A Bard's Keybinding Guide
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.
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 :)
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 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 12"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 12 $$ +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 $$ +PowerMusicNoteExec 8"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 10 $$ +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"
/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$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 7"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+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$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 13$$+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$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 7$$+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$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 13"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 10$$+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$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 9$$+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"
/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"
/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$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 9"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 11$$+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$$+PowerMusicNoteExec 8"
/bind (key) "+PowerMusicNoteExec 8$$+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
~Kaotic
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