A Bard's Keybinding Guide

This guide goes over the Songs for the bard, as well as how to keybind each song. I googled around for a few hours in order to adequately write this up for those who wish they didn't have to "guitar hero" the class.

General Introduction

To the Reader of this Guide:

I'm not a great guide writer nor do I claim to be a great player. Bard looked like such a blast to play, so I went and made one. Sure enough the dps is great, heals is nice... Only thing I didn't like... having to go into performance and ACCURATELY press the corresponding numbers for a specific song... So... I did what I like to think most would do, and I googled ways to play the bard efficiently. This guide will go over each Song available to the bard, and there will even be a section on "How To Create Key Binds" There is absolutely no easy way to make a keybind in the options that allow you to activate all your songs with a press of the button except by quick slotting them. The way I am showing you will make it so you don't even have to use quickslots. Let's begin then.

Songs of the Bard

There are a total of 12 songs for the Bard. If I am correct, you can have 4 songs pinned and 1 quickslot for Songblade paragon (dps) and 2 quickslots for Minstrel paragon (healer) This guide will go over each song and the code to enter in order to keybind it.

Hotkey Coding

URGENT: READ THIS FIRST

When keybinding, making sure you do not use a key that you use for anything else. Doing so will erase the slotted key for your other action.

How to:

In each song section on the bottom will be a CODE bracket followed by a strange looking string. It will start with "/bind (key)". You copy that code using CTRL+C and open your game window. You paste that code by using CTRL+V and press the Home button. Then before you hit Enter to send the chat, where (key) is you replace with the key.

for example...
/bind F12 "invocation" --causes the F12 key to invoke instead of the Ctrl+I.

Feel free to comment if you have any questions :)

Song 1: Blaze Flamenco

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 12 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 14 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 12 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 12 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 14 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 12"

Song 2: Rejuvenating Carol

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 10 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 7 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 13 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 10 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 7 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 8"

Song 3: Tailwind Mambo

CODE
/bind h "+PowerMusicNoteExec 8 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 10 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 12 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 13 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 8 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 10 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 12"

Song 4: Steel March

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 7"

Song 5: Ballad of the Witch

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8"

Song 6: Ballad of the Hero

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 7$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13"

Song 7: Defender's Minuet

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13"

Song 8: Warding Carol

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9"

Song 9: Aurora Fantasia

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12"

Song 10: Sheltering Etude

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 7$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 12$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13"

Song 11: Reprised Carol: Enhance

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9"

Song 12: Reprised Carol: Recovery

CODE
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 8$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 7$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 7$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8"

Conclusion of the Guide

I would recommend making a notepad document and copying each of these these to it, separating by names, so that you only need to bind 5 or 6 at a time. That concludes this guide, and I hope this brings more interest to the bard class for all of you!

~Kaotic

[FridgeReaver]

Thank you! While I deleted my dwarven bardessa after barely reaching item level 30k, it is still nice to learn.

[Chaosborn McFluff]

IDk if i do sonthing wrong but i cant get Song 4: Steel March to work song 1-3 work fine but 4 just dont want to play then i use the code i have try to use it as F3 - . , ½ and F1 ( i have song 1 on F1) and 0 happen

[๖Marah❤ (Deaf)]

wait do i just make a notepad put these binds in the note and put it in the neverwinter folder?

[KaoticSilence]

Aye, but you can change that shortcut in the steam settings :) I actually use the Numpad / key in order to screenshot

[Doctor G]

change "for example...
/bind F12 "invocation" --causes the F12 key to invoke instead of the Ctrl+I.

Feel free to comment if you have any questions :)"

F12 is for Steam Pictures