Hotel California - Eagles
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

e|--------------------7--10--12--|------9----------9----------|
B|--7-----7-----7----------------|--11-----11-------------11--|
G|--7--7-----------7-----7---9---|--11---------11-----11------|
D|--9--------9-------------------|--8-------------------------|
A|--9----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--7----------------------------|----------------------------|

e|--5-----5---7---5-------5-7-------|------7---7-------7-------|
B|------5---------------5-------5-7-|--7---------7---7---------|
G|----------------------------------|--7-----7-----7-----------|
D|--7---------------7---------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------7-------|--------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-----7-----7--------7-------------10--|
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B|--10------------------------------10----------11--|
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D|--------------------------------------12----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------10--|--9------------------------|
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D|--7-----------------7--------7--------|--9--------9-----9-----|
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e|-----7-----7--------7-------------10--|
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e|------10----------10------------------------------|
B|--10--------------------------10----------10------|
G|----------11--11------11--11------11--------------|
D|--------------------------------------12------12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-----7-----7--------7--7---------|------9------9----------9--|
B|--------------8--8--------8------|----------------11---------|
G|--9-----9--------------------9---|--11-----11---------11-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------10--|--9------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|



[Verse 1]

Bm F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A E
Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air
G D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light
Em F#
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night


Bm F#
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
A E
And I was thinking to myself: this could be heaven or this could be hell
G D
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Em F#
There were voices down the corridor; I thought I heard them say:


[Chorus]

G D
Welcome to the Hotel Califoronia
F# Bm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em F#
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here



[Verse 2]

Bm F#
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
A E
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
G D
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Em F#
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget


Bm F#
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine", He said
A E
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
G D
And still those voices are calling from far away
Em F#
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say:


[Chorus]

G D
Welcome to the Hotel Califoronia
F# Bm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em F#
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here


[Verse 3]

Bm F#
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said
A E
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
G D
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Em F#
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast

Bm F#
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
A E
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
G D
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
Em F#
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"



[Solo] (var.1)

e|-----------------7--|--9b10~----------------------------|
B|----------7h10------|-----------------------------------|
G|--9b(11)------------|----------9h11p9~-7--9--9b11--7----|
D|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--7b8~-9--9p8p7--7b8~br7\--------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--9--9b11--7-----------7--9--9b11--7------------------|
D|-----------------9p8h9~----------------------9p7h9p7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------7--10--7--------------------7-----10b12----|
B|--10b(12)------------10p7h10----8b(9)~----7-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


e|----10--10b12br10--7-------------------10--------------10---10-------|
B|--------------------------10--10b12--------12br10----8---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------10------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--9b11----------11br9p7--7/6--7~-7--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9/12--11b12br11----9------9--11b12----11b12----11b12br11----9--7--9~-|
D|------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------7-------------------|
B|----------7--10-------------7----------------|
G|--9b11-----------9b11----------9p7---9b11~---|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

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A|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------7------------------10----------------------|
B|-----10b12br10----10b12-------10p7--10b12--------10--12--11--10--9/---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------12---------------17------------------------|
B|-----------12--15------15--17b19--------19br17--15--17--15----|
G|--14b16-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------14--16--17--17b19------------------------------|
B|--17b19-------------------------19br17--15~-17--17p15-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------17--17---------------------------------------|
B|--17b19------------19br17--17b19--19br17p15h17----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------17--17----------------------14----------17b19----|
B|--17b19------------19br17-----17b19~------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------19p18p16-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|------|
B|-----------------12-----------12------------------|------|
G|--------15b16--------15b16------------------------|--15~-|
D|-----------------------------------16\12----------|------|
A|------------------------------------------14--13--|------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------|

(bend from 12 to 14 and release gradually over the next 9 notes so that
the tenth is an E at the 12'th fret)

e|--12b14br14br14br14br14br13br13br13br13br12---------12p10------12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------12----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--10----------------------------10\---------------|
G|----------11pb9---------9------9--11-------7--9b11----|
D|------------------12-----12---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p12---14p10---12p8---10p7---8--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7--------------------------|
D|--16p12---14p11---12p9---11p7---9--0h4------------------0--|
A|-----------------------------------------5h7p5-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------5h7------|


e|--14--12p10 --10p9---10----|----------------|------9~--10~-12~-|
B|--15--10-------------7--7~-|--8~-8~-10~-12~-|--11~-11~-12~-14~-|
G|--14--11------11p9---7--7~-|--9~-9~-11~-12~-|--11~-------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------|------------------|

e|--14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10-------|
B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9---18~-|
B|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--19~-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
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e|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9--------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--17~-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----|
B|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--10--5-----10--5-----10--5--14~-|
B|--7---7--7--7---7--7--7---7--15~-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8------|
G|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9\--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--14--11------14--11------14--11--14~-|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--14~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------| (fade....)

