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Note Block

A musical block that plays a note when right-clicked or powered by redstone. The instrument depends on the block placed directly beneath it.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

note_block

Note Block at a glance

Redstone holds Note Block: a redstone component out of crafting. Stack Note Block 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest. It doubles as furnace fuel, good for 1.5 smelts each and 96 from a full stack.

As a redstone component, Note Block is wired into contraptions and circuits, and what it does with a signal is what gives builders the logic and timing behind automatic farms, doors and machines. It is a 0.8-hardness block. Use an axe on Note Block to speed it up; no particular tier is required. That number is also what Note Block is worth against a blast. It sits between Lightning Rod and Oak Pressure Plate in Redstone, number 12 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Redstone DustRedstone Dust
Note BlockNote Block

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Fuel value

Note Block burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), which is 1.5 items per Note Block

Notes

Right-clicking changes the pitch across 25 possible notes. A block must be free above it for it to play.

Frequently asked questions about Note Block

  1. Planks, Redstone Dust going into Note Block, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Note Block in Minecraft?

    Note Block is crafted from Planks and Redstone Dust at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Note Block as a block, next to the axe its 0.8 hardness asks for

    How long does Note Block take to break?

    Note Block answers to 0.8 hardness, and it answers to 0.8 when something explodes. Equal values mean Note Block was never built as a blast wall, whatever else it is good for. Use an axe on Note Block to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Java 26.2 keeps Note Block on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

  3. 64 Note Block drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Note Block can you stack?

    64 Note Block fill one slot, and filling it costs 512 Planks and 64 Redstone Dust: 64 crafts. A double chest of Note Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  4. Note Block on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Note Block used for?

    A musical block that plays a note when right-clicked or powered by redstone. The instrument depends on the block placed directly beneath it.

  5. Note Block beside a furnace, which is where its 15 seconds of burning go

    Can Note Block be used as fuel?

    Note Block burns for 15 seconds, so a single one in a furnace smelts 1.5 items. It is made from Planks and Redstone Dust, 15 seconds a piece, so burning it spends Planks and Redstone Dust. Nothing burns until it is Note Block: Redstone Dust on its own does not.

Building with it

Eight planks around a redstone dust give a note block, and the block underneath decides the instrument: wood, stone, sand, glass, wool and more all sound different. Right click changes the pitch across two octaves, which is enough for real music.

In practice

A note block takes its instrument from the block underneath and its pitch from how often it has been clicked, across two octaves. Powered by redstone it plays without anyone touching it, which is what turns a row of them into a working instrument.

Related Astroworld Resources

Note Block in a redstone circuit

Timing, signal strength and wiring for Note Block on Astroworld Redstone

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