Maybe the chillest MonoNeon bassline you'll hear... | Real Nice Moment - KNOWER [bass transcription]

[@thornels]

He has such a smooth groove, combined with Louis' drums this has to be one of the strongest modern rhythm sections ever

[@VoidMaker407]

add Cory Wong in there and they have the tightest rhythm section ever

[@mskcrc]

Cole and Artadi absolutely kill it with their bands. Sam Wilkes is up there too.

[@EthanWalkerMusic]

I find it so crazy that louis and mono both are right handed but play left handed, love it

[@mookdrums]

thats crazy I had no idea

[@0hiMark12]

This man is left handed playing a right handed bass, that blows my mind. Mad respect

[@alfitzpatrick4572]

You should check out Eric Gales. He does the same thing with guitar and I still don't understand how he plays the way he does with upside down strings.

[@williamrice243]

i do the same thing as mono! a lot of left handed people get right handed instruments because they are cheaper since there is more demand or the instrument is a hand-me-down

[@amendtheman]

I should’ve noticed, that’s how my dad plays bass! Thanks for pointing that out, just beautiful

[@gallolibre3815]

@@williamrice243me too. Took what I can find. Don’t look at others just be

[@amendtheman]

@@gallolibre3815 amen to that

[@OrlandoDiasODB]

Two months of listening to this song every day. Thank you so much for inspiring me and my close people with this album specially with this song. Greetings from Centralamerica, CR

[@hearpatplay]

Thanks for the transcription. This groove is the most beautiful and badass thing I've heard all year.

[@tcapmusicgf296]

Thank you! Love seeing Mononeon's notes and those sweet chord progressions that KNOWER is known for!

[@swankyhabi]

holy shit, im gonna listen to KNOWER and mononeon from now on

[@soulslaveone]

This is some of the best music ever made. The melody, the groove, the vibe, the charm and the beauty.

[@Chitose128]

I didn’t expect Rai to be there too 😮 what a treat!

[@Keychain-]

i still need to check out his solo stuff but before i do that i need to highly suggest you check out the rest of his work with KNOWER. He was incredible in their latest album "KNOWER FOREVER" which is where this song comes from. Enjoy!

[@tjmusiker407]

A+++ drums.

[@geovannymoya9474]

I came across this randomly through my feed....boy am I glad I did! This is amazing!

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ThunderKrak]

YES Knower and NEON!!!

[@stevenrepkamusic]

You're a genius for transcribing this. Thank you

[@HighDefBNG]

Wow that was a completely fresh sound to me. Love the vocals, drums n keys! Thanks :)

[@BennyC023]

You gotta check out Knower! Louis Cole and Genevieve are fantastic

[@HighDefBNG]

@@BennyC023 That's basically all I have done since finding this. Blew my mind! Louis and Sam were in Clowncore too.

[@bigrice360]

hats off to you Ben! This is my new favorite song

[@billyboy80]

these guys cooking together Is the best thing Knower + mononeon ! yes

[@joshlovegood9392]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the drum fill at 2:06? Louis' feel is unbelievably juicy.

[@djemanac]

That bass really ties the song together dude

[@Sacromento80085]

Playing upside down is crazy

[@frederic4714]

Outstanding! Absolutely lovely!! 🤩

[@johannbachmann4532]

I love this smooth beat 💓

[@lorianguillaume]

Thank you Ben! I had this song on repeat the whole night trying to internalize the bass line to learn it. You have no idea how happy I am to find your transcription! Thank you so much!

[@amendtheman]

This, this right here. Best stuff out there

[@Adrian_au]

13-21 absolutely DRIPPING with vibe, on an already soaked track!!

[@alexrawlings541]

The whole album goes so hard. Big fan

[@Jolex1000]

I came for the sound and stayed for the story.

[@Natehiggerstha3rd]

You know it’s over when Napoleon Dynamite is on the sax 💀🥶

[@sikleqt]

This is dope.

[@bassomatic6055]

I read along as I watched and looks like you did a real nice job with the 16th note subdivision. Looking forward to tackling this. Great lo-fi behind the beat bass style i need to learn. Thanks

[@someguy1865]

This sounds so blissful wow. This is the kind of music I need in my games🤙

[@apothecurio]

2:55 God mode pocket appears

[@AquaticMammalOnBicycle]

Wow thanks for showing that long rest, I had no idea there was no bass until the giant line was shown on the sheet (I am being sarcastic.)

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

Glad I could help you understand 😂

[@manofthejacuzzi463]

the bass got drip with that sock

[@freckleface409]

Awesome job!

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

Thank you!

[@cesar_grooves]

This tune is a Rocket 🚀 ✨ to the Interstellar Funkpub behind the Hyades Cluster. Thanks you so much.

