The Song of Storms is a mandatory song you need to learn in order to complete Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

As well used to access a mini-dungeon in the second half of the game, this weather-changing tune is also used for tracking down several collectables.

This guide explains how to get the Song of Storms in Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and where to use it in the story.

How to get the Song of Storms

Learning Song of Storms is reasonably straightforward: as Adult Link, head to Kakariko Village and visit the Windmill.

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Inside is Guru-Guru, playing away on his instrument. Talk to him, present the Ocarina, and you'll be taught the Song of Storms. Seems like he's very keen to pass on his cursed knowledge!

Where to use the Song of Storms

The primary use of the Song of Storms is to unlock the Bottom of the Well mini-dungeon, allowing you to acquire a key item so you can access the Shadow Temple and Spirit Temple.

Once you have learnt the Song of Storms as Adult Link, return to the Kakariko Village Windmill as Young Link and play Song of Storms back to Guru-Guru.

(In terms of lore, playing it to him in the past is how he knows the song in the future, so you can learn it to teach it him in the past, and so on... time travel is confusing!)

Once you play the Song of Storms to Guru-Guru as Child Link, it will cause the Windmill to spin out of control and lower the water level in the village well. Drop down and enter, then crawl through the hole to access the Bottom of the Well.

As well as this, the Song of Storms is used for a handful of the game's Heart Pieces and Gold Skulltulas, as well as some Easter Eggs - so if there's somewhere in the world that looks like it could do with a spot of rain, give it a play and see what happens!

Looking for more help with Zelda: Ocarina of Time? See our walkthrough hub for where to go next (from the Lost Woods to Hyrule Castle) and a compendium of all our guides - which includes Bottles and Great Fairy Fountain locations, how to get Horse Epona, what amiibo unlocks do, and the Hall of Fallen Foes location.