Key of Kiwi - Wandersong Key Guide [UPDATED]

A musical guide for each Song Wheel in Wandersong.

Key of Kiwi Guide

Welcome to the Key of Kiwi!

This guide references all song wheels in the game.

***You don't need this guide to play Wandersong!!***

I am not a musician and studied music theory in my spare time. With help from the Wandersong community, I have been given better resources to create a better guide. However, please bring any errors to my attention. I'll fix them as fast as I can. :)

This guide has several other guides within it, such as:
1) Controls Guide (Table 1.1 - 1.3)
2) Note Guide (Table 2)
3) Key Signature Guide (Table 3)
4) Beat Guide (Table 4)
5) Button Mapping Guide (Table 5)
6) Game Guide (Table 6.1-6.3)

Use the Table of Contents to skip sections. ( you can also search terms using Ctrl + f, or ⌘ + f )

Special thanks to:
@The Sojourner for the feedback!
@SamTheCookieLord for the sound files!
@Rachet for the music lessons!
@Stuff83 for the music lessons!

Update 6/8/2024 - Long awaited beat guide is finally here, I had to fight a ghost for a few years and grow into a better artist. :)

Singing Controls

Whenever you want to sing, you can do so by:

• Pressing any of the numbers on your keyboard
  
• Using left-click on your mouse
  
• Using the right analog stick

This will pop up a colorful music wheel. That wheel has eight unmarked colors, which make eight different sounds. For this guide, the order of the music wheel is as follows:

Key Number	Direction	Shorthand
1	Top Left	TL
2	Left	L
3	Bottom Left	BL
4	Bottom	B
5	Bottom Right	BR
6	Right	R
7	Top Right	TR
8	Top	T

Table 1.1: Shows the song wheel's keyboard and controller directions in counterclockwise order.

For those using the number pad, the order of the music wheel is this:

Key Number	Direction	Shorthand
7	Top Left	TL
4	Left	L
1	Bottom Left	BL
2	Bottom	B
3	Bottom Right	BR
6	Right	R
9	Top Right	TR
8	Top	T

Table 1.2: Shows both number pad directions of the song wheel in counterclockwise order. Which makes a wheel!

Singing More Notes

The bard can sing while dancing, talking, walking, running, and whenever the feeling's right. The bard even can whisper-sing. The bard always has access to singing at least 48 notes at any given time. Below is a table showing you how to access those notes.

Input	Descriptor of Action	Effect on the Song Wheel
S, Down Arrow	Makes the bard crouch.	Makes the song wheel play an octave lower.
E, X, Left Shoulder Button	No visible change on the bard.	Makes the entire song wheel play a half-step down.
R, C, Right Shoulder Button	No visible change on the bard.	Makes the entire song wheel play a half-step up.
Right-click on the mouse, and Click in the right analog stick	The bard's singing mouth is smaller.	All notes are whispered.

Table 1.3: Shows additional inputs to change the type of sound on the song wheel.

Note Guide

When the game starts, your song wheel will be in C Major.


Image 1: An animated gif of the bard singing with middle C (C 4) listed as the top left note and progresses counterclockwise in C Major (D, E, F, G, A, B) with the eighth note being a higher frequency C note (C 5) at the top of the wheel.

Your notes are unmarked and remain unmarked for the entire game. (Hence this guide!)

C Major contains the notes "Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do" or commonly read in sheet music as "C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C"!

The bard will change the notes on the song wheel within the game.
This detailed in the Key Signature Guide.

Note Table

The bard also makes sounds while singing. Here is a list of the sounds made for each note.

Warning that the table is rather long, so use Ctrl + f, or ⌘ + f, and search for "Table 2" to skip.

