How to play "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band

"The Joker" is the title track of the 1973 Steve Miller Band album of the same name. This is my acoustic cover, played on my Martin XC1T. This song uses a simple I-IV-V-IV-I chord progression. Steve Miller normally plays it in the key of G:

I - G
IV - C
V - D
IV - C
I - G

I'm playing it in the key of D to match my vocal range:


I - D
IV - G
V - A
IV - G
I - D

Here's what it sounds like when I play it:



Enjoy!

How to play "Turn the Page" from Bob Seger

This is my acoustic cover of Bob Seger's classic 1973 song about the trials and tribulations of a musician's life on the road. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed playing it. It's an easy song to play, four easy chords: Em, D, A, and C. This song has also been covered by many other artists, including Waylon Jennings, Metallica, and Kid Rock.

How to play "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd on acoustic guitar

Today's lesson will show you how to play Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic tune Freebird on acoustic guitar. This is a great rock song, usually played with Skynyrd's three electric guitar attack, but sounds great using a solo acoustic arrangement, IMHO. Here are the chords you need: G, D, Em, F, C, and back to D. Just loop through that chord progression and you are good to go. The video below shows how it sounds when I play it. Just one note, for those of you who want to play along: I have my guitar tuned down a full step to match my vocal range (DGCFAD vs. EADGBE). Enjoy!