e|--14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10-------|
B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--19~-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
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e|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9--------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7--16~-|
B|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--17~-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----|
B|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--10--5-----10--5-----10--5--14~-|
B|--7---7--7--7---7--7--7---7--15~-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8------|
G|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9\--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------~~--|
B|--14--11------14--11------14--11--14--|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--14--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|



[Solo] (var.2)

e|------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
B|------10/12-|-h15-10-12--------------7------|-------------------|
G|-4/11-------|-----------10\9-----7-9----7h8-|------4/7\4--------|
D|------------|-------------------------------|-8-----------7h8\4-|
A|------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------7---10h12-|
B|--------7---------------7-----------|-10h12--10h12h10\7-10-8h9------7-------|
G|----7/9---7h8-------7/9---7h8-------|---------------------------------------|
A|---x----------9\8-9-----------9\8-9-|---------------------------------------|
D|--x---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-x----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

e|---10-(10)-12p10\7--------10-----------------|------10---------------------|
B|--------------------10h12----(10)-12h10\8-x--|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-9h11----9h11p9-7-7\6-7------|
D|-------------------------------------------x-|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----7h8-(7)-8p7--------7h8-(7)h8-(7)h8p7------|
G|-7/9--------------9\7-9--------------------9\7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------7---------------------|
B|------7-10------7-----------------------|
G|-9h11------9h11-----(9)h11p9\7-9h11-----|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|------------------7------7-7---------------|
B|------7-10------7--------7-7---------------|
G|-9h11------9h11-----9h11-----9h11p9\7-9\7--|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|----7h10p7-5-7---------10h12-(10)h12-10-7-|
G|-11/19---------|--x-------------7h8-----------------------|
D|---------------|-x------------------9---------------------|
A|---------------|x-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------------------|

e|-------10---------------------|--------------12----------------|
B|-10/12----10-12-11-10-9/17----|-----12-15h16----15-17\15-17\15-|
G|----------------------------14|h16-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-------15-16-17-17h19-----------------------------|
B|-17/19----------------(17)h19p17-15----17--17\15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------17-17------------------------------|
B|-17h19--------(17)h19p17-15-----17--17\15--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--------17-17-------------------------------------|
B|-17h19--------(17)h19p17-(17)h19---(17)h19p17-15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------17-17---------------------------------------|
B|------------(17)h19po17-(17)h19----(17)h19p17\15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------10-------10----------|---------------------|
B|-14h15-----13h15----13h15-------------|---11----------------|
G|-----------------------------11\7-----|---------------------|
D|----------------------------------9-8-|---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17h19--(17)h19-(17)h18-(17)h18-(17)h18-(17)h18-(17)h18p17-(17)h18p17---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17\15----17-15/16-|---------------------------------|
G|-------------16----------|-16-----14-----------------14--?-|
D|-------------------------|-----------16\14\12-14/16--------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-7--------------------------------|----7----------------------------|
B|---7-10---7-----------------------|------10-------------------------|
G|--------9---7-9---7---------------|---------11-(9)h11p9-7---------7-|
D|----------------9-----7-----------|-7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------9---9\7-5-7/9-|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------|------------------9---|
B|---------------------|---------11-12--------|
G|-9-----9--11-----12--|-11-------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|


Now the rest of this is the ending repeat section:

e|-10\7---10\7---10\7---10\7---10\7-----|
B|------7------7------7------7------7\5-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-9\6---9\6---9\6-12/14---------|-9\5---9\5---9\5---9\5---9\5-------|
B|-----7-----7-------------------|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|-7\4---7\4---7\4---10/12--------|-7\3---7\3---7\3---7\3---7\3----|
B|-----5-----5-----5--------------|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-5\2---5\2---5\2--8/10-------|-3\0---3\0---3\0---3\0---3\0---|
B|-----3-----3-----------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-6\2---6\2---6\2--7/9-------------|
B|-----2-----2----------------------|
G|----------------------------------| and repeat this last section to fade
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|




***********************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
|(n) Ghost note
***********************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
this is not exact to the song but it sounds really good on an
accoustic.


