Published:
2011-10-01
Updated:
2023-06-07
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves is a much-recorded popular song. Originally it was a 1945 French song "Les Feuilles mortes" (literally "The Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prevert. Yves Montand (with Irene Joachim) introduced "Les feuilles mortes" in 1946 in the film Les Portes de la Nuit. The American songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote English lyrics in 1947 and Jo Stafford was among the first to perform this version.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL402
Main Category: Jazz Main Instrument: Ukulele
2026-08-19
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Autumn Leaves is a much-recorded popular song. Originally it was a 1945 French song "Les Feuilles mortes" (literally "The Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prevert. Yves Montand (with Irene Joachim) introduced "Les feuilles mortes" in 1946 in the film Les Portes de la Nuit. The American songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote English lyrics in 1947 and Jo Stafford was among the first to perform this version.
On December 24, 1950, French singer Edith Piaf rendered both French and English versions of this song on the radio program The Big Show, hosted by Tallulah Bankhead.
Autumn Leaves
These Premium Play-along Tracks are available to LearningUkulele.com & Learning Ukulele with Curt. Site Members and are my personal one-of-kind tracks I (Curt) and Chuck Anderson recorded and arranged last century.
Autumn Leaves is in the The Daily Ukulele Leap Year — 366 Songs for Better Living book.
Strum a different song every day with easy arrangements of 366 of your favorite songs in one big songbook! The Daily Ukulele features ukulele arrangements with melody, lyrics and uke chord grids and are in ukulele-friendly keys that are particularly suited for groups of one to one hundred to play and sing.
Autumn Leaves is in the
Real Book - Volume 1
— Sixth Edition book.
Midnight at the Jazz Cafe
Autumn Leaves is available on Curt's 2002 Jazz Trio CD: Midnight at the Jazz Cafe.
The play-along track is in the Key of G/Em and the Melody & Chord Ukulele Arrangement in Bb/C.
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— Frank Vignola Video Jam/Play-Along Jazz Studio • Frank Vignola is an amazing player and teacher. You can spend days and days on his YouTube channel and learn an amazing amount.
