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{{about|the white blocks with a musical note in many Mario games|the pink variant that appears in the Super Mario Maker games|[[Music Block]]|the wooden variant that replaces Note Blocks in [[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]|[[Marimba Block]]}}
{{redirect|Jump Block|the trampoline-like object in [[Mario & Wario]]|[[Jump Block (Mario & Wario)]]}}
{{item infobox
|title=Note Block
|image=[[File:Music-block.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Note Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=Makes the player jump higher, releases items.
|related=[[Trampoline Block]]
|variants=[[Marimba Block]]<br>[[Music Block]]<br>[[Super Note Block]]
}}
A '''Note Block''' (originally called a '''Jump Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=22|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991}}</ref> and also known as a '''Music Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=160|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>) is a type of [[block]] with an established design of being white a quarter note (♩) on each side except the top and bottom. The player character can bounce on Note Blocks, and to even greater heights if the [[jump]] button is pressed just before landing.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Ani smb3noteblock.gif|thumb|left]]
Jump Blocks are first found in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-2]] of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Some of them release a power-up item if hit. Certain Jump Blocks, also known as '''hidden note blocks'''<ref name=prima>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=2003|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref>{{ref page|33}} or '''invisible note blocks''',<ref name=prima/>{{ref page|36}} are not seen until hit from below. There is also the [[Super Note Block|Magic Note Block]]s, which is hidden but launches the player character to [[Coin Heaven]] upon being revealed. There are two levels in [[World-e]] of [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|the remake]] filled with several Note Blocks, [[Magical Note Blocks]] and [[A Musical Trek]].

====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Jump Block.png|thumb|left]]
Jump Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and behave the same as in the predecessor.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|thumb]]
Jump Blocks work the same in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', aside from no longer having power-ups and being designed with a white-green checkered pattern. They are found in [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]], [[World 9-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-1]], [[Lakitu]] Enemy Courses, and on the lower floor of the boss area in {{world link|5|castle|World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:Special 2-1.png|thumb|Jump Blocks in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Note Blocks were given their current name since ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Note Blocks not only have their former design reinstated, with three dimensional proportions, but now also make musical sounds when bounced on. The Super Note Block variety also returns, also with their current name, but have been rainbow-colored ever since.

In the E3 2011 demo, they can make the orchestral hit noise used for [[Yoshi]]'s voice in older games.<ref>{{cite|author=SuperMario3DLand|date=July 30, 2011|url=youtu.be/CJnutCzC7FQ?t=67|timestamp=01:07|title=Super Mario 3D Land - E3 2011: Gameplay Walkthrough|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 10, 2024}}</ref>

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Note Blocks return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', mechanically similar to their appearances in 2D installments, but still make sound effects when bounced on. There are also [[Trampoline Block]]s, except the player cannot control the jump height of Mario or Luigi.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Note Blocks later appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', as well as [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their shared port]], this time playing only a fixed note when bounced on.

====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====
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Note Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They can be used in all game styles except for the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2''. While it retains its appearances in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', it features a new sprite for its ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' appearance. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-style underwater, Ghost House, airship and castle levels as well as sky levels in ''Super Mario Maker 2'', Note Blocks' jumping sounds are pitch-shifted to match the themes' music. Like [[? Block]]s and [[Brick Block]]s, they can be made to contain [[coin]]s, power-ups and objects such as [[vine]]s and [[P Switch]]es, as well as various enemies, which can be released by hitting the block from below or the side, or landing on them, and can be given [[wings]] or attached to [[track]]s. Power-ups, enemies, and objects can also bounce on Note Blocks (unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' where they were unaffected by them), even being capable of releasing their contents.

In this series, a pink variant of Note Blocks called [[Music Block]]s also appear, using an eighth note (♪) instead of a quarter note (♩). Music Blocks play sounds of various instruments depending on the objects that collide with them, and are pitch-shifted according to the height at which they are placed.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
{{main|Marimba Block}}
Note Blocks do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', although they received a colorful variety titled the Marimba Block, which rather bounces the player higher when they jump.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:Noteblocksmb3.jpg|thumb|A Jump Block in "[[Recycled Koopa]]"]]
Jump blocks appear in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where some have an ♪ eighth note or ♫ two beamed eighth notes instead of a ♩ quarter note.

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:MP9 4-Player Upward Mobility.png|thumb|left|Jump Blocks in ''Mario Party 9'']]
Note Blocks appear in some [[minigame]]s in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], beginning with [[Bound of Music]] of ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', where players jump around while trying to uncover the most hidden Jump Blocks, then [[Upward Mobility]] in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', [[Trounce 'n' Bounce]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', and [[Bouncy Bounty]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. The Note Blocks in ''Mario Party 9'' and ''Mario Party: Island Tour'' use their design from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.

===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
The baseball can possibly bounce off of Note Blocks at [[Peach Field]] in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKT Note Blocks.jpg|thumb|Note Blocks in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Note Blocks appear in [[Music Park]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as decorative elements.

Wide Note Blocks appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in [[Squeaky Clean Sprint|Squeaky Clean Sprint T, Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T]], and [[Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 3T]]. This time, they play a gameplay role, acting as bouncy platforms similar to [[Mushroom Trampoline]]s.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
Three Note Blocks are in [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where the players do some jumps over them during the final segment.

