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A Note Block is a block that plays a single note when struck by the player or powered by redstone. An indefinite number of note blocks can be connected this way to form music.

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

Crafting

Ingredients Input » Output
Wooden Planks + Redstone Dust Template:Grid/Crafting Table

Music

File:2012-01-04 19.14.11.png

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 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. The exact pitch to click assignment is shown below.[1]

Pitch (Octave One) Number of right-clicks
F#/G♭ 0 clicks
G 1 click
G#/A♭ 2 clicks
A 3 clicks
A#/B♭ 4 clicks
B 5 clicks
C 6 clicks
C#/D♭ 7 clicks
D 8 clicks
D#/E♭ 9 clicks
E 10 clicks
F 11 clicks
F#/G♭ 12 clicks
Pitch (Octave Two) Number of right-clicks
F#/G♭ 12 clicks
G 13 clicks
G#/A♭ 14 clicks
A 15 clicks
A#/B♭ 16 clicks
B 17 clicks
C 18 clicks
C#/D♭ 19 clicks
D 20 clicks
D#/E♭ 21 clicks
E 22 clicks
F 23 clicks
F#/G♭ 24 clicks

Alternatively, there is a graphical version available:

Noteblock reference

You can roughly check the tuning of a block by looking at the note icon.

Large note colors


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

Wiring

File:2012-06-03 12.23.01.png

A pair of note blocks wired to a 5-clock redstone circuit to play alternately.

In order to wire note blocks to play a note, power must be applied to the side of the note block using 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.

Chords with note blocks

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A simple chord with note blocks

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.

Sequencer

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.

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.

As of Snapshot 13w01a Comparator can be used for shorter delay of only 1/2 tick.

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.

Pressure plates - removing the click

Stepping on a 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.

  1. The sound file is .minecraft\resources\newsound\random\click.ogg (Note: this is also the sound for the in-game menu buttons).
  2. Replace the file with a blank text file, with the ".txt" extension replaced with a ".ogg" extension.
  3. Set the file as read only, thus preventing Minecraft from re-downloading the sound file.

This enables a screen recording of the created song without having the pressure plate sound messing up their recording.

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Using repeaters to play a simple melody when the button is pressed.

Video

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History

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{{Joke feature}}
{{Item
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| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
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The '''Footprint''' was a joke item from [[Java Edition 20w14∞]], found only in the {{code|missing}} dimension.

== Appearance ==
This item is semi-transparent with a grey colour scheme.

== Obtaining ==

=== Dimension ===
Footprints were obtained only from a chest in the {{Code|missing}} dimension. Only existing in 2020 April fools snapshot 20w14∞, it cannot exist in any non-April Fool's joke versions and April Fool's joke versions before or after 20w14∞. There is a maximum of 2 footprints that can be obtained legitimately in any given world.

=== Cheats/Creative Mode ===
Despite these footprints not being available in the creative inventory, it is still possible to acquire them via the command {{Code|code=give <target> minecraft:footprint <amount>}} or duplicating them by holding down middle-click whilst in creative mode.

== Usage ==
As of snapshot 20w14∞, this item cannot be placed or used in any way other than a trophy. This item can be inserted and/or rotated inside of an item frame, and it has a stack limit of 64.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
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|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Footprint
|spritetype=item
|nameid=footprint
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||20w14∞|[[File:Footprint (item).png|32px]] Added the footprint item.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Missing biome.png|The Easter Egg dimension that the item spawns in.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* This is a reference to the removed "Footstep" particle, hence in the "missing" dimension.
** This item is intended as a joke directed towards the commands' community where the "Footstep" particle is commonly requested.<ref>https://gist.github.com/boq/8e65cb85badc75765eeb8956af78aaa5</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Joke items]]

[[es:Footprint]]
[[pt:Pegada]]</li><li>[[Glow Ink Sac|Glow Ink Sac]]<br/>{{For|the regular sac dropped by squids|Ink Sac}}
{{Item
|Image=Glow Ink Sac.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
|}}

A '''glow ink sac''' is an item dropped by a [[glow squid]] upon death. Unlike regular ink sacs, it can be added to [[sign]]s to make glowing text, and can be used to craft glow item frames.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
[[Glow squid]]s drop 1–3 glow ink sacs upon death. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 1–6 with Looting III.