[Intro/Verse]

Bm F# A E
e)-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)----------3--------------------------2-----------------------------|
G)------4-----4-----------3--------2-----2------------1--------------|
D)----4---4-----------4----------2---2------------2------------------|
A)--2---------------4---4------0----------------2---2----------------|
E)----------------2---------------------------0----------------------|

G D Em F#
e)------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
B)--------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
G)----------0-------2---2----------------0---------------3------------|
D)------0-----0---0------------------2-----2---------4----------------|
A)----2---2------------------------2---2-----------4---4--------------|
E)--3----------------------------0---------------2--------------------|

just repeat that for the [Verse]

the [Chorus] is strumed,

the chords are:

G D
F# Bm
G D
Em F#

thats it, enjoy

mail me @ barry_fallon2000@hotmail.com
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tabbed By| Scott Staley
Email| strumntheguitar@yahoo.com

Tuning| Standard (EADGBe)

This live acoustic song has three guitars in it, one is a 12 string, which has a capo on the 2nd fret
and plays the top chords which are shown here in parentheses. A 6 string guitar plays
the other chords and the lead. Forgive me if there are a few mistakes/typos in here...
this thing was a pain to type out |p


(Am) (G)
Bm A
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------3--5--7--7h8p7--5/7--|---------------------------------|
G|-----4--4h5p3h4--5-----------------------|--------7-6----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----7-9---------7h9-7------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------------9--------9\7--5/7--|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(Dsus2)
Em (keeps repeating)
e|-----------0-------0-------0-------0-----7p0-----10p0-----7p0-----10p0-----7p0-----10p0-|
B|---------0-------0-------0-------0-----8-------8--------8-------8--------8-------8------|
G|-------0-------2-------4-------7-----9-------9--------9-------9--------9-------9--------|
D|-----2-------4-------5-------9----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(E7)
e|-----7p0-----10p0-----7-6-7-9-10-9-10-12/14-14~~~~~-|
B|---8-------8--------8-------------------------------|
G|-9-------9--------9---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Percussions come in here.

(Asus2)
Bm
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------7h8p7---|-7-7-------7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------9-|-------9-------7-|---9---7---------|-----------------|
D|-------9---------|-----------------|---------9p7-7/9~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(G)
A
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-7-----9-10-9-10-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-------8---7-8/10-|-----------------|
G|-----------7-6---|-6---6-----.-----|-6-7-9------------|-----------------|
D|-------7-9-----9-|-------7---9-----|------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

(Dsus2)
Em
e|-12\\----------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-7h0---10-|---12---10---7\\----|
B|--------------0--|------0-------0--|-----0-------0----|--------------------|
G|-------------0---|-----2-------4---|---9--------------|--------------------|
D|---------2-------|-4-------5-------|-7----------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|

(E)
F#7
e|---------9--9h10p9\7--7h9p7\6-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------------------------|-8--7--7--7--8--7-|---7-------------|-----------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------|-9-----7---6-----|-----------------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------9-8~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|----------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


This is where things get complicated....
The 12-string starts messing with picking patterns based around these chords|
Am E7 G D9 F C Dm E7

The 6 string playing the chords begins playing what the 12 string was playing in the
intro, but without the capo.

The lead guitar starts playing this|

e|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5~~~~~~-7---9---|-7-----------5h7p5\4~~~~~~~~~~-|-4~~~~~~-5---7---|-\2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|

e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|--2---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|--0-------2/4-0---|-2-------4---5---|-4h5p4\2-4-----------|
A|-2~~~~~~-4---5---|-\0---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|


The lyrics begin here and everything keeps doing the same thing, except the 6 string
doing the chords, which stops playing until the first verse is complete.

Chorus, 12 string plays these chords|
F C D7 Am F C Dm E
The rhythm 6 string plays this|
G D F# "Fill 2" D Em F#

Lead plays Fill 1, 2, and 3.