Note Name	Standing	Whispering	Crouching	Crouch Whisper
D 5 Flat / C 5 Sharp	Ka, Pah, Tah, Say	Raw ; Say ; Ti	Way; Loh ; Tuu	So ; Ta ; Way
C 5 / B 4 Sharp	Ka, Pah, Tah, Say	Raw ; Say ; Ti	C ; Way; Ru (trill)	Say ; Ti ; Row
C 5 Flat / B 4	Gah, Ka, Oo, Ti	Oo ; Ray ; Zee	Oo ; Ti	Ko ; Poo ; Re
B 4 Flat / A 4 Sharp	Zu ; Zee	Su ; Zah ; Zee	Way ; Poe ; O	Lay ; Poe ; Ti
A 4	Ah ; Feh ; Say	Fu ; Tah ; Zeh	Ah ; Kay	Kay ; Ki ; Raw
A 4 Flat / G 4 Sharp	Loo ; Vuu ; Sa	Hey ; Lo ; Za	Ah ; E ; Way	Gah ; Hey ; Lee
G 4	Ah ; Fuu ; Ki ; So	Ku ; Pay ; Raw	Way; Vuu; Sah	Ki ; Loh; Ru (trill)
G 4 Flat / F 4 Sharp	Ah ; Zoh ; Zu	Fey ; Wa ; Zoh	E ; Vuu; Poo	Ca ; Fee ; Fu
F 4 / E 4 Sharp	Ah ; Way; Ki	Fu ; Ki ; Pah	Ki ; Ro (trill)	Geh ; Hee; Pha
F 4 Flat / E 4	E ; Way; Gii	Lah ; P ; Kay	Fu ; Ta	Ki ; Lu ; Raw
E 4 Flat / D 4 Sharp	E ; Way; Poe	C ; Poe ; Ray	Ah ; Gii ; Tuu	Fey ; Sah; Ti
D 4	Wee; Foe ; Ray	Ha ; Ley ; Tuu	Wee ; Koh; Guu	Foe ; P ; Tuu
D 4 Flat / C 4 Sharp	Way; Loh; Tuu	So ; Ta ; Way	Guu; Tah	C ; Fu ; Toh
C 4 / B 3 Sharp	C ; Way; Ru (trill)	Say ; Ti ; Row	Tah ; Way; Re (trill)	Jaw ; Ka ; O
C 4 Flat / B 3	Oo ; Ti	Ko ; Poo; Re	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
B 3 Flat / A 3 Sharp (Special Conditions)	Way; Poe ; O	Lay ; Poe ; Ti	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
A 3 (Special Conditions)	Ah ; Kay	Kay ; Ki ; Raw	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
A 3 Flat / G 3 Sharp (Special Conditions)	Ah ; E ; Way	Gah ; Hey ; Lee	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
G 3 (Special Conditions)	Way; Vuu; Sah	Ki ; Loh; Ru (trill)	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
G 3 Flat / F 3 Sharp	N/A	N/A	E ; Vuu; Poo	Ca ; Fee ; Fu
F 3 / E 3 Sharp	N/A	N/A	Ki ; Ro (trill)	Geh ; Hee; Pha
F 3 Flat / E 3	N/A	N/A	Fu ; Ta	Ki ; Lu ; Raw
E 3 Flat / D 3 Sharp	N/A	N/A	Ah ; Gii ; Tuu	Fey ; Sah; Ti
D 3	N/A	N/A	Wee ; Koh; Guu	Foe ; P ; Tuu
D 3 Flat / C 3 Sharp	N/A	N/A	Guu; Tah	C ; Fu ; Toh
C 3 / B 2 Sharp	N/A	N/A	Tah ; Way; Re (trill)	Jaw ; Ka ; O
C 3 Flat / B 2	N/A	N/A	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
B 2 Flat / A 2 Sharp (Special Conditions)	N/A	N/A	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
A 2 (Special Conditions)	N/A	N/A	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
A 2 Flat / G 2 Sharp (Special Conditions)	N/A	N/A	Poo, Sah	Jaw ; Ka ; O
G 2 (Special Conditions)	N/A	N/A	Way; Re (trill) ; Tah	Jaw ; Ka ; O

Table 2: A table with all the keys available in-game that starts from the top key and moves clockwise to the top left key. It is presented this way due to crouched notes not containing a higher octave.

