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Autumn Leaves Chords: The Ultimate Guide

Want to know more about the Autumn Leaves chords? The jazz standard Autumn Leaves composed in 1945 by Joseph Kosma with the original lyric in French by Jacques Prévert remains one of the most popular pieces for musicians to play. But why? The lyric for the piece started out as a poem Les Feuilles Mortes by Jacques Prévert that was set to music by Kosma. The English lyrics were written later by American lyricist, songwriter, and singer Johnny Mercer. One of the reasons this song is so popular particularly amongst newbie Jazz players is that it contains some basic chord
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