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
[[File:MGWT Note Block.png|thumb|left]]
Note Blocks are usable item shots in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' and cause the ball to either bounce high over obstacles or with increased shot distance.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
A Note Block is part of the [[3D Land]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', having the same function as in the ''Super Mario'' games.

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
[[File:PaperToadShuffle.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' of Note Blocks in the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]].]]
Note Blocks appear in a few missions of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. There is a row of five Note Blocks in [[Paper Toad Rescue]], and a purple [[Paper Toad]] can be rescued from a Note Block by jumping below it. One also appears during the mission [[Fly Guy Flyby]], behind a crack that only [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] can fit in, and Paper Mario can hit the Note Block to make the [[Fly Guy]] with the Paper Toad fly away. Two more groups of them appear in the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]], each featuring a purple Paper Toad jumping on them.

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the traditional [[minecraftwiki:Note Block|Note Blocks]] take on their look from the ''Super Mario'' titles.
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
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|Eng=If your timing is right, you can use these to jump very high.}}

===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
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|EngA=These blocks bounce along and sometimes drop items.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=19|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2002}}</ref>
|EngE=These blocks help Mario bounce along and sometimes drop items.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2002}}</ref><ref name=a group=note>The text is more clear than North American prints by clarifying that they help Mario bounce along.</ref>
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===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
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|EngE=Bouncing on these blocks will allow Mario to jump higher and higher. Bouncing on a rainbow-coloured Note Block will take Mario high into the clouds, where there are countless coins to be picked up!}}

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Super Mario Maker - Mario Artwork 02.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
Super Mario Maker - Sprite Mario Art - Super Mario Bros. 3.png|''Super Mario Maker''
Super Mario Maker - Sprite Mario Art - Super Mario World.png|''Super Mario Maker''
Super Mario Maker - Sprite Mario Art - New Super Mario Bros. U.png|''Super Mario Maker''
Note Block SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
SMA2 Jump Block.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA4 Note Block sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ジャンプブロック
|JpnR=Janpu Burokku
|JpnM=Jump Block
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=16|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet|page=9|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section|page=150|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn2={{ruby|音符|おんぷ}}ブロック
|Jpn2R=Onpu Burokku
|Jpn2M=Note Block
|ChiS=音符砖块
|ChiSR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Musical Note Block
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/adventure/index.html|title=超级马力欧 3D乐园|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref>
|ChiT=音符磚塊
|ChiTR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Musical Note Block
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/adventure/index.html|title=超級瑪利歐 3D樂園|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=December 20, 2019|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiT2=跳躍磚塊
|ChiT2R=Tiàoyuè Zhuānkuài
|ChiT2M=Jump Block
|ChiT2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/ssqj/minigame|title=Official Chinese website for ''Mario Party 9''|accessdate=August 26, 2021|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiT2N=''Mario Party 9''
|Dut=Muzieknootblok
|DutM=Music Note Block
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=August 26, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPZpvyiSFJQ|title=Super Mario Maker - Trailer (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|language=nl|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
|Fre=Bloc de saut
|FreM=Jump Block
|Fre2=Bloc Saut
|Fre2M=Jump Block
|Fre3=Bloc sautant
|Fre3M=Jumping block
|Fre4=Bloc Note
|Fre4M=Note Block
|Fre4N=Pun on ''bloc note'' ("notepad")
|Ger=Noten-Block
|GerM=Note Block
|Ger2=Notenblock
|Ger2M=Note Block
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=32|date=2003|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita=Blocco di salto
|ItaM=Block of jumping
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Italian instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Blocco salterello
|Ita2M=Jumpy block
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'', Italian instruction booklet|page=22|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' European manual|page=113|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' manual|page=19|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita3=Mattone salterello
|Ita3M=Jumpy brick
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' European instruction booklet|page=109|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2002}}</ref>
|Ita4=Blocco Salto
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani |language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=150}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|Ita4M=Jump Block
|Ita5=Blocco Nota
|Ita5M=Note Block
|Ita5C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita5N=older games
|Ita6=Blocco nota
|Ita6M=Note block
|Ita6N=newer games
|Kor=음표블록
|KorR=Eumpyo Beullok
|KorM=Musical Note Block
|PorA=Bloco de Pulo
|PorAM=Jump Block
|PorAC=<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210719091730/https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/manuais/super_mario_world_br.pdf|deadlink=y|title=''Super Mario World'' Brazilian instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=22}}</ref>
|PorE=Bloco de Notas
|PorEM=Notes Block
|PorEN=Pun on ''bloco de notas'' ("notebook")
|Rus=Блок «до-ре-ми»
|RusR=Blok «do-re-mi»
|RusM=Do-Re-Mi Block
|Spa=Bloque Musical
|SpaM=Musical Block
|Spa2=Bloque Nota
|Spa2M=Note Block
|Spa3=Bloque de salto
|Spa3M=Jump block
|Spa3C=<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet.</ref>{{Page needed}}
}}

==Footnotes==
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