The Joker Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my The Joker chords and guitar lessons by the Steve Miller Band. Very cool song and it has a super fun bassline that you can play along to even if you’re a beginner.

First, let’s talk about the chords we are going to be using for this song.

THE JOKER CHORDS:

As you can see, nothing too crazy on the chords side. So definitely something that can be played at the beginner level.

THE JOKER STRUMMING PATTERNS:

Now something to mention with these strumming patterns. In the Verse, each chord is only two beats while in the chorus, each chords is four beats.

We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.

Easy Strumming:

1 + 2 3 + 4
D D D D

Chorus Strumming:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DUDU DU DU

THE JOKER INTRO:

This intro can be played over the entire verse.

GUITAR LESSON:

THE JOKER CHORD PROGRESSIONS:

Verses: Each chord 2 beats

|G C| |D C|
|G C| |D C|
|G C| |D C|
|G C| |D C|

Choruses: Each chord 4 beats

G C D C
G C D C
G C D C
G C D D

This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

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