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A '''Note Block''' is a [[blocks|block]] that plays a single note when struck by the player or powered by [[Redstone Circuits|redstone]]. An indefinite number of note blocks can be connected this way to form music.
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A '''Note Block''' is a block that plays a single note when struck by the player or powered by [[Redstone]]. Note blocks can be connected by circuits to form music.
  
 
Note blocks will play when next to a powered block, which allows for more compact music circuitry.
 
Note blocks will play when next to a powered block, which allows for more compact music circuitry.
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== Crafting ==
 
== Crafting ==
  
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see [[High_Efficiency_Recipes]]
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{{Title}}
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<onlyinclude>![[Note Block]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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|align="center"| [[Wooden Plank]] or<br> [[Wooden Siding]], <br> [[Redstone Latch]]
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!Ingredients
 
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!Input » Output
 
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! [[Wood Planks]] + [[Redstone]]  
 
 
|{{Grid/Crafting Table
 
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|A1= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
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|A1= Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding | B1 = Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding | C1 = Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding
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|B1= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
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|A2= Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding |B2= Redstone Latch |C2= Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding
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|C1= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
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|A3= Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding | B3 = Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding | C3 = Wooden Plank; Wooden Siding
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|A2= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
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|Output= Note Block}}</onlyinclude>
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|B2= Redstone
 
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|C2= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
 
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  |A3= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
 
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  |B3= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
 
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  |C3= Oak Wood Planks; Spruce Wood Planks; Birch Wood Planks; Jungle Wood Planks
 
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|Output= Note Block
 
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== Music ==
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== Uses ==
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[[File:2012-01-04 19.14.11.png|275px|thumb|right|A note block being triggered and playing a note.]]
 
  
 
Note blocks play a musical note when hit or when powered by redstone. Redstone current only causes the note to play once, even if it is a continuous current. A note block must have at least one block of air above it to play a sound. Notes can be heard up to 48 blocks away.
 
Note blocks play a musical note when hit or when powered by redstone. Redstone current only causes the note to play once, even if it is a continuous current. A note block must have at least one block of air above it to play a sound. Notes can be heard up to 48 blocks away.
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Note blocks will play when next to a powered block. Each time a note block plays a note, a note particle will fly out of the top, with the color depending on the pitch (but not the instrument).  
 
Note blocks will play when next to a powered block. Each time a note block plays a note, a note particle will fly out of the top, with the color depending on the pitch (but not the instrument).  
  
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Right clicking increases the note pitch up a half step, with a total of two full octaves being available to play. The range of notes span from F#3 to F#5. After reaching the highest note, right clicking again resets it back to F#3, as does breaking the block and picking it back up. The exact pitch to click assignment is shown below.<ref>[http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1020&t=136347 Original chart by cookingfat here]</ref>
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Right clicking increases the note pitch up a half step, with a total of two full octaves being available to play. The range of notes span from F#3 to F#5. After reaching the highest note, right clicking again resets it back to F#3, as does breaking the block and picking it back up.  
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! Pitch (Octave One)
 
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| F#/G♭
 
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| 0 clicks
 
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| G
 
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| 1 click
 
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| 2 clicks
 
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| A#/B♭
 
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| 6 clicks
 
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| 12 clicks
 
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Alternatively, there is a graphical version available:
 
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[[File:noteblock reference.png]]
 
  
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You can roughly check the tuning of a block by looking at the note icon.
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=== [[Tuning Fork]] ===
  
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[[File:large note colors.png]]
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Alternatively, you can create a [[Tuning Fork]]. A tuning fork is carries a specific pitch, and right-clicking on a note block will set the block to the pitch of the tuning fork. A freshly-made tuning fork carries F#. When put into a crafting grid, a tuning fork will gain a half-tone, going through two octaves (F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F), after which it will drop back to the bottom F#. A Tuning Fork can thus carry one of a total of 24 distinct pitches.
  
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When a non-note block is right-clicked with the Tuning Fork in hand, it will ring a note of the fork's pitch.
  
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== Instruments ==
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=== Instruments ===
  
 
The instrument played depends on the block underneath the note block:
 
The instrument played depends on the block underneath the note block:
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== Wiring ==
 
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[[File:2012-06-03_12.23.01.png|275px|thumb|A pair of note blocks wired to a 5-clock [[Redstone Circuits|redstone circuit]] to play alternately.]]
 
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In order to wire note blocks to play a note, power must be applied to the side of the note block using [[Redstone|redstone dust]] and a [[switch]] or [[redstone torch]], or to the bottom using a redstone torch directly. Simply placing a switch or pressure plate on an adjacent block or providing power to the block ''beneath'' the note block will work too.
 
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=== Chords with note blocks ===
 
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[[File:2011-10-10 20.49.41.png|thumb|250px|A simple chord with note blocks]]
 
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If you want to actually make music, you can combine different notes together into a chord. Two note blocks will create harmony. The number of steps required to make different tones (like a 3rd or 5th) are the same as a piano. You can connect as many Note Blocks as you need to the same redstone wire which can lead to a pressure plate, detector rail, lever, etc.
 
