Sea Shanties

Black Flag Resynced Sea Shanties

Separate moving exploration sheets from new quest or activity songs. On Cat Island, The Rio Grande starts on a tree stump; on Grand Cayman, Captain Kidd starts in a tree between the Assassin Contract and tavern. Use the Havana, Kingston and Great Inagua guides for multi-song counter mismatches, then confirm each named unlock in your save.

Song owner: a moving sheet and an activity reward need different routes.
One-song islands: use the specific stump or tree landmark, then check each island's 1/1 result.
City counts: Havana has seven named sheets; Kingston has six across shore and church starts.
Proof: a flying paper or nearby pickup is not the named song unlock and local count.

MapCoordinates, regions, cities, islands, and forts.

CollectiblesFragments, chests, shanties, keys, and stelae by region.

Treasure MapsPickup clues, dig spots, and rewards.

JackdawHull, broadside, mortars, ram, and elite plans.

Chase preparation board

Prepare the song-sheet chase before it starts moving

Sea shanties are movement routes, not static pins. Pick the chase context you are facing, then use the area record to decide which route to open before the sheet disappears.

City, island, or song-sheet clue

Use the result as a starting point; confirm the moving sheet and route in the current build.

Next action

Rooftop chase

Open Parkour first, read the rooftop line, and delay nearby cleanup until the song sheet is secured.

Route risk: Stopping to loot a chest can let the sheet reach a route break.
Open next: parkour

Route records

Use a real place or marker as the starting evidence

7 records available

Great Inagua

Great Inagua Sea Shanties

Point: Marker needs confirmation
Reward / state: Whiskey Johnny and The Wild Goose song sheets; Reuben Ranzo local-event shanty

Open map route Open detail

Havana

Havana Sea Shanties

Point: Marker needs confirmation
Reward / state: Seven tracked song sheets: Darby Ram, Billy Reily, Dead Horse, Bully In The Alley, Running Down To Cuba, Spanish Ladies and The Coasts of High Barbary

Open map route Open detail

Kingston

Kingston Sea Shanties

Point: Marker needs confirmation
Reward / state: Six tracked song sheets: Roll and Go, Hi-Ho Come Roll Me Over, Good Morning Ladies All, Handy Me Boys, The Sailboat Malarkey and Cheerly Man

Open map route Open detail

Nassau

Nassau Sea Shanties

Point: Marker needs confirmation
Reward / state: Five Nassau song sheets: Leave Her, Johnny; Stormalong John; Drunken Sailor; Paddy Doyle's Boots; Randy Dandy-O

Open map route Open detail

Cape Bonavista

Sea Shanty - Cape Bonavista

Point: Marker needs confirmation
Reward / state: Check the current save

Open map route Open detail

Cat Island

Sea Shanty - Cat Island

Point: Marker needs confirmation
Reward / state: Check the current save

Open map route Open detail

Grand Cayman

Sea Shanty - Grand Cayman

Point: Marker needs confirmation
Reward / state: Check the current save

Open map route Open detail

Pair the song with the city route

Once the sheet is collected, stay in the same location long enough to check the nearby movement icons. This is where shanties become useful completion progress rather than isolated collectibles.

Movement help Nearby map Collection sweep

Two one-song islands

A tree stump is not the tree between two town markers

Cat Island and Grand Cayman each have one tracked exploration sheet. Find the island's specific starting object, follow the paper's live movement, then confirm the named song and local 1/1 result. Neither start clue establishes a fixed chase or restart time.

Cat Island · 707, 666 area

The Rio Grande

Tree stump

The paper starts on one of Cat Island's tree stumps, not on the manor balcony where a separate chest sits. The island coordinate locates Cat Island, not the exact stump.

RevealSynchronize the island viewpoint or use the current Song Sheets map filter to identify the single sheet marker.
ApproachFind the stump under that marker. Check the next visible surface before coming close enough to launch the moving paper.
ConfirmRecord The Rio Grande only after its named unlock appears and Cat Island's Song Sheets result reaches 1/1.

Grand Cayman · 361, 300 area

Captain Kidd

Tree between two markers

Use the Assassin Contract start and the tavern as two anchors. The Captain Kidd sheet begins on a tree between them; neither the contract nor the tavern interaction awards this song.

LocateReveal Grand Cayman's one Song Sheets marker, then identify the contract and tavern positions in the current map.
TriangulateSearch the tree between those two anchors. Choose a safe visible approach before the paper begins to fly.
ConfirmFinish the live chase, then check the Captain Kidd unlock and Grand Cayman's local Song Sheets result at 1/1.

Shanty route

Plan the chase before the sheet moves

Sea shanties reward clean movement. Treat each one as a parkour route, not just a collectible marker.

Before chase Read the rooftop line Look for the next ledge, beam, rope, or roof before starting.

During chase Keep the angle wide Avoid sharp turns that cost time or drop Edward to street level.

After chase Clear nearby icons Finish fragments, chests, and viewpoints while still in the area.

Great Inagua field check

Do three song names mean three counted sheets?

No. Whiskey Johnny and The Wild Goose are moving area song sheets; Reuben Ranzo comes from a marked local event's table and does not increment the same tracker. Use the exact island route when the counter and song list disagree.

Great Inagua Two chases and one event Find the tree-cluster sheet, the Mayan-Stela branch sheet, and the non-tracker table paper as three distinct interactions. Island context Keep other island jobs separate The stela puzzle and local events do not substitute for the two tracked song sheets.

