Hotel California Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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The Eagles - Hotel California
 
*a 12 string strums each of the chords
*a classical guitar does the picking
 
  Bm9                                     A/B (an A works as well)
e|-9-------------------------------------|-X-------------------------------|
B|-7---------------2-3-5-7-7/8\7-5/7~~~~-|-10-------3-2--------------------|
G|-7--4-4h6p4p3-4------------------------|-9---2-4------4-2-2h4-2----------|
D|-7-------------------------------------|-11----------------------4/2-----|
A|-9-------------------------------------|-12--------------------------0/2-|
E|-7-------------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
 
 Em                              ******REPEAT******          F#7
e|-7--------0------0------0------0|---7p0---10p0-|-----7-6-7-9-10-9-10-12/14-2|
B|-8------0------0------0------0--|--8-----8-----|---8-----------------------2|
G|-9----0------2------4------7----|-9-----9------|-9-------------------------3|
D|-9--2------4------5------9------|--------------|-----------------2----------|
A|-X------------------------------|--------------|---------------4------------|
E|-X------------------------------|--------------|-------------2--------------|
 
*5 BARS OF PERCUSSION THEN PLAY:
 
  Bm9                                    A/B
e|-9----2h3p2---2-2---2---|-------------|-X-----------------------|
B|-7----------5-----5---3-|-5p3---3-----|-10------3p2---2--2------|
G|-7--4-------------------|-----4---2/4-|-9---2-4-----4------2--4-|
D|-7----------------------|-------------|-11----------------------|
A|-9----------------------|-------------|-12----------------------|
E|-7----------------------|-------------|-9-----------------------|
 
                                Em
e|-----------------7--9-10-9-10-|-12\----------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----5-8--7-7-8h10------------|------------0--------0--------0---|
G|-6-7--------------------------|----------0--------2--------4-----|
D|------------------------------|-------2--------4--------5--------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
                             F#7
e|-------0-7p0---10-12-10----|---9-9h10p9/7-7h9p7/6--3-2-2-2-3-2--0-2----------|
B|-----0-------0----------12-|----------------------------------------3--2-----|
G|---7-----------------------|---------------------------------------------4-3-|
D|-9-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
*The next part is repeated throughout the song with minor variations
 (capoed on 7th fret of a 12 string)
 
e|-----------0-----|------2-----|------0-------|----------0-|----------0-------|
B|-------0---------|----0---2-4-|----3-----3---|------0-----|------1-----------|
G|-----0---0---0-2-|--2---------|--2-----2---2-|----0---0---|----0-----------0-|
D|---2-------------|1-----------|0-------------|--2---------|--2-----2---0h2---|
A|-----------------|------------|--------------|4-----------|3-----------------|
E|-0---------------|------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
 
e|-------3------|------------0---|-----------2---|
B|-----0-----0--|--------1-------|-------0-------|
G|---0-----0----|------0---0-----|---0-2---2-----|
D|--------------|----2-----------|---------------|
A|-2------------|--0-------------|-2-------------|
E|-------------3|--------------0-|---------------|
 
*This is the bass run which leads into the song.
  Bm         F#               A          E
e|----------|----------------|-----------|-------------0-|
B|----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
G|----------|----------------|-----------|-------1---1---|
D|------2-4-|-2-----0h2p0----|-----------|-----0---0-----|
A|-5--------|-------------4--|-4----5-7\-|2--2-----------|
E|----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
 
  G                D              Em         F#
e|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
B|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
G|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
D|-----------------|---0---/4----|-2----4-5-|-4h5p4p2-4-|
A|-2----4---5-(5)\-|4----0-----5-|----------|-----------|
E|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
 
Bm                        F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A                     E
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
G                         D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
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
 
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|---------5--|
A|---1-2-4-5--|
E|-2----------|
 
G                        D
Welcome to the Hotel California.
 
*1st time
 
e|--------------------|
B|---3---3---3--3-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\|             
 
*second time
 
e|--------------------|             e|--------------------|
B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-5\|             B|--------------------|
G|-2-2--4--2-/6-4-2---|             G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|             D|-----------/7-5-4---|
A|--------------------|             A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|             E|--------------------|
 
        Em                   Bm7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
 
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------2-4-5-|
A|2--4--5--------|
E|---------------|
 
    G                               D
(1)Plenty of room at the Hotel California
 
E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5\
B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7\
 
 (2)They livin' it up at the Hotel California
 
E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\
B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-7\
 
        Em                                      F#
(1)Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
(2)What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis
 
 
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
 
So I called up the captain;  "Please bring me my wine."
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say
 
CHORUS (with ending 2)
 
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
 
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"
 