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=== Sequencer ===
 
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It is possible to link together a set of inverters, connected to note blocks, which are then played after each other when the first inverter is given power. This can be used to create songs, without having to manually give power to every note (through pressure plates for example). See also: [[Redstone circuits]].
 
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[[Redstone Repeater|Redstone repeaters]] make the process of making a series of notes much simpler. The delay can be set to one, two, three, or four steps, which simplifies the construction of multiple delay circuits.
 
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As of Snapshot 13w01a [[Comparator]]s can be used for a shorter delay of only 1/2 tick, though in 13w05b this has been modifed back to 2 game [[tick]]s, the same as a first position [[repeater]].
 
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Another way is putting down a railway of [[detector rail]] and powered rails and connect the detector rails to note blocks beside the track. This is useful if you want to hear your music without the degrade in sound as the note blocks play from farther and farther away. However, due to new minecart sounds added in the 1.4.2 update, this option is no longer practical.
 
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=== Pressure plates - removing the click ===
 
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Stepping on a [[Pressure Plate|pressure plate]] is a simple way to trigger a note block, but also triggers the pressure plate sound effect. People can remove the pressing/clicking sound by modifying the plate's sound file in the ''Minecraft'' folder.
 
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# The sound file is .minecraft\resources\newsound\random\click.ogg (Note: this is also the sound for the in-game menu buttons).
 
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# Replace the file with a blank text file, with the ".txt" extension replaced with a ".ogg" extension.
 
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This enables a screen recording of the created song without having the pressure plate sound messing up their recording.
 
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[[File:2012-06-03_12.20.56.png|thumb|250px|Using repeaters to play a simple melody when the button is pressed.]]
 
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== Video ==
 
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{{:Note Block/video}}
 
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== History ==
 
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{{History|b}}
 
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{{History||1.2|Added note blocks.}}
 
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{{History|foot}}
 
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== Issues ==
 
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{{issue list}}
 
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== Trivia ==
 
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* The sound files for the note blocks can be found in resources\newsound\note, you can see that the piano sound is named harp and also that there is an unused sound called pling
 
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* You can tune a note block even if there is a block above it, however the note will not be seen nor will any sound be made.
 
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* When a note block is in lava, before it burns it makes a sound that sounds almost like a drum when played
 
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* If you are 18 or more blocks away from a note block you will not see the note coming out.
 
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* If you are 47 or more blocks away from a note block you will not hear the sound.
 
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* Note blocks use the same texture as jukeboxes but the top texture is the same as the side textures.
 
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* Triggering (playing) a note block or changing the note played does not count as a block update.
 
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Minecraft Note Block Studio]] - A music editor for ''Minecraft''.
 
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== References ==
 
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{{reflist}}
 
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* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Minecraft+songs+note+blocks&aq=f Search YouTube for the many songs played on note blocks]
 
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[[Category:Blocks]]
 
[[Category:Blocks]]
 
[[Category:Mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]

Latest revision as of 23:18, 7 February 2019

Note Block
Note Block.png


Type

Solid Block

Stackable

Yes (64)

Damage

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Protection

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Durability

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First Appearance

Beta 1.2

Filtering

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Buoyancy

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Gravity

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Flammable

{{{flammable}}}

Data Value

25

A Note Block is a block that plays a single note when struck by the player or powered by Redstone. Note blocks can be connected by circuits to form music.

Note blocks will play when next to a powered block, which allows for more compact music circuitry.

Crafting

Name Ingredients Input » Output
Note Block Wooden Plank or
Wooden Siding,
Redstone Latch
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding
Grid layout Arrow (small).png
Note Block
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding
Redstone Latch
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding
Wooden Plank Wooden Siding

Uses

Note blocks play a musical note when hit or when powered by redstone. Redstone current only causes the note to play once, even if it is a continuous current. A note block must have at least one block of air above it to play a sound. Notes can be heard up to 48 blocks away.

Note blocks will play when next to a powered block. Each time a note block plays a note, a note particle will fly out of the top, with the color depending on the pitch (but not the instrument).

Right clicking increases the note pitch up a half step, with a total of two full octaves being available to play. The range of notes span from F#3 to F#5. After reaching the highest note, right clicking again resets it back to F#3, as does breaking the block and picking it back up.

Tuning Fork

Alternatively, you can create a Tuning Fork. A tuning fork is carries a specific pitch, and right-clicking on a note block will set the block to the pitch of the tuning fork. A freshly-made tuning fork carries F#. When put into a crafting grid, a tuning fork will gain a half-tone, going through two octaves (F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F), after which it will drop back to the bottom F#. A Tuning Fork can thus carry one of a total of 24 distinct pitches.

When a non-note block is right-clicked with the Tuning Fork in hand, it will ring a note of the fork's pitch.

Instruments

The instrument played depends on the block underneath the note block:

Block Type Instrument
Wood-based blocks (including another note block) Bass Guitar
Sand / Gravel / Soul Sand Snare Drum
Glass / Glass Panes / Glowstone Clicks / Sticks
Stone-based blocks (e.g. ores) / Obsidian / Netherrack / Bricks Bass Drum
Dirt and all other blocks including Air Piano / Harp
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