LESSON - Laughter In the Rain by Neil Sedaka

[@brendabest]

Such a great song. 🩷Love these chords.

[@scottwilliams7080]

Awesome! Thanks so much Dave!

[@paulscountry456]

Nobody can write songs that good today.......

[@rickycompton2610]

I remember watching a local lounge band playing this song at this hotel in Detroit me and my buddy used to sneak into and play pinball when were young man this is such great music Dave great lesson

[@kevcassidy5980]

Another beaut Mr Levine. Thanks man

[@mrlafayette1964]

Iconic 70's song, who else would give a lesson on it? thanks Dave, will learn.

[@bernardl.7480]

Awesome ,once again.Thank you Dave!

[@8stepsdown]

Thank you Dave. You are the only one who was able to teach me this awesome song! Right on.

[@plippleplop]

Fantastic!!

[@victor5435]

Hi Dave - loved this one. Thanks for doing it. I remember my parents loving this song, and it's fun to play

[@sonyamcbride9136]

Excellent! Great song...

[@tonyweaver835]

You're right, it is a beautiful one. Thanks for the lesson!!

[@jilbertrose5715]

Wondeful songs

[@bmoore5868]

I've always been more of a pop guy than a rock guy and loved this song as a kid.... love Bad Blood too.. it's on my workout playlist

[@sphere51]

Great lesson, lovely song. Thanks, Dave.

[@manfredmann2766]

Still got those Rocket Records from Sedaka, Elton John, Kiki Dee, Cliff Richard etc. Great lesson

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

ah yes the memories of k-tel as a kid come flooding back...

[@merrillj229]

Love the intro for this song. Great lesson Dave 👍

[@kennethr.vanamerongen1386]

Thanks 🎸

[@moderateminneapolita]

Thank you!

[@abesan4261]

He also has a jazzy one, "Alone At Last", can you also teach us how to play it? Thanks Dave!

[@artricafortbalaguerjr.2379]

hi dave...forgive me...just curios man...i can hardly guess the D# chord in the verse..did u press all the notes? or just two notes only..the root (d# bass) and the octave d# only?...tnx

[@TatfungCheung]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@jbix909]

Nobody apparently likes the key of F with this tune but..this is a good arrangement with the chords you’re using.

[@DavesGuitarChannel]

F is a nice piano key. Guitars tend to favor the sharp keys. With the capo on one, i fell it captures a nice open sound that compliments the changes.

[@jbix909]

@@DavesGuitarChannel it does. The extended (passing) chords were not immediately convenient in F for me...I decided to copy your arrangement - to get used to the sound and using of the extended passing chords in the chorus so that I can figure out new voicings by ear later for any key. It’s quite an interesting addition to the two five one. Which I was looking for other ideas than the basic. I took the capo off as it’s not necessary for this study unless somebody wants to sing in the original key but right now I’m just doing instrumentals of tunes I like. I was just finishing this one and going to look at the BGees you hav3 posted ‘how deep’cuz of all the pretty changes. May I ask what town you live? Just curious.

[@DavesGuitarChannel]

Do you know Mass?

[@jbix909]

@@DavesGuitarChannel not really. After driving from Michigan, I had a memorable fried oyster PO boy and imported cold brew at the bay bar/restaurant downtown Boston after getting lost and backtracking a million times on that freeway with no exits. Then I went to cape cod on the LONG SLOW road to the end.............then went on to NY. I live in TN betwixed Memphis n Nashville.

[@kennethr.vanamerongen1386]

Thanks Dave ! What key is this in ?

[@DavesGuitarChannel]

With the capo the verses are in F, the chorus is in Ab

[@ruffalo09]

Girl, you're every woman in the world to meYou're my fantasy, you're my realityGirl, you're every woman in the world to meYou're everything I need, you're everything to meOh girl

[@DavesGuitarChannel]

why are you singing Air Supply?

[@ruffalo09]

@@DavesGuitarChannel there was a part in the beginning that made me think of that song. then thought it was in a similar vein nonetheless. so went with it Air Supply was kind of carrying the Neil Torch think.

[@bmoore5868]

@@ruffalo09 I can hear it too... definite semblance to part of Every Woman in the World

[@rustyb2338]

Hey Dave, Great lesson. Can you or anyone explain the fingering for the G# in the chorus please. Can’t seem to work it out. Perth Australia.

[@DavesGuitarChannel]

What G#

[@rustyb2338]

Sorry there, meant D#🤷‍♂️

[@rustyb2338]

So the fingering for the D# ? Is it a passing chord also? Its the only one I can't get after many replays.

[@DavesGuitarChannel]

@@rustyb2338 if you notice the D# is smaller font. That's because it's not a chord but just the note. I am playing octave D#s. First finger 6th fret 5th string, ring finger 8th fret 3rd string and 4th string is muted. Hope this helps.

[@rustyb2338]

@@DavesGuitarChannel Thanks Dave, much appreciated 👍

[@heralddelarosa4472]

Thumbs up! Like the song..Thanks, Sir Dave..Hope you could do "Precious & Few" by Climax or maybe Ashes to Ashes" by Dennis Lambert..Stay safe & well.

[@stegab17]

@Laurie's Mishmosh Thanks, Sir Dave..Btw, are Climax Blues Band & Climax one and the same band.

[@DavesGuitarChannel]

No two different bands

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@stegab17 the climax Chicago blues band and climax Blues Band are one in the same.. climax the soft rock giant monster precious and few hitters are not the same band..

[@stegab17]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist Thanks for your info sir.