Session 5: “In My Room” and “Singing in the Rain” Revisited, Part 3: Triad Inversions and Fingerings

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Session 2: “Singin’ In The Rain”

In this video, Matt walks you through his chord-melody arrangement of “Singin’ In The Rain,” with some cool variations.

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Session 5: “In My Room” and “Singing in the Rain” Revisited

Session 5: “In My Room” and “Singing in the Rain” Revisited: Part 1: “Singing in the Rain” Verse

Session 5: “In My Room” and “Singing in the Rain” Revisited, Part 2: “In My Room”

Session 5: “In My Room” and “Singing in the Rain” Revisited, Part 3: Triad Inversions and Fingerings

Matt talks about using different chord voicings in a I–ii progression to harmonize the major scale. He also talks about chord progressions that have one note that moves up a half step repeatedly.

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