diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/ai.dm b/code/__DEFINES/ai.dm
index 4b6ca39d33e..18515b5241d 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/ai.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/ai.dm
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
 //Generic BB keys
 #define BB_CURRENT_MIN_MOVE_DISTANCE "min_move_distance"
 
+//for songs
+
+///song datum blackboard, set by instrument subtrees
+#define BB_SONG_DATUM "BB_SONG_DATUM"
+///song lines blackboard, set by default on controllers
+#define BB_SONG_LINES "song_lines"
+
+
 // Monkey AI controller blackboard keys
 
 #define BB_MONKEY_AGGRESSIVE "BB_monkey_aggressive"
@@ -53,7 +61,6 @@
 #define BB_MONKEY_RECRUIT_COOLDOWN "BB_monkey_recruit_cooldown"
 #define BB_MONKEY_NEXT_HUNGRY "BB_monkey_next_hungry"
 
-
 ///Haunted item controller defines
 
 ///Chance for haunted item to haunt someone
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/song.dm b/code/__DEFINES/song.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26121707f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/song.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#define MUSICIAN_HEARCHECK_MINDELAY 4
+#define MUSIC_MAXLINES 1000
+#define MUSIC_MAXLINECHARS 300
+
+///it's what monkeys play!
+#define MONKEY_SONG "BPM: 200\nC4/0,14,C,A4-F2,F3,A3,F-F2,A-F,F4,G4,F,D4-Bb2-G2\nD3,G3,D-G2,G3-G2,D,D4-G3,D,B4-B2,G,B3,G-B2,B3-B2\nG4,A4,G,E4-C3,E3,G3,E-C,G-C,E,E4-G,E,C5-E-A3,C4\nA-E3,C,E4-C3,A4-C4,B4-A3-A2,C5-C4,D5-F-B3,D4,B-F3\nD,F4-D3,D4,F-B-B2,G4-D,A4-C-F3,F,C/2,B3/2,A3-C3/2\nB/2,C4,E-C3,F4,G-C,F-F3,F-C,C4/2,B/2,A-A2/2,G3/2\nF/I"
diff --git a/code/datums/ai/generic_actions.dm b/code/datums/ai/generic/generic_behaviors.dm
similarity index 92%
rename from code/datums/ai/generic_actions.dm
rename to code/datums/ai/generic/generic_behaviors.dm
index a26d8e629ee..2978b22fb38 100644
--- a/code/datums/ai/generic_actions.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ai/generic/generic_behaviors.dm
@@ -280,4 +280,29 @@
 	living_pawn.say(speech, forced = "AI Controller")
 	finish_action(controller, TRUE)
 
+//song behaviors
 
+/datum/ai_behavior/setup_instrument
+
+/datum/ai_behavior/setup_instrument/perform(delta_time, datum/ai_controller/controller, song_datum_key, song_lines_key)
+	. = ..()
+
+	var/datum/song/song = controller.blackboard[song_datum_key]
+	var/song_lines = controller.blackboard[song_lines_key]
+
+	//just in case- it won't do anything if the instrument isn't playing
+	song.stop_playing()
+	song.ParseSong(song_lines)
+	song.repeat = 10
+	song.volume = song.max_volume - 10
+	finish_action(controller, TRUE)
+
+/datum/ai_behavior/play_instrument
+
+/datum/ai_behavior/play_instrument/perform(delta_time, datum/ai_controller/controller, song_datum_key)
+	. = ..()
+
+	var/datum/song/song = controller.blackboard[song_datum_key]
+
+	song.start_playing(controller.pawn)
+	finish_action(controller, TRUE)
diff --git a/code/datums/ai/generic/generic_subtrees.dm b/code/datums/ai/generic/generic_subtrees.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cfb6ec6fb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/ai/generic/generic_subtrees.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/datum/ai_planning_subtree/play_instrument/SelectBehaviors(datum/ai_controller/monkey/controller, delta_time)
+	var/mob/living/living_pawn = controller.pawn
+	var/obj/item/instrument/song_player = locate(/obj/item/instrument) in living_pawn.held_items
+	if(!song_player)
+		controller.blackboard[BB_SONG_DATUM] = null
+		return //we can't play a song since we do not have an instrument
+
+	controller.blackboard[BB_SONG_DATUM] = song_player.song
+
+	var/list/donkey_kong_lines = splittext(MONKEY_SONG, "\n")
+	popleft(donkey_kong_lines) //remove BPM as it is parsed out
+	if(!compare_list(song_player.song.lines, donkey_kong_lines) || !song_player.song.repeat)
+		controller.queue_behavior(/datum/ai_behavior/setup_instrument, BB_SONG_DATUM, BB_SONG_LINES)
+
+	if(!song_player.song.playing) //we may stop playing if we weren't playing before, were setting up dk theme, or ran out of repeats (also causing setup behavior)
+		controller.queue_behavior(/datum/ai_behavior/play_instrument, BB_SONG_DATUM)
diff --git a/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm b/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm
index 154b652c46c..55266890360 100644
--- a/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ have ways of interacting with a specific mob and control it.
 