Key Signature Guide

Image 2: Two musical staff are presented with every note in the game. The top staff is called the Treble Cleft and marks where G 4 is on the music ledger. The bottom staff is called the Bass Cleft, and marks where F 3 is upon the staff. The fourth measure has been deleted for readability.

Key Signature Guide

Similar to writing, music can be created and read. When music is placed on paper, this is called sheet music, which helps organize the keynotes into a readable staff. Once the music is composed for the staff, the song can be played using the corresponding notes.

The staff comprises three parts, a staff note, horizontal staff lines, and the time signature. The staff note can be a fancy scripted G, F, or C. The staff note nestles the same corresponding note in the middle of the letter, which helps you reference the other notes on the staff. This is important because staff lines are read on the line and within the spaces. For the simplicity of this guide, we will only focus on the G staff, otherwise known as Treble cleft.

The staff will also mark the key signature for a given song.

For Treble Clef, the sharps/flats are as follows:
Sharp Order Guide:
FCGDAEB

Flat Order Guide:
BEADGCF


Sharps are represented with the pound symbol (#), while flats are represented with a lowercase b. When reading a key signature, the notes that are sharp or flat will be marked before the Staff Note on their respective lines. You may have noticed when ascending the sharps or flats that each note is five steps away from the other. This is called the Circle of Fifths. Remembering the circle of fifths will aid in remembering which keys are sharpened or flattened.

Key Signature Table

All key signatures in Wandersong are listed below.

Scale	First Degree	Second Degree	Third Degree	Forth Degree	Fifth Degree	Sixth Degree	Seventh Degree	Upper Octave
C Major	C	D	E	F	G	A	B	C
G Major Scale	G	A	B	C	D	E	F sharp	G
F Major	F	G	A	B flat	C	D	E	F
G Natural Minor	G	A	B flat	C	D	E flat	F	G
C Flat Major	C flat	D flat	E flat	F flat	G flat	A flat	B flat	C flat
A Flat Natural Minor	A flat	B flat	C flat	D flat	E flat	F flat	G flat	A flat
A Minor Pentatonic	A	N/A	C	D	E	N/A	G	A

Table 3: All relevant majors and minors used in Wandersong.

Beat Guide (NEW)

Image 3: The song wheel is in the center of the screen with a staff placed below the wheel. The staff is in 4/4 time and has four measures. Likewise, the song wheel has four sections spaced away from the origin. These 25% slices fill up as notes on the measure are counted. This will be reflect in the table in the next section.

The time signature can be viewed after the staff note and is measured in beats per measure. Common time is 4/4, used to create the number of notes placed into a measure. A measure is represented by the denominator of the time signature, and there should be four boxes in common time. Within those boxes should be four quarter notes which are represented by the numerator of the time signature. Above, in "Image 3", four quarter notes are placed into each of the four measures. If this were rewritten to 3/4's time, there would only be three-quarter notes within the four measures.

In-game, I have no idea how to measure the time signature. However, you may have noticed a white ring pulse out from the bard as they sing. This pulse ends at the edge of the ring and makes the background bounce! The bard's fully expanded circle represents four held quarter notes, a whole note. To create a quarter note, wait until the circle is 25% full, then let go or change the note to complete a quarter note.

Timing is only important during certain sections of the game and the bard can sing freely outside of the beat.

Beat Table (NEW)

Below is both a table guide to different note lengths as well as different resting lengths. (In case you're looking at some music!)

Circle Fill	25%	50%	75%	100%
♩ Quarter / Crotchet Note ♩	1 Note	2 Notes	3 Notes	4 Notes
𝅗𝅥 Half / Minim Note 𝅗𝅥	Hold	1 Notes	Hold	2 Notes
𝅗𝅥. Dotted Half / Dotted Minim 𝅗𝅥.	Hold	Hold	1 Note	Rest
𝅝 Whole / Semibreve Note 𝅝	Hold	Hold	Hold	1 Note
𝄽 Quarter / Crotchet Rest 𝄽	1 Rest	2 Rests	3 Rests	4 Rests
𝄼 Half / Minim Rest 𝄼	Hold	1 Rest	Hold	2 Rests
𝄻 Whole / Semibreve Rest 𝄻	Hold	Hold	Hold	1 Rest

Table 4: All beats and how long to hold them.

