Shanty?

[jardail]

How the hell are you supposed to catch these damned things.

[Entity]

Chase them.

[Alpsie]

Keep doing the free running, you get used to how you should move and such after a while.
Then you should be able to get them easy.

[spderweb]

Some are easier than others. Basically, get into a position at the same level as them, but further away (ie: when the music icon is on one of those double ropes between houses, climb up the house, but on the other side of the house as to not activate the music icon too early). Then you just run straight at it, and follow it's path across the parkour setup that it's following. Eventually you'll catch it. If you don't because of a mistake, just come back to it in a little bit, and remember what you did wrong, or try running at it from the opposite direction to try the other route it can travel.

[ScruffyBamboo]

They're like the almanac pages from ACIII.

The trick is to already be on a roof when you approach them. As soon as you get close, they start to flutter away, and if you have to climb to get up there, you're probably too late already.

Also, they always take the same "route", so if you keep missing it, you'll eventually figure out where it goes (and you can somtimes take a shortcut).

I'm lovin' the shanties, btw!

[RoGer]

Have you played previous AC games? They are just as they used to be.

[spderweb]

Yeah, the songs are amazing. Almanacs before, gave me no good reason to chase them all down. This time, there's an awesome purpose that makes it totally worth it.

[jardail]

Thanks for the help ya'll :)

[LethalSaw]

if you still have problems just use guides such as This one[orcz.com] which has tips on catching the Shaty

[Godrik Underscore]

Actually all you need to do is walk up to the location they are in and make it fly away. Then stand in that spot there for 2-3 mins until the shanty reappears. Easy catch.

[Ceiis]

I tell ya, some I've come so close to catching, and then: poof. Makes me wanna scream.

Be like water: fluid, fast, and quick.

Or whatever...

But, when you catch them, it's feels so rewarding. I go on my ship JUST to here the shanties sometimes! And the ocean and sky look so nice...ahh...

[Bloodartist]

And run toward it at full tilt if possible, I found that many times I got the shanty without it having time to move at all