Havana seven-song check

When Havana stops at 6/7, identify the missing launch surface

The city has one dock-beam sheet, three rooftop starts and three clothesline starts. Use the named-song checklist to narrow an unresolved pickup before starting another moving chase.

Seven-song ledger Find the missing Havana sheet Track Darby Ram at the docks, the three roof songs and the three clothesline songs separately, then confirm 7/7 in your save. City handoff Keep Havana's other jobs distinct The docks letter, treasure clues and guarded-area objectives have different results from song sheets.

Kingston six-song check

Five church-side sheets do not include the south shore

Roll and Go sits apart from five starts arranged around Kingston's church. Use the six-name compass to decide whether a 5/6 result needs the southern shore or one specific church sector.

Six-song compass Find the missing Kingston sheet Compare the south shore with southwest, west, north, east and southeast church starts, then verify 6/6 in the save. City handoff Keep other Kingston progress separate Portrait gates, warehouses and contracts have different results from the six song sheets.

Nassau five-song check

Choose between two ground starts and three rooftop starts

Nassau's five named sheets split by starting surface. Use the song list to identify the missing name, then let its live map marker and movement guide the chase instead of repeating the whole city.

Five-song start index Find the missing Nassau sheet Check Leave Her, Johnny by collapsed trees and Stormalong John by the tents; use the current marker for the three rooftop starts. City handoff Keep Nassau's other routes separate Warehouse keys, treasure maps, and local pickups have separate results from the song-sheet list.

Two shanty sources

Do not chase the ten new songs as if they were old rooftop sheets

Ubisoft distinguishes 35 original shanties found through exploration from 10 new Resynced songs tied to quests and activities. If a song is missing, identify which group owns it before running another rooftop lap. The shanty wheel helps confirm that an earned song is available to play.

Official song split 35 exploration songs plus 10 new activity songs Ubisoft explains both acquisition groups and the shanty wheel controls. Moving sheet Practise the roof line Use a safe guided pass before testing an advanced jump in a timed chase.

Missing song clue	Route owner	Next action
Visible moving sheet above a street	Exploration and parkour	Trace the sheet's likely roof line, then trigger the chase from the best launch point
No sheet despite a remembered old location	Map or current-build marker	Confirm the region and viewpoint before assuming the old spawn applies
New Resynced song with an activity clue	Quest or activity	Complete the owning activity and check the shanty wheel instead of searching every roof
Pickup counted but song not heard	Playback choice	Select the song in the wheel or check whether spontaneous singing is turned off

Player workbench

Catch a moving song sheet by planning the rooftop line, camera turn, and recovery point before the chase starts.

A coordinate cannot describe a moving target; one bad jump can cost the timing and force a second city setup.

Why this page is useful

A chase-specific route card that treats start position, surface sequence, camera angle, nearby cleanup, and failed-attempt recovery as one job.

Song locations and remake additions orient the route; the live chase, pickup state, and activity counter prove completion.

Safe first move

Read the next two surfaces, choose the widest safe line, and delay the chase until the city route is visible from the start point.

Finish line

The song sheet is collected in the save and the city counter or nearby movement sweep records the result.

Route picker

What are you trying to do now?

Choose one decision and follow the three checks in order.

Plan it here, then confirm each marker or reward in your save.

7 checks in this route0 coordinate-led4 reward-linkedCurrent-build confirmation needed

Safe first moveBefore you commit

Read the next two surfaces and choose the widest safe line before starting the song-sheet chase.

Risk to avoidProtect the route

Starting from a poor angle or dropping to street level turns a short route into a repeated pursuit.

Save proofKnow when it worked

The song is collected in the save and the city counter or nearby movement sweep records the result.

How to use it

Treat each shanty as a chase route

Read the start point, roof sequence, camera turn, and nearby cleanup as one movement packet rather than a static collectible entry.

Recovery path

When the sheet escapes

Return to the last stable surface, adjust one movement or camera input, and keep the city route partial until the song is confirmed.

Common Questions

Where is The Rio Grande song sheet on Cat Island?

It starts on one of Cat Island's tree stumps. Synchronize the viewpoint or filter the current map to Song Sheets, approach the stump's live marker, then confirm The Rio Grande unlock and Cat Island's 1/1 local sheet result. The manor balcony chest is separate.

Where is Captain Kidd's song sheet on Grand Cayman?

Find the tree between Grand Cayman's Assassin Contract start and tavern. Use those two markers to identify the tree, follow the paper's live movement, and confirm Captain Kidd by name plus the island's 1/1 Song Sheets result; the contract and tavern do not award it.

How do I catch sea shanties more reliably?

Read the rooftop path before starting the chase, then keep momentum and avoid dropping to street level.

Should I pair shanties with parkour routes?

Yes. Shanties are movement checks, so pair them with Parkour, Map, Viewpoints, and nearby collectibles.

What changed from the original Black Flag?

Expect updated graphics, ray tracing features, dynamic weather, smoother open-world streaming, new story content, improved tailing missions, crouch options, combat changes, new sea shanties, and pets for the Jackdaw.

Why is a new song not on the old rooftop route?

Ubisoft says the 10 new Resynced shanties are tied to quests and activities, while the original 35 are exploration finds. Check the owning activity and shanty wheel before searching the roof again.