Button Mapping Table

Scale/Mode	Top Left	Left	Bottom Left	Bottom	Bottom Right	Right	Top Right	Top
C Major	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
C Major Variant	D 4	C 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
C Lydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4 sharp	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
C Mixolydian Mode Variant	C 4	E 4	D 4	G 4	F 4	B 4 flat	A 4	C 5
D Mixolydian Mode Variant	D 4	C 4	E 4	C 5	B 4	A 4	G 4	F 4 sharp
G Natural Minor	G 3	A 3	B 3 flat	C 4	D 4	E 4 flat	F 4	G 4
C Flat Major	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
A Flat Natural Minor	A 3 flat	B 3 flat	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat
A Minor Pentatonic Variant	A 4	E 4	D 4	C 4	A 3	A 4	E 4	D 4

Table 5: All relevant keys and modes used in Wandersong

Game Guide (TLDR)

This part of the guide was difficult to put together without accidentally listing any spoilers.

A Shell In The Pit (opens new window)[ashellinthepit.com], who are the team responsible for the sound designs and music in Wandersong, have playlists on their youtube account that are relatively spoiler-free!

For Game Guide 1, please check out Wandersong - Soundtrack Volume 1 (opens new window)

For Game Guide 2, please check out Wandersong - Soundtrack Volume 2 (opens new window)

The bard will always return to the Act's given key signature unless otherwise stated within the Game Guide.

Game Table Part 1

Act/Song	Scale	Mode	Top Left	Left	Bottom Left	Bottom	Bottom Right	Right	Top Right	Top
Prologue	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 1	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 1: Spiritworld	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 1: Overseer's Castle	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 2: Day One	G Major	C Lydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4 sharp	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 2: The Performance	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 2: Day Two	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 2: Spiritworld	G Major	C Lydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4 sharp	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 2: Overseer's Castle	G Major	D Mixolydian Mode Variant	D 4	C 4	E 4	C 5	B 4	A 4	G 4	F 4 sharp
Act 2: I Wanna Be The Hero	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 2: I'm Going With You!	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
Act 3	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
Act 3: Mermaid Ruins	A Minor Pentatonic	Variant	A 4	E 4	D 4	C 4	A 3	A 4	E 4	D 4
Act 3: Spiritworld	???	C Mode Variants	:)	:)	:)	:)	:)	:)	:)	:)
Act 3: Overseer's Castle	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode Variant	C 4	E 4	D 4	G 4	F 4	B 4 flat	A 4	C 5

Table 6.1: Prologue to Act 3 singing controls and information.

Walkthrough Guide

Act/Song	Scale	Mode	Top Left	Left	Bottom Left	Bottom	Bottom Right	Right	Top Right	Top
Thunderstorm	N/A	N/A	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes

Table 6.2: Shockingly, this is relevant to the walkthrough guide.

