How to solve the Golden Piano puzzle in Deltarune

We all love some music to kick off our secret-hunting in Deltarune. While you'd normally pay attention to music in the background, it's brought to the forefront in Chapter 4, with multiple instances of piano puzzles that rely on you hunting for musical arrows to guide you along the way.

The most important piano, however, is the Golden Piano you find partway into Chapter 4. Atop a massive pile of books is this mysterious puzzle, with very few hints on how to play it. Let's find out how to solve the Golden Piano puzzle in Deltarune Chapter 4.

Golden Piano location in Deltarune Chapter 4

You can find the Golden Piano after progressing through Deltarune Chapter 4's story and unlocking climbing gear. The climbing gear is a mandatory addition to your toolset, allowing you to climb ladders and other obstacles to traverse the map. From here, you can find the piano inside the Old Man's library.

The Golden Piano is missable. If you're starting from the Old Man's study room, you can follow the directions below to access the piano:

1. Head up the stairs in the open doorway
2. Go left before traveling north through the narrow library room.
3. Solve the blue piano's puzzle by moving the blue bookshelf into the outlined square.
4. Cross the blue bookshelf's path and head left to the next room.
5. Climb the bookcase to find the Golden Piano.

At first, you'll only find the piano and a sign with some hints on how to solve its puzzle. Before we can play it, we need to locate a few components.

How to solve the Golden Piano puzzle in Deltarune Chapter 4

Solving Deltarune Chapter 4's Golden Piano puzzle requires hunting for three sets of musical arrows scattered around the first Dark Sanctuary. You'll find each one in the following locations:

1. In a light puzzle tower opposite the “Jockington Grows the Beard” room.
2. Inside a tower left of the Old Man’s library.
3. Behind a waterfall inside the Old Man’s library.

Like before, you'll need your climbing gear for this, making it a perfect transition after a certain part of Chapter 4's storyline. However, you must stay in this part of the Dark Sanctuary to complete the puzzle. Progressing too far into the main storyline will lock you out of this.

With that warning said, let's dive into each answer location.

First Golden Piano answer location

The first Golden Piano answer is atop a tower in the same region as the “Jockington Grows the Beard” room. Rather than going inside this room, though, you'll need to run past the circling enemies toward the top-left side of the area. This requires encountering multiple of these creatures, so watch your step and make sure you have full HP just in case.

Here's a complete step-by-step guide to finding the first set of Golden Piano arrows:

1. Starting from the Old Man's study, head left out of the building and pass the blue piano until you reach a three-way intersection.
2. Go south before turning right and heading down the staircase.
3. As you reach the two bookcases and stool, turn left and run down the hallway until you find the room full of blue light switches.
4. Inside the light puzzle room, head straight through until you hit a wall before going south and zigzagging through the enemies
5. Continue west until you spot another tower to climb.
6. Navigate the series of wall-climbing puzzles until you find a watercooler. Defeat it in battle to find your first Golden Piano sequence.

Reaching this location will give you the "Up, dot, up, left" portion of the Gold Piano's sequence. It only gets tougher from here. Head down the nearby slope to exit the tower, letting you search for the next piano arrow set.

Second Golden Piano answer location

The next set of Golden Piano answers is inside a maze. It's tricky to navigate, but you'll at least have some visual indicators of where to traverse. Here are step-by-step directions to finding the next set of Golden Piano arrows:

1. Starting from the two bookcases and stool again, turn right and pass through the dark hallway.
2. Continue along this path until you find a large tower to climb.
3. Climb the tower and enter it.
4. Travel directly north through the maze, using the blue light to find any obstacles or walls, until you find the second Golden Piano sequence.

Going to this spot will reward you with the "Down, dot, right, dot" section of the Gold Piano's sequence. That's two down and only one more to go.

Third Golden Piano answer location

The third piece, at least from my experience, is the trickiest to find. You'll stay right in the Old Man's library for this one.

Head through the library until you reach the narrow bookshelf room on the way to the Golden Piano. Rather than going north, you'll turn left in this room, bringing you to a waterfall. Turns out, there's a hidden door behind the waterfall that'll lead you to the final sequence. That is, until you complete this maze.

This maze is much lengthier than the previous one. You'll need to rely on the blue light pulses that emit from Kris to follow its path, with various golden buttons scattered around to help you further. After traversing this lengthy maze, you'll get the "right, down, left, dot" part of the Golden Piano sequence.

Combining all three phrases will give you the following arrows:

"Up, dot, up, left, down, dot, right, dot, right, down, left, dot."

Now that you have every music sheet, head back to the Golden Piano and play this sequence to unlock access to Deltarune Chapter 4's secret boss.

What does the Golden Piano do in Deltarune?

The Golden Piano is the key to finding Deltarune Chapter 4's secret boss. After you play its sequence, a door will open in the Old Man's study. Inside is a special weapon that, upon interacting with it, will initiate a cutscene with another character.

Following this interaction, you'll officially begin the boss fight. To prevent spoilers, I'll let you discover its identity and tactics. It's a tough one, though, so be ready for a lengthy battle.

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