How to play a sound with a command in Minecraft

Type /playsound minecraft:entity.player.levelup player @a in chat as an operator to play the level up sound for every player.

playsound

Plays a sound for players at a position, with a sound category, volume and pitch.

/playsound <sound> [<source>] [<targets>] [<pos>] [<volume>] [<pitch>] [<minVolume>]

Examples

/playsound minecraft:entity.player.levelup player @a

Plays the level-up sound.

/execute as @a at @s run playsound minecraft:block.note_block.pling master @s ~ ~ ~ 1 2

A high ping at each player's position.

Arguments

soundRequired: Sound event ID, for example minecraft:entity.player.levelup.
sourceOptional: Sound category. Defaults to master.
targetsOptional: Players who hear it.
posOptional: Where the sound plays from.
volumeOptional: Volume and range, 1 is normal.
pitchOptional: From 0 to 2, 1 is normal.

What it does

The source (master, music, record, weather, block, hostile, neutral, player, ambient, voice or ui) decides which volume slider applies. Volume above 1 makes the sound reach further rather than louder. Pitch ranges from 0 to 2, and minVolume lets players outside the range still hear it.

Good to know

Needs operator permission level 2.
From the console the position defaults to the world spawn, so run it at each player as in the example.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

Your own
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