=== Compound creation ===
An glow ink sac can be created from its base [[element]]s, using the [[compound creator]].{{only|bedrock|education}}

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Elements
!Example recipe
|- <!-- Temporarily using crafting grid as substitute for compound creator (template not yet available), since the layout is the same, even if the appearance is different -->
!Glow Ink Sac
|1 Iron<br>1 Sulfur<br>4 Oxygen
|{{Crafting Table
|shapeless= 1
|A2=Iron |B2=Sulfur |C2=Oxygen,4
|Output=Glow Ink Sac}}
|}

== Usage ==	
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{Crafting usage}}

=== Signs ===
[[File:Glow Ink Sign with Orange Dye JE2.png|thumb|150px|An oak sign with a glow ink sac used on it.]]
Glow ink sacs can be used on [[sign]]s or [[hanging sign]]s to make their text brighter in low light levels. This also adds an outline around the text on the sign, the color of which is based on the color of the sign's text. The text does not emit any light, it is only more visible in darkness, similarly to the eyes of spiders and endermen. Normal [[ink sacs]] can be applied to revert glowing text back to default.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|subtitle=Glow Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When a glow ink sac is used on a [[sign]]
|id=item.glow_ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.glow_ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.05</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When a glow ink sac is used on a sign
|id=sign.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Glow Ink Sac
|spritetype=item
|nameid=glow_ink_sac
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Glow Ink Sac
|spritetype=item
|nameid=glow_ink_sac
|form=item
|id=503
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Glow and Behold}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w03a|[[File:Glow Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added glow ink sacs.}}
{{History||1.17.1|snap=Pre-release 1|[[Zombie]]s, [[husk]]s, [[zombie villager]]s, and [[drowned]] no longer pick up [[glow ink sac]]s.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Glow ink sacs can now be used to make the text glow on a [[hanging sign]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||Caves & Cliffs (experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|[[File:Glow Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added glow ink sacs.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.60|Glow ink sacs have been removed temporarily.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Glow Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Re-added glow ink sacs.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Glow ink sacs are now available without enabling [[experimental gameplay]].}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=beta 1.17.30.20|[[Zombie]]s, [[husk]]s, [[zombie villager]]s, and [[drowned]] no longer pick up [[glow ink sac]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--glow-ink-sac Taking Inventory: Glow Ink Sac] – Minecraft.net on October 14, 2021

{{Items}}

[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Leuchttintenbeutel]]
[[es:Saco de tinta luminosa]]
[[it:Sacca d'inchiostro luminescente]]
[[ja:輝くイカスミ]]
[[pl:Torbiel ze świecącym atramentem]]
[[pt:Bolsa de tinta brilhante]]
[[ru:Светящийся чернильный мешок]]
[[uk:Сяйний чорнильний мішок]]
[[zh:荧光墨囊]]</li></ul>
Added note blocks.

Trivia

  • 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
  • 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.
  • When a note block is in lava, before it burns it makes a sound that sounds almost like a drum when played
  • If you are 18 or more blocks away from a note block you will not see the note coming out.
  • If you are 47 or more blocks away from a note block you will not hear the sound.
  • There is a glitch that allows you to place a torch or water directly on top of a note block (put a torch on a piston on a side corner of the note block).
  • Note blocks use the same texture as jukeboxes but the top texture is the same as the side textures.
  • Triggering (playing) a note block or changing the note played does not count as a block update.
  • Note blocks do not work in giant red mushrooms.

See also

  • Minecraft Note Block Studio - A music editor for Minecraft.

References

External links

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