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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
Wood Planks + Redstone 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( more like static
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

File:2011-10-10 20.49.41.png

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 greatly simplify the process of timing note blocks in sequence to make melodies. The delay can be set to one, two, three, or four redstone ticks, which is equivalent to 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 seconds.

As of Snapshot 13w01a Comparators can be used for a shorter delay of only 1/2 tick, though in 13w05b this has been modifed back to 2 game ticks, the same as a first position repeater.

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.

File:2012-06-03 12.20.56.png

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


Video

Note Block/video

History

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[La Baguette|La Baguette]]<br/>{{Exclusive|Java}}
{{Joke feature}}
{{WIP}}

{{Item
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 59
| stackable = No
}}

'''La Baguette''' is a joke weapon from [[Java Edition 23w13a_or_b]]. Its stats are identical to a wooden [[sword]], though La Baguette cannot be used to fuel furnaces.

== Obtaining ==
One [[Le Tricolore|tricolore]] and one baguette is given to all players when [[French mode]] gets activated.

=== Repairing ===
==== Grinding ====
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x La Baguette
|La Baguette
|La Baguette
|La Baguette
|description=The durability of the two baguettes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. Any enchantments, besides curses, would be removed.
}}

====Unit repair====
Strangely, La Baguette can be repaired using planks rather than bread, just like a wooden sword.
{{Anvil|Input1=Damaged La Baguette|Input2=Damaged La Baguette; Any Planks|Output=La Baguette}}

==Usage==
La Baguette functions identically to a wooden sword.

===Attacking===
It can be used to damage mobs for {{hp|4}} health points. La Baguette has an attack speed of 1.6 and takes 0.625 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]].

=== Breaking ===
La Baguette, just like other swords, can be used to break certain blocks 50% faster. See [[Sword#Sword breaking times]] for more.

=== Enchantments ===
La Baguette, like other swords, can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:

{| class="wikitable sortable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Fire Aspect]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Looting]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Sharpness]]<ref group=note name=note1>Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Smite]]<ref group=note name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=note1/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Knockback]]
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|1
|-
|[[Sweeping Edge]]{{Only|java|short=1}}
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|2
|}

{{Notelist}}

==Trivia==
This item is simply called "Baguette" in the official French translation, without an article.

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Combat]]

[[ja:La Baguette]]
[[pt:La Baguette]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li><li>[[Goat Horn|Goat Horn]]<br/>{{redirect|Horn}}
{{Item
| image = Goat Horn JE1 BE1.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}

A '''goat horn''' is an [[item]] dropped by [[goat]]s. It has eight variants, and each plays a unique sound when {{Control|used}} which can be heard by [[Player|players]] in a large radius.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
A horn is dropped when an adult [[goat]] rams a tree or any other hard block that occurs naturally where goats spawn. These include [[stone]], [[coal ore]], [[copper ore]], [[iron ore]], [[emerald ore]], [[log]], or [[packed ice]]. Goats do not ram other solid blocks. {{IN|java}}, these blocks are listed under the {{cd|snaps_goat_horn}} [[tag]], and can be modified by [[data pack]]s.

Up to two horns can be dropped from an adult goat. Regular goats may drop the Ponder, Sing, Seek, and Feel horns, while screaming goats drop the Admire, Call, Yearn, and Dream horns. A specific goat drops only one type of horn; that is, if a goat drops a Sing horn, its other horn is also a Sing horn.

=== Natural generation ===
{{LootChestItem|goat-horn}}
Only the four variants from regular goats can be found here.

== Usage ==
When {{control|used}}, they play a loud sound that can be heard from up to 256 blocks, but are also limited by the server view distance. Each horn variant plays a unique sound. There are eight variants, four of which are exclusive to [[Goat#Spawning|screaming goats]].

There is a cooldown of seven seconds between each use of the horn. All goat horns are affected by this cooldown.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat horn break1.ogg
|sound2=Goat horn break2.ogg
|sound3=Goat horn break3.ogg
|sound4=Goat horn break4.ogg
|subtitle=Goat Horn breaks off
|source=neutral
|description=When a goat's horn breaks off
|id=entity.goat.horn_break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.goat.horn_break
|volume=0.9
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Goat horn break1.ogg
|sound2=Goat horn break2.ogg
|sound3=Goat horn break3.ogg
|sound4=Goat horn break4.ogg
|description=When a goat's horn breaks off
|source=hostile
|id=mob.goat.horn_break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