Game Table Part 2

Act/Song	Scale	Mode	Top Left	Left	Bottom Left	Bottom	Bottom Right	Right	Top Right	Top
Act 4	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
Act 4: Happy Little Worker	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 4: Lay Down Your Tools	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 4: The Baron	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
Act 4: Spiritworld	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
Act 4: Overseer's Castle	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
Act 5: The Journey West	C Flat Major	Default	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
Act 5: Any Flights With Miriam	C Flat Major	Default	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
Act 5: Lumber Town	C Major	Variant	D 4	C 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 5: Xiatian	C Flat Major	Default	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
Act 5: Rulle Castle Foyer	C Flat Major	Default	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
Act 5: Rulle Castle Throne Room	F Major	C Mixolydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4 flat	C 5
Act 5: The Journey East	A Flat Natural Minor	Default	A 3 flat	B 3 flat	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat
Act 5: Mohabumi Castle	A Flat Natural Minor	Default	A 3 flat	B 3 flat	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat
Act 5: Moon Castle	C Flat Major	Default	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
Act 5: Moon Spiritworld	C Flat Major	Default	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
Act 5: Sun Castle	A Flat Natural Minor	Default	A 3 flat	B 3 flat	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat
Act 5: Sun Spiritworld	A Flat Natural Minor	Default	A 3 flat	B 3 flat	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat
Act 5: The Collapse	C Flat Major	Default	C 4 flat	D 4 flat	E 4 flat	F 4 flat	G 4 flat	A 4 flat	B 4 flat	C 5 flat
Act 6	G Major	C Lydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4 sharp	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 6: The room after "The Heart Fairy " theme	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 6: Overseer's Castle	G Major	C Lydian Mode	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4 sharp	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 6: The King of Hearts	G Natural Minor	Default	G 3	A 3	B 3 flat	C 4	D 4	E 4 flat	F 4	G 4
Act 7	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 7: Overseer's Castle	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Act 7: Wandersong	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5
Credits	C Major	Default	C 4	D 4	E 4	F 4	G 4	A 4	B 4	C 5

Table 6.3: Act 4 to the End singing controls and information.

Afterword

I wanted to thank Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Em Halberstadt, and everyone who came together to make Wandersong a reality. This game inspired me to learn more about music and brought a lot of happiness into my life.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/530320/Wandersong/

If you like the game, check out more that Greg Lobanov has done on his website:
https://dumbandfat.com/

Greg also runs a newsletter too:
https://greglobanov.substack.com/

If you use Game Maker and liked the audio engine, Greg Lobanov posted the engine he developed for Wandersong:
https://github.com/gl326/bard-audio

If you like the music and the sounds, check out more A Shell in the Pit:
https://www.ashellinthepit.com/

If you liked the bard's singing voice, check out what else John Robert Matz has voice acted through his website:
https://johnrobertmatz.com/index.html

If you wish to learn more about music theory, please check out this website by Jon Judge! I couldn't have made this guide without this!
https://www.basicmusictheory.com/

[LunarCrossing]

Hey everyone, finally updated the guide with the help of the WS community!
This should cover everything but let me know if you see any errors here too!

[Donut Mimic]

Wow this is incredible, thanks for putting up such a great guide to this!

[otorva]

wow... so much work was put into this guide 0_o

[m-cbrown]

Thank you for all the work you've put into this detailed guide, much appreciated from a music enjoyer!

[LunarCrossing]

Hello Sojourner, thank you for your feedback.

I will implement changes at my earliest convenience.

[The Sojourner]

Nice little guide!

It should be noted that on a Numpad, the controls are a little different, as the arrangement of the number keys means the music wheel is much more intuitive and direct:

7 = TL, 4 = L, 1 = BL, 2 = B, 3 = BR, 6 = R, 9 = TR, 8 = T.

Also, many of those 48 notes you list are enharmonic equivalents , so that shortens it down to 27 when going by sound alone (54 when whispering is factored in). Actually, it turns out there are only 25 pitches recorded by John Robert Matz (C3-C5), with variants for whispering and syllable variation (e.g. "Ah" or "Eh"). To get the highest note and all of the lowest notes, the highest note (C5) and lowest note (C3) are just pitch-shifted (which is reflected in your Note Table).

[The Sojourner]

Other feedback:

Act 2: Day One: the scale here is actually E (natural) minor, not quite G major.

Act 3 Spiritworld is, as we all know, strange. Each note cycles through 4 variants: the original note, -Maj. 6th, -Maj 3rd, -Perfect 4th, in that order (I might be slightly off — it's been a while since I've played). This helps give something of a more "chaotic" feeling to the Spirit World.

All of Act 4: Apart from when it's C major, the scale here is actually D (natural) minor, not quite F major.

Act 5 Lumber Town is similar to Act 2: Overseer's Castle in that the "Re" and "Do" notes are esentially swapped. Maybe worth noting in the "Mode" column?

Act 7 and Act 7: Overseer's Castle are both A (natural) minor, not quite C major.