drums
Interact with the drums to start the mini‑game. First, click the 4th drum from the left (Zhi), then click the 5th drum on the far right (Yu); both should glow if you hit the right ones.
Step 5: Finish the pattern with the remaining three drums
Next, walk (or move the cursor) back to the 1st drum on the far left and strike it for the Gong note. Then hit the 3rd drum from the left (Jue), and finally the 2nd drum from the left (Shang) to complete the five‑note sequence.
Step 6: Confirm success with Bai Rong
Once all five drums have been triggered correctly, they will glow together and the sequence ends automatically. Exit the drum interaction and speak to Bai Rong again; she will acknowledge the Guqin is tuned and the quest will push you forward onto her boat toward Revelry Hall.
Tips if you still cannot clear it
- Take the “Easy” option when available so Bai Rong explicitly confirms the Sol–La–Do–Mi–Re order instead of leaving the pattern ambiguous.
- Remember the shorthand “4–5–1–3–2” for drum positions while facing them, which is much easier than recalling the note names themselves.
- If you misclick, just re‑enter the interaction and redo the full 4–5–1–3–2 pattern; the game does not penalize you beyond restarting the mini‑game.
Keeping your infiltration on track after the test
After you pass the Songstress’s Test, the tuning mini‑game is over and the focus returns to social deduction and stealth in the Heroic Assembly. You board Bai Rong’s boat, see a Revelry Hall cutscene, and can then continue gathering clues tied to the Faceless Ones and related quest items.
Mkaing it damm easy!
To quickly pass the Songstress’s Test in Where Winds Meet, just treat the five drums as positions 1 through 5 and input the 4–5–1–3–2 sequence once you start the mini‑game. With that memorized pattern, you can move past the rhythm puzzle in seconds and focus your time on writing guides or tackling the rest of Shadows in Bloom’s investigation and stealth beats.
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