[@casowling]

Frank Zappa plays the fuck out of that synth man

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

You got me with that one 😂

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

EXQUISITE record in every way ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Dabugra]

Really thanks you for beautiful stuff)

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@reynaldomadridi7238]

Super banger!!!!!!!

[@onesyphorus]

WAIT RAI MONO N KNOWER WOW

[@dzaijn]

This is how a bass should be mixed, always, no matter the genre.

[@Yadeehoo]

Literally can't hear it

[@idetestbirds9114]

@@Yadeehoo try listening to it not on your iphone speakers

[@KJ-ho6sb]

@@Yadeehoohold ya phone up to your ears dawg

[@Yadeehoo]

@@KJ-ho6sb It's not standing out much. Not mixed very well. I'm listening on audio technica ATH-M50X's

[@arunkarthikma3121]

@@Yadeehoo I'm listening to the song on Galaxy buds, and the bass is very present and tight. Maybe your ears aren't used to picking out sub bass frequencies?

[@quicogil4565]

Hi, do you have a downloadable version of the transcription? Thanks for all the work!

[@achenarmyst2156]

What sort of weird tuning does Rai use, is it just sort of wobbling, or ist constantly slightly above the standard?

[@jdlm9]

If everything is pitched 60 cents down, does that mean Louis wrote it in that detuned piano? 🤯 Or he tuned that piano like this for the song which is also top tier.

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

I was under the assumption that they pitched everything down in post… but if Louis detuned the piano he’s a legend!

[@TheAndrewsAve]

Great stuff! Might need to put some style markings in there like staccatos etc. He plays it with so much more than is written

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

So true! I tend not to go down to a micro level on the details, and let the listener do the rest. Its good for ear training and saves me some time too haha

[@thornels]

"wiggle" needs to be in more sheet music

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

there was no other term that best described it 😅

[@ignaciopalacios3847]

Thanks!!!! real good transciption ! :D ... do you think you could do "nightmare" also by knower :c

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

that is also a great tune, ill add it to my list!

[@19hhh51]

Hi, where can I find the transcription to Real Nice Moment?

[@spy-v-spy1848]

Monk inspired God I love Monk, Louis Cole...this is wierd mooment in music yes I compared a guy playing drums in closet to Monk

[@danny859]

big ben nasty

[@davidjefferys3233]

I think it s to keep tuned in any weather condition...

[@RD-jr8nv]

Who sampled this? I’ve heard those vocals in a hip-hop track I’m sure

[@jannielsen9074]

Your all is like a good dream ( :

[@deletekwei8586]

1:45

[@trevor3255]

wtf cmon

[@toddy7140]

Do you have a mix with more bass?

[@alexandergallant6444]

Yeah

[@azhaz578]

Is everything on this song a micro tone down? It sounds like its right in the middle of notes.

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

Yes, everything is pitched 50-60 cents down!

[@sha_663]

Bossanova vibes

[@jazzfunk27]

WHY HE HAS A SOCK ON HIS BASS 😭😭😭😭

[@althejazzman]

I don't think it's 16th note swing, it's a quintuplet swing, so each beat is subdivided into 5, and accented on the 3rd and 5th of those subdivisions.

[@NZsaltz]

16th note swing is just referring to the 16th notes being swung, not the amount of swing, and frankly I don't think the swing is calculated. It's way too fast to accurately do that, especially listening to the ghost notes in the drum groove. They're probably just feeling it.

[@havokmusicinc]

Not my favorite tune of theirs lately (I like crash the car more) but great transcription

[@YTSparty]

I don't play bass but have come up with bass lines, why is this good exactly?

[@BenLewisTranscribes]

I think it fits perfectly with the song. Not too busy but has some really tasteful licks. Also he's playing super locked in on the backside of the drum groove and that is cool!

[@tcapmusicgf296]

@YTSparty@@BenLewisTranscribes If you listen real closely, Louis and Rai are deliberately playing just a "smidge" (is that a musical term??) behind the beat. Mononeon, seems to be playing right on the beat for the most part - bringing the ultimate stank funk by emphasizing the "1"!

[@stevecarter8810]

Ya you won't see the magic in the notation. It's in the way nothing is in time but it's all in perfect time.

[@octo_contra]

this plays like a domi and jd beck ballad for some reason and I absolutely dig it

[@chrissturley823]

I don’t dig the vocals or the sax. Not saying they aren’t talented. I just would have preferred a different flavor with the music. The sax felt forced, even though they held it back in the mix (good choice). And the vocals made me uncomfortable. It was generic, if that makes sense. Just my opinion.

[@seanmorrison8745]

nice work!