Published:
2011-09-30
Updated:
2022-08-11

Learning Ukulele with Curt

I'll Remember April

I’ll Remember April was written by Gene de Paul with the lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye. The song was published in 1942. It was once sung by Judy Garland. The song debuted in the 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy Ride 'em Cowboy, sung by Dick Foran.

Author(s): Publisher: Code: UL409

Main Category: Jazz Main Instrument: Ukulele

Subjects: Jazz

2026-08-19

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I'll Remember April

I’ll Remember April was written by Gene de Paul with the lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye. The song was published in 1942. It was once sung by Judy Garland. The song debuted in the 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy Ride 'em Cowboy, sung by Dick Foran.

I'll Remember April – Solo Ukulele Arrangement — Leadsheet with Ukulele TAB and sample bass line.

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In order to play this song you need to know: 1) Are your going to sing the song or 2) play it instrumentally? Each has a different set of requirements.

To accompany yourself and sing this song you need to naturally know the lyrics of the song and the melody of the song. You can either memorize both (recommended) or read it.

You can start with either the melody or chords — doesn't matter which comes first. The melody is a good starting point as you can actually sing any song A Capella, solo, and unaccompanied instrumentally and it will be the song. Playing the chords by their self, typically does not convey enough musical information for others to know what song you are playing. Songs actually use common chords and progressions over and over.

Learning the melody is necessary for sing or playing an song instrumentally and actually a good idea to know the melody when accompanying others.

Learning the melody can be done by learning to read music and finding the sheet music or lead sheet for the song. Or, listening over and over to learn it by ear ( not recommended ), which is a bit error prone and takes a lot longer than read it.

When reading the melody it's a good idea to use the fingering principles from the Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering for efficient and low maintenance fingering of melodies. This actually allows you to play the melody when someone else accompanies you, just like your singing.

Chords are the easiest to start with. All you need is at least one chord voicing for each chord in the song and be able to successfully switch chords in the sequence or order that are the song, the underlying progression.

Knowing the chords will allow you to accompany other that are singing.

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Benny is a Hawai`'an legend and National Treasure on ukulele.

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