=== Playing ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call0.ogg
|description="Ponder"
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.0
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call1.ogg
|description="Sing"
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.1
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call2.ogg
|description="Seek"
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.2
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call3.ogg
|description="Feel"
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.3
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call4.ogg
|description="Admire"<ref group=note name=screaming>These are dropped by screaming goats.</ref>
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.4
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call5.ogg
|description="Call"<ref group=note name=screaming/>
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.5
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call6.ogg
|description="Yearn"<ref group=note name=screaming/>
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.6
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call7.ogg
|description="Dream"<ref group=note name=screaming/>
|subtitle=Goat horn plays
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks
|id=item.goat_horn.sound.7
|translationkey=subtitles.item.goat_horn.play
|volume=16.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=256
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Goat Horn Call0.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Ponder"
|id=horn.call.0
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance>{{Bug|MCPE-153254}}</ref><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call1.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Sing"
|id=horn.call.1
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance/><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call2.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Seek"
|id=horn.call.2
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance/><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call3.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Feel"
|id=horn.call.3
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance/><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call4.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Admire"<ref group=note name=screaming/>
|id=horn.call.4
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance/><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call5.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Call"<ref group=note name=screaming/>
|id=horn.call.5
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance/><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call6.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Yearn"<ref group=note name=screaming/>
|id=horn.call.6
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance/><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Goat Horn Call7.ogg
|source=Jukebox/Note Blocks<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>Hostile Creatures<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}|overridesource=1
|description="Dream"<ref group=note name=screaming/>
|id=horn.call.7
|volume=1.0<wbr><ref group=sound name=nodistance/><wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>16.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}}
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{el|je}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Goat Horn
|spritetype=item
|nameid=goat_horn
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Goat Horn
|spritetype=item
|nameid=goat_horn
|form=item
|id=624
|translationkey=item.goat_horn.name, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.0, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.1, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.2, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.3, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.4, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.5, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.6, item.minecraft.goat_horn.sound.7
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
<div class="treeview">
*{{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Goat Horn}}
</div>
Goat horns use the "instrument" tag to control which sound can be played when using a goat horn. The values of the tag (to be prefixed with <code>minecraft:</code>) are:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!Sound type !![[Resource location|Identifier]]
|-
|Ponder||<code>ponder_goat_horn</code>
|-
|Sing ||<code>sing_goat_horn</code>
|-
|Seek ||<code>seek_goat_horn</code>
|-
|Feel ||<code>feel_goat_horn</code>
|-
|Admire||<code>admire_goat_horn</code>
|-
|Call ||<code>call_goat_horn</code>
|-
|Yearn||<code>yearn_goat_horn</code>
|-
|Dream||<code>dream_goat_horn</code>
|}

== History ==
{{History||October 16, 2021|link=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1178420217?t=02h46m05s|Ulraf, a game developer on ''Minecraft'', states that goat horns are not included in [[Java Edition 1.18]].}}
{{History||November 17, 2021|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/caves---cliffs-update-part-ii-coming|Goat horns are initially announced to be added after "The Wild Update".}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w17a|[[File:Goat Horn JE1 BE1.png|32px]]Added goat horns.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Pre-release 2|Goat Horns now snap when a goat rams into [[copper ore]].<ref>{{bug|MC-250941|||Fixed }}</ref>}}
{{History|Bedrock}}
{{History||Caves & Cliffs<br>(experimental)|link=Caves & Cliffs|snap=beta 1.16.200.52|[[File:Goat Horn JE1 BE1.png|32px]]Added goat horns behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.210.51|Goats now drop 2 horns each.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.20.20|Baby goats no longer drop horns.}}
{{History||1.18.0|snap=beta 1.18.0.20|Goat horns are now available outside of experimental gameplay.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.0.22|Goat horns have been moved behind the "Vanilla Experiments" [[experimental gameplay|experiments]] toggle.}}
{{History||Vanilla Experiments (experimental)|link=Experimental Gameplay|snap=beta 1.18.20.23|Goat horns now have a cooldown after being used.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.20.25|Goat horns now have an animation when being used in first person.
|Goats now make a sound when they drop goat horns.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.30.26|Goat horns are now used to craft [[copper horn]]s.|Changed goat horn sounds.}}
{{History||Vanilla Experiments (experimental)|link=Experimental Gameplay|snap=beta 1.19.0.24|Goat horns are no longer used to craft copper horns, as copper horns have been removed.|Changed goat horn sounds.{{verify}}|Removed "Fly" and "Dream" goat horns.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.28|Goat horns are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.}}
{{History||1.19.10|snap=beta 1.19.10.22|Renamed the "Resist" goat horn to the "Dream" goat horn to match ''Java Edition''.|The "Feel" goat horn now plays the same sound as ''Java Edition''.}}
{{History|upcoming bedrock}}
{{History||1.20.40|snap=beta 1.20.40.22|Goat horns now have a range of 256 blocks.<ref name=nodistance>{{Bug|MCPE-153254}}</ref>}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* The "seek" horn sounds similar to the "ominous horn" that announces a [[raid]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Screenshot (17).png|Steve using a goat horn.
File:Alex uses a goat horn.png|Alex using a goat horn.
File:Screenshot (18).png|The goat horn animation in first person.
File:Screenshot (19).png|The goat horn animation with "Left Hand" option enabled.
</gallery>

== Notes ==
<references group="note" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==

* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--goat-horn Taking Inventory: Goat Horn] - Minecraft.net on February 16, 2023
{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Tools]]

[[de:Ziegenhorn]]
[[es:Cuerno de cabra]]
[[fr:Corne de chèvre]]
[[it:Corno di capra]]
[[ja:ヤギの角笛]]
[[pl:Kozi róg]]
[[pt:Chifre de cabra]]
[[ru:Козий рог]]
[[zh:山羊角]]</li></ul>
Added note blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Note Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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.
  • 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.

See also

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

References

External links

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