[Fill 1]

California Such a lovely place, such a
e|--|-----------------|---.---.----------|
B|--|-----7-7---7---7-|-7/9---7---7------|
G|--|-----7-7---9---7-|-9/11--9---7------|
D|--|-----------------|------------------|
A|--|-----------------|------------------|
E|--|-----------------|------------------|


[Fill 2]

lovely face. Plenty of room at the

RHYTHM GUITAR
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------2---4---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-2-------4-------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

LEAD GUITAR
e|---------0-------|-2-------3---5---|-7---------------|
B|-3-------2-------|-3-------5---7---|-8---------------|
G|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


[Fill 3]

Hotel California
e|-------9--9--9\\7-----7--|-7\5---5-5-------|
B|-------10-10-10\8-----8--|-8\7---7-7-------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|


On the second chorus, the rhythm 6 string plays| Fill 3, 2, and 4 (in that order)
Everyone else keeps playing the same as before

Fill 4
e|-----7-7-7\5---5-|-5\------2-------|
B|-----8-8-8\7---7-|-7\------3-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


The lead stops playing for a while until the "Last thing I remember..." verse, where he
plays this, which leads into the solo.

Last thing... I was runnin' for the door. I had to find the
e|-----------------|-7\6-7-----------|-----------------|-6---6-----------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-7\6-7-----------|-----------------|-7\6-7-----------|-----------------|
G|-7---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|
D|-9---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

passage back to the place I was before. Relax said the night man
e|-5\4-5-----------|-----------------|-4\3-4-----------|-----------------|-3\2-3-----------|
B|-5\4-5-----------|-----------------|-5\4-5-----------|-----------------|-3\2-3-----------|
G|-----------------|-4-------------4-|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

We are programmed to receive You can check out... but you can never
e|-----------------|-2\1-2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-3\2-3-----------|-----------------|-5\4-5-----------|-----2-----2---2-|
G|-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-4---4-----------|-3---3-------3---|
D|-4---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-4---4-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

leave
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---------------6-|
D|-4---4---8--9----|
A|-4---4-----------|
E|-2---2-----------|


Dueling guitar solo, 12 string plays the chords, other guitars play lead.

Bm F#7 A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---3---2---|------------9-10-|-12-12-12-12------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-9-------9--9--9-|-9--7--6-9--7--6-|-7---6---4---3---|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

E7 G
e|-12-10-9----10-9-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|---------12------12-10-|-9---------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-------9---------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------9---|-9h11-------------|---------0-----2-|
A|-----------------------|-----------------|------------------|----0--2----4----|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------2-|-3---------------|

D Em
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0----0-----|---------0-------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------0----0----|----------0------|
G|---------0-----2h4-|-2-------4p2-----|-----------------|---------0----0---|-----------0-----|
D|-0--4--2----4------|-------------4---|-----------------|----------2----2--|------------2----|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------2-|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

F#7
Rhythm 6 string|
e|-------2---------|-2-----------------|
B|--------2--------|-3-----------------|
G|---------3-------|-3-----------------|
D|----------4------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-2---------------|-------------------|
Bm
Lead 6 string|
e|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------3-5-6-|-7h8p7p5-7---------5-|
G|-----------------|-4h5p4p3h4-5-------|-----------------7---|
D|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|

F#7
e|---------------------------------|-------0-7--9--7-|-----14----------|
B|-7--7h8p7\5--5h8p5\3--3h5p3\2----|----2------------|-11--------------|
G|------------------------------4--|-3---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|-------------12\-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A E7
e|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-----0-----------|
B|----7--7-7-------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|
G|------------9--9-|-9--7--7-6-------|------7---7h9p7\6---6h7p6\4-----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|------------9--7-|-6---------------------------7--|-6---------2---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|

G D
e|-----------------------|---------------------3-|-3/5-5-5-5/7-5-3-|
B|-----------------------|-----------------3-5---|-5/7-7-7-7/8-7-5-|
G|-----------------------|-4---4h6p4-3-4-6-------|-----------------|
D|-5h7p5p4-5---------7---|-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

Em
e|-5\----------------------|-------3p0---7p0-|---10p7---12p10-----|
B|-7\----------------0h2h3-|-5p0-------0-----|-0------0-------12\-|
G|-------------0h2h3-------|-----0-----------|--------------------|
D|-------0h2h4-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

F#7
e|-2---2h3p2-0---2--0----|--------------7-6-7-9-|
B|-------------3-------3-|-2h3p2p0-2----3-2-3-5-|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|


From here on out, One 6 string plays the top (e.g. 10p7 7) and
the other plays the bottom (7p3 4).

