How to Solve the Piano Puzzle in Silent Hill

Last Updated: March 29, 2019

Silent Hill is a survival horror video game for PlayStation. The game centers around character Harry Mason as he seeks his missing adopted daughter in the town of Silent Hill. There are 5 possible endings to the game. The Piano puzzle in Silent Hill is the second puzzle in Midwich Elementary School and is necessary to move forward in the game.

Part 1

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Locating the Piano

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Head to the second floor of Midwich Elementary.
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Enter the music room. This room is near the toilets and on the same corridor as the locker room.
- You should be able to easily find it with Harry's map.

Part 2

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Finding the Clue

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Look at the blackboard inside the the music room. You'll see a large piece of bloodstained white paper taped on the board.
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Examine the piece of paper. You'll be given a clue entitled "A Tale of Birds without a Voice."
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Head over to the piano and examine it. You'll immediately notice that you're only allowed to press keys on one octave, and when you try to press the other keys, some don't produce a sound.

Part 3

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Solving the Puzzle

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Remember that the title of our clue is "A Tale of Birds without a Voice." Meaning, for this puzzle we will only be pressing notes on the piano that does not make a sound or are mute.
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Play D, or the 2nd white key on piano. The first stanza on the clue states that the Pelican is eager for it's reward—meaning, it didn't fly very far—as well as a mention of white wings, a clue that pertains to the the pelican being white. Therefore, the 1st note you should press is the closest white note that does not have a sound, which is D.
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Play A, or 6th white key on the piano. The second stanza states that the second bird, a dove, flew as far as it can; however, the 7th note produces a sound, and since a dove is white, we will automatically find the farthest white note without a sound, which is A.
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Play Bb, or the 5th black note on the piano. The third stanza states that 3rd bird, a raven, flew higher than the dove. We already know that a raven is black and that the dove already landed on the last mute white key, hence the raven will be the farthest (last) black key.
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Play G, or the 5th white note on the piano.The fourth stanza states that the swan "sits" next to another bird, we also know that a swan is white, hence it will be another white key. At this point, there's only one mute white key that is beside another mute key — it's the 5th key beside the 6th key (dove).
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Play C#, or the 1st black key. The fifth stanza states that the last bird, a crow, "quickly" stops. We know that a crow is black, and a "quick" stop means that it didn't fly far, much like the pelican; hence the key is the 1st black key as it is the nearest mute key to the left.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I solve the Silent Hill puzzle clock?

Community Answer

Turn the clock to set the time to 2:06. That should solve the puzzle and your problem.