Where Winds Meet Playbook: Scouting the Graceful Melodies Rhythm Minigame

While you’re busy grinding combat stats and exploring the vast open world of Where Winds Meet, it is easy to completely overlook a major secondary activity: the Graceful Melodies system. The game doesn’t explicitly run you through a tutorial for this feature, but ignoring it means leaving valuable resources—like Echo Jade, EXP, and unique Musicality stats—on the table.

Graceful Melodies operate as a linear rhythm minigame triggered by interacting with specific musician NPCs scattered across the map. If you want to maximize your map exploration points and boost your character’s Musicality, you need to track them all down.

Here is the complete tactical breakdown on how the rhythm system works, the payouts you can expect, and the exact coordinates for all 14 Graceful Melodies across the Qinghe and Kaifeng regions.

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The Rulebook: How the Rhythm Minigame Works

If you’ve played standard rhythm games, you already know the offensive scheme here. You initiate the minigame by locating an NPC marked with a musical instrument icon on your map and selecting the “Play Music” prompt.

• The Execution: When the minigame begins, you’ll see a series of vertical lanes at the bottom of your screen, each assigned to a specific button. Notes will cascade down from the top of the screen.

• The Timing: Your objective is to press the corresponding button at the exact moment the falling note overlaps with the stationary circle at the bottom of the lane.

• The Difficulty Curve: The tempo starts slow but quickly ramps up, throwing multiple notes across different lanes simultaneously. Your final score directly impacts the quality of your payout.

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The Payout: What Do You Get for Winning?

Executing a high-scoring performance against a Graceful Melody NPC secures a massive payout for your franchise. You will earn:

• Echo Jade

• In-game Coins

• Character EXP

• Area Exploration Points

• NPC Affection Boosts

• Increases to your Exploration Attribute (Musicality)

• A Unique Music Piece (Exclusive to each specific NPC)

Scouting Report: All 14 Graceful Melodies Locations

Here is the exact playbook for tracking down every musician in the current game regions.

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Region 1: Qinghe (8 Locations)

1. Shu Zhou (Reward: Mountain Memories): Located at Crimson Cliff (Moonveil Mountain). She is playing with an automaton near the Wallstride Meow Meow puzzle, close to the Boundary Stone.

2. Gu Le (Reward: Guangling Melody): Found at Battlecrest Slope (Verdant Wilds). Look for him in front of a ruined house west of the Northern Vow Ruins.

3. Cen Fuzi (Reward: Solitary Orchid): Positioned at Heaven’s Pier (Moonveil Mountain). He is standing between the bridges connecting Stonewash Strand to Heaven’s Pier, right next to the Wayfarer.

4. Hu Ma (Reward: Ballad of the Six Hu States): Located at Wildmane Ranch (Sundara Land). Look for him playing a pipa on a rock near the regional Boundary Stone.

5. Nameless (Reward: Quickened Strings): Found at Thousand-Buddha Village (Sundara Land). He is sitting on a high ledge looking down over the passage of Buddha carvings.

6. Yan Ji (Reward: Prince of Qin’s Triumph): Located at the Palace of Annals (Moonveil Mountain). You’ll find him performing precariously on the edge of a high wooden platform.

7. Chang Qing (Reward: Joyful Libation): Found at Flower Expanse (Sundara Land). Head southeast of the Mercyheart Town Boundary Stone; he is sitting near the bamboo facing the flowers.

8. Shishi (Reward: Moonlit River): Located in the Blissful Retreat (Moonveil Mountain) Dreamscape. Note: You must interact with Yi Dao’s sword on the ground (post-attack event) to enter the dreamscape and find Shishi.

Region 2: Kaifeng (6 Locations)

1. Zhe Xiao (Reward: Melody of Gratitude): Found in the Fairgrounds (Kaifeng City). She is performing on an elevated stage above a building in the center of the zone.

2. Yiluo (Reward: Taiping Tune): Located in the Velvet Shade (Kaifeng City). Head south of the Springwave Pavilion Boundary Stone; she is inside a building performing for a crowd.

3. Hua Qian (Reward: Yearning by Moonlight): Positioned in the Forsaken Quarter (Kaifeng City). Look up; she is playing on a wooden platform built into the southern wall of the quarter.

4. Zheng Wenhuan (Reward: Melancholy of Master An): Found in Sorrowfield Village (Granary of Plenty). He is playing the erhu in the heavy fog southeast of the Withershade Mound Boundary Stone.

5. Xiaoxiang (Reward: Spring Feast): Located in the South Imperial Garden (Jadewood Court). She is performing inside a small pavilion situated along the central stream.

6. Master Jiansu (Reward: Pacing the Void): Found at Ethereal Mountain (Roaring Sands). Look for him playing beneath a gazebo just past the garden south of Jianlong Monastery.