1st solo 5:35
         Bm                     F#
e|-------|---------------------|-7-5-3-2----9-10-|
B|-------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-----6-|9--9-9-9-9\7-6-9-7-6-|-7-6-4-3---------|
D|-8-9---|---------------------|-----------------|
A|-------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|-------|---------------------|-----------------|
    A                                       E
e|-12-12-12-12~~~12-10-9----10-9-------|-------------|
B|-----------------------12------12-10-|-9-----------|
G|-------------------------------------|---9---------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----9-------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------9h11--|
E|-------------------------------------|------------2|
    G                             D
e|--------------------------------|-----------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------|
G|----------------------------2/4-|2-----4----|
D|--------------2----4-2--5-4-----|---12---4--|
A|-----0-2--5-4---5---------------|-----------|
E|---3----------------------------|-----------|
 
                                      --harmonic
 
  Em                       F#7
e|-0------0------0-------0-|---2----------2-2-|
B|---0------0------0-----0-|-----2----------2-|
G|-----0------0------0---0-|-------3----------|
D|-------2------2------2---|---------4------4-|
A|-------------------------|-----------4------|
E|-------------------------|-2-----------2----|
 
*****roll w/pick hand finger***********
 
 
2nd solo:
                         Bm
 
e|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------9-11--|11h12p11\9-11----9-11-11h12p11\9-9h11p9\7-7h9p7\6---|
D|-9h11p9\8-9-11-12-------|--------------12----------------------------------9-|
A|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
  F#                          A
e|-------------------14-------|------------------------|
B|-------12-14-12-11----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-----------|
G|---6-9----------------------|--------------7-7-6-4-2-|
D|-8---------------------12\--|7-----------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|
  E                                  G
e|-------------------------0--------|--------------------------------3-|
B|---3-3h5p3\2-2h3p2\0--------------|----------------------------3-5---|
G|-1-------------------2-1----------|------------2-4-4h6p4\3-4-6-------|
D|------------------------------2-4-|-5h7p5\4-5------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   D                                       Em
e|-/5-5-5-5/7-5-3/5-----------------------|-------3p0---7p3-0-10p7---12p10----|
B|-/7-7-7-7/8-7-5/7-----------------0h2h3-|-5p0-------0------------8-------12\|
G|--------------------------0h1h2h3-------|-----0-----------------------------|
D|------------------0h2h3h4---------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  F#
e|-2-2h3p2\0---0h2-0-------------------0-|
B|-----------3-------3-2h3p2p0-2-3p2-3---|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
GTR 1
 
   Bm                                   F#
e|------------------------------------|-----------------/6-|
B|-7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----|-5p2---5p2---5p2----|
G|------4------4------4------4------4-|-----3-----3--------|
 
GTR 2
 
e|-10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---|-9p6---9p6---9p6/14-|
B|------7------7------7------7------7-|-----7-----7--------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------|
 
 
GTR 1
 
   A                               E
e|-------------------------------|-----------------/4-|
B|-5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---|-3p0---3p0---3p0----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----1-----1--------|
 
GTR2
 
e|-9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---|-7p4---7p4---7p4/12-|
B|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5--------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
 
GTR 1
 
   G                               D
e|-------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0---|-3-----3-----3---/7-|
G|-------------------------------|---2-----2-----2----|
D|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----4-----4--------|
 
GTR 2
 
e|-7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---|-5p2---5p2---5-/-10-|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3--------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
 
GTR 1
 
   Em                                  F#                               Bm
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------2-------------|-2-|
B|-----------------------------------|-2-----3p0---5p2-----3---3p2-3h5-|-3-|
G|-4p0---4p0---4p0---4p0---4p0---3h4-|---3-------------3-----4---------|-4-|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|-----4-----4---------------------|-4-|
 
GTR 2
 
e|-3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0-------|-------2----6----7--------------|-7-|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-2h3-|-5-2-----3----7----7-------7-11-|-7-|
G|-----------------------------------|-----3-----4----9----7-7-9------|-7-|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-9-|
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
************************************
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14 comments
this is just exactly how it is playedin the live...however it should hav been more clear towards the end...still great job
Nice tab..i asume this is the hell freezes over version. im a 100 % certain that there's no 12-stringed guitar with a capo at 7th fret. there is a 12-stringed but i think its capoed at maybe 2nd. I think thers something more in the 12-stringed guitars pattern aswell. it sounds like more when u listen to it.
There's no need to play the capod part the given way.There is absolutely no need for a capo.It can be played without a capo.I've figured it out.The chords of the song can be used to play the melody( that is Bm F# A E G D Em and F# ).I'll submit my work next week.