Bm F#7
e|-10p7---10p7---10p7-|---10p7---10p7-----|-9p6---9p6---9p6-|-/14--------------|
B|--7p3-7--7p3-7--7p3-|-7--7p3-7--7p3-7---|-5p2-7-5p2-7-5p2-|--9/11------------|
G|------4------4------|-4------4------4---|-----3-----3-----|------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

A E G
e|-9p5---9p5---9p5-|---9p5---9p5-----|-7p4---7p4---7p4-|/12--------------|-7p3---7p3---7p3-|
B|-5p2-5-5p2-5-5p2-|-5-5p2-5-5p2-5---|-5p0-5-5p0-5-5p0-|-11/13-----------|-3p0-3-3p0-3-3p0-|
G|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----6-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D7 Em
e|---7p3---7p3-----|-5p2---5p2---5p2-|-/10--------------|-3p0---3p0---3p0-|---3p0---3p0-------|
B|-3-3p0-3-3p0-3---|-----3-----3-----|------------------|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-2/3-|
G|-0-----0-----0---|-5p2---5p2---5p2-|--12/14-----------|-4p0---4p0---4p0-|---4p0---4p0---3/4-|
D|-----------------|-----4-----4-----|------------------|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

Rhythm 6 string
F#7 Bm
+ + + + + + + + + + . + +
e|-0-----2-----6---|-9-7/10---7-----0-|-7-7-7-7---------|
B|---2-----3-----7-|--------7---5-7---|-7-7-7-7---------|
G|-----3-----4-----|------------------|-7-7-7-7---------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-9-9-9-9---------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

Lead 6 string
e|-----------------|----------------0-|-------.---------|
B|-2-----3p0---5p0-|---7p3----3p2-3---|-3-3-3-3---------|
G|---3-------------|------------------|-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-----4-----4-----|-4------4---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|


There is it... hope you like it, and sorry if it gets confusing at spots... just listen
to it a few times and you'll figure it out eventually. The 12 string is not completely
necessary for it to sound great, but having 2 guitars is convenient.


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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
The Eagles


Arranged for acoustic guitar
by Sateliteblues

This version is easy to play but in my opinion sounds great!


Capo on 2nd fret.


[Verse 1]

Am E7 G D
E|--------------0-------|-----------0---|------------3----|----------2-----5---|
B|--------1--------0h1--|-------0-------|-------3-------3-|-------3------------|
G|------2---------------|-----1---------|-----0---0-------|----2--------2--2---|
D|----2-------2---------|---0-----0-----|---0-------------|-0------------------|
A|-0--------------------|-2-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------|-3---------------|--------------------|

F C Dm E
E|-------1---1----------|------------0----|----------1---5---|-----------0--|
B|-----1------------ 1--|--------1-----1--|-------3--------3-|-------0------|
G|---2-----2----0h2-----|------0---0------|-----2------2-----|-----1--------|
D|-3----------3---------|----2------------|--0---------------|---2-----2----|
A|----------------------|-3---------------|------------------|-2------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|


[Verse 2]

Am E7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G D
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
F C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Dm
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E
I had to stop for the night


(...)

[Chorus]

F C E7
E|-------1------------------|--------------0----|--------------0----------|
B|-----1---1-------------1--|--------1-------1--|-------0--------0--------|
G|---2-------2------0h2-----|------0---0--------|-----1---1--------1---1--|
D|-3-----------3--3---------|----2-------2------|---0-------0--------0----|
A|--------------------------|-3-----------------|-2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|

Am F C
E|------------------------------------|-------1------------------|--------------0-----|
B|--------1---------1--------1--------|-----1---1-------------1--|--------1-------1---|
G|------2---------2--------2----------|---2-------2------0h2-----|------0---0-------0-|
D|----2---------0--------0-----0h2----|-3-----------3--3---------|----2-------2-------|
A|-0----------2--------3--------------|--------------------------|-3------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|

Dm E7
E|----------1-----1------------|-------------0--|
B|-------3----------3-------3--|-------0--------|
G|-----2------2-------2--------|-----1---1------|
D|--0-----------0-------0------|---2-------2----|
A|-----------------------------|-2--------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------|


[Chorus]

F C
Welcome to the Hotel California.
E7 Am
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
F C
There's Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Dm E
Anytime of year,(anytime of year) You can find us here...


(...)



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| h Hammer-on

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Song info
Hotel California
Eagles
1976
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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