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'''Notes''' (sometimes called '''musical notes'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, pages 34 and 52.</ref>) are multicolored eighth-note [[item]]s that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They will usually appear when [[Mario]] grabs a [[? Coin]], although the ones in [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]] appear if Mario rings a bell with the [[Star Cursor]]. Afterwards, they will line up, and Mario will need to grab all of them. The background music also mutes when the notes are activated. Each note makes a different sound and together forms a short jingle or tune, typically from another game in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. If the player gets every note, Mario will get a prize, such as a [[1-Up Mushroom]]. The notes are also used in a few levels where they need to be collected to get a [[Power Star]], such as the [[Hurry-Scurry Galaxy]], the Gold Leaf Galaxy, and the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]].

Notes also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear in [[Throwback Galaxy]], [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], and [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]] and have the same function as in the first game.

They appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' as well with a similar purpose, activated by a [[P Switch]]. If all of the notes are collected, Mario can earn a power-up if he is in either [[Small Mario|Small]] or [[Super Mario (form)|Super]] form; otherwise, he earns a 1-Up Mushroom.

Notes reappear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where they are much more common and are activated by a rainbow-colored {{wp|Clef#Treble clef|treble clef}}, though each set plays only the chromatic scale rather than a melody. Collecting all of the notes in a set reveals a [[Power Moon]].

*The {{wp|chromatic scale}} (''Super Mario Galaxy'' games and ''Super Mario Odyssey'' only)

SMG Shrinking Tiles.png|Notes on the {{conjectural|Hurry-Scurry Planet|planet}} in Hurry-Scurry Galaxy

SMO Mushroom Moon 11.png|Some notes in the Mushroom Kingdom of ''Super Mario Odyssey''