The Joker – Steve Miller 1/3 - Riff Ninja Academy

The Joker – Steve Miller 1/3

Hey there! I'm Colin Daniel, and in this free three-part series, I'm going to show you how to play The Joker as a complete one-guitar arrangement.

This is the same teaching approach I use in my Easy Strumming Songs course, where I teach you 10 beloved classics just like this—complete arrangements designed for solo guitarists who want to play at campfires, family gatherings, and anywhere people love to sing along.

Watch the lesson below, then I'll show you how you can master ten more songs using this exact same approach.

What You're Learning in This Free Lesson:

In this series, I'm showing you how to arrange The Joker into a fun one-guitar performance using simple chords (G, C, and D) with a full-step down tuning.

You'll learn:

  • How to make the song "recognizable" even without a full band
  • Multiple chord voicing options so you can choose what works for you
  • The exact strum pattern that captures the original feel
  • How to handle the intro with a cool percussive technique
  • An arrangement structure so you can actually perform it, not just play parts of it

This is exactly how I teach all 10 songs in Easy Strumming Songs.

Want to Build a Full Repertoire Like This?

Right now, you're learning one song. But imagine having 10 complete arrangements just like The Joker—songs everyone knows and loves to sing along with.

In Easy Strumming Songs, I teach you classics like:

  • American Pie (Don McLean)
  • Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan)
  • Country Roads (John Denver)
  • Free Fallin' (Tom Petty)
  • Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
  • And 5 more

Each song gets the same detailed treatment you're seeing in this Joker lesson:

  • I show you complete arrangements from start to finish
  • I give you multiple voicing options for different skill levels
  • I teach you strumming patterns that capture the original feel
  • I share performance tips so you know how to present each song
  • You'll learn techniques you can use in dozens of other songs

Here's the difference:


Knowing fragments means freezing when someone says "play something."


Having a real repertoire means confidently reaching for your guitar and giving people songs they actually want to hear.


After 45 years of teaching, I've seen this transformation happen thousands of times. These 10 songs can do that for you.

A Quick Note:


I created Easy Strumming Songs because I kept hearing the same frustration from students: "I know parts of songs, but I can't play anything all the way through."


Sound familiar?


That's what these lessons fix. You'll get complete arrangements—every verse, every chorus, every transition—taught the same way I'm teaching you The Joker right now.


No guessing. No hunting for tabs. Just clear, complete instruction from start to finish.

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