 /datum/ai_controller/monkey
 	movement_delay = 0.4 SECONDS
-	planning_subtrees = list(/datum/ai_planning_subtree/monkey_tree)
+	planning_subtrees = list(
+		/datum/ai_planning_subtree/monkey_tree,
+		//the monkey tree is mostly combat related, if it isn't busy with that then it may do instrument related things
+		/datum/ai_planning_subtree/play_instrument,
+	)
 	blackboard = list(
 		BB_MONKEY_AGGRESSIVE = FALSE,
 		BB_MONKEY_BEST_FORCE_FOUND = 0,
@@ -19,7 +23,8 @@ have ways of interacting with a specific mob and control it.
 		BB_MONKEY_CURRENT_ATTACK_TARGET = null,
 		BB_MONKEY_GUN_NEURONS_ACTIVATED = FALSE,
 		BB_MONKEY_GUN_WORKED = TRUE,
-		BB_MONKEY_NEXT_HUNGRY = 0
+		BB_MONKEY_NEXT_HUNGRY = 0,
+		BB_SONG_LINES = MONKEY_SONG,
 	)
 	var/static/list/loc_connections = list(
 		COMSIG_ATOM_ENTERED = .proc/on_entered,
diff --git a/code/modules/instruments/songs/_song.dm b/code/modules/instruments/songs/_song.dm
index 33e6cb31c33..afe19090ff4 100644
--- a/code/modules/instruments/songs/_song.dm
+++ b/code/modules/instruments/songs/_song.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#define MUSICIAN_HEARCHECK_MINDELAY 4
-#define MUSIC_MAXLINES 1000
-#define MUSIC_MAXLINECHARS 300
-
 /**
  * # Song datum
  *
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 75a7efa3434..79881fa8dc1 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 #include "code\__DEFINES\shuttles.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\sight.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\skills.dm"
+#include "code\__DEFINES\song.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\sound.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\space.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\spaceman_dmm.dm"
@@ -513,7 +514,6 @@
 #include "code\datums\ai\_ai_controller.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\_ai_planning_subtree.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\_item_behaviors.dm"
-#include "code\datums\ai\generic_actions.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\telegraph_effects.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\bane\bane_behaviors.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\bane\bane_controller.dm"
@@ -533,6 +533,8 @@
 #include "code\datums\ai\dog\dog_behaviors.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\dog\dog_controller.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\dog\dog_subtrees.dm"
+#include "code\datums\ai\generic\generic_behaviors.dm"
+#include "code\datums\ai\generic\generic_subtrees.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\hauntium\haunted_controller.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\hauntium\hauntium_subtrees.dm"
 #include "code\datums\ai\hunting_behavior\hunting_behaviors.dm"