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Hotel California

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Guitar Tab for Hotel California

Performed by: The Eagles. Composed by: Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey.
This song is published by ALFRED PUBLISHING CO., INC., RED CLOUD MUSIC, CASS COUNTY MUSIC and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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The Eagles
Hotel California
Tabbed by: Paul Currier

intro:
Capo 7 only on the intro, it repeats through the song
Em	                            B7				
e:-7---------------7---------------|-----------9---------------------|
B:-7---------7-------------7---7---|-------7-------7-----------------|
G:-7-----7-------7---------7---9---|-----9-------9-------------------|
D:-9---9---9---9-------------------|-8---------------8---------------|
A:-9-------------------------------|---------9-----------------------|
E:-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dsus2                                 E9
e:-------------7----------------------|------7---7--------7--------------|
B:-------10-10----10-------10-------7-|------------7---------------------|
G:-----9-----------------9--------9---|--------7-----7-------------------|
D:-7-----------------7----------------|----------------12----------------|
A:----------------------------7-------|-11-------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C                                     G
e:------------------7----------------|-----10-----7----------------------|
B:------------8------------8---------|--------7-------7-------7--------7-|
G:--------7-------7--------------7---|----------7-----------7------------|
D:------9---9---9------------7h9-----|-7------------7----------------7---|
A:-10-------------------10-----------|------------------9----------------|
E:-----------------------------------|--------------------------10-------|
Am7	                            B7
e:-----------------7-------------7-|-----------------9---------------|
B:-----------8---8-----------------|-----------7---------------------|
G:-------7---------------7---------|-------9-9-----9-----------------|
D:-----9---9---9-------9-------9---|-----8-------8-------------------|
A:-7-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
E:-------------------------7-------|---------------------------------|

No Capo

GUITAR 2 (six-string acoustic)
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0-------2---4---|-2-----0---------|---------0---2---|-----------------|
A:-----------------|---------4-------|-4---------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-2-------4-------|-0-------7/9-----|-7-------9---10--|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E:-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1:
    On a dark desert high-way           cool wind in my hair
E---7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7--|--2--2----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--|
B---7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7--|--2--2----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--|
G---7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7--|--3--3----3--3-----3--3-----3--3--|
D---9--9-----9--9-----9--9----9--9--|--4--4----4--4-----4--4-----4--4--|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   warm smell of co-li- tas            rising up in the air.
E---5--5-----5--5-----5--5----5--5--|--7--7----7--7-----7--7-----7--7--|
B---5--5-----5--5-----5--5----5--5--|--7--7----7--7-----7--7-----7--7--|
G---6--6-----6--6-----6--6----6--6--|--7--7----7--7-----7--7-----7--7--|
D---7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7--|--6--6----6--6-----6--6-----6--6--|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Up ahead in the dis-tance,          I saw a shimmering light.
E---3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3--|--2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--|
B---3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3--|
G---4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4--|--2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--|
D---5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5--|--4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4--|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
E---3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3--|
B---5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5--|
G---4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4--|
D---5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5--|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
                                                                                
  I had to stop for the night.
E---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--|
B---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--|
G---3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3--|
D---4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4--|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
                                                                            
   There she stood...    I heard the...       And I was thinking..
E---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
A---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
                                                                                
 ...heaven and this...  Then she lit up...    And she showed me...
E---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G---4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
D---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
A---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

    There were voices down...  thought I heard them say.
E--------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---4/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|--8^r-8~~~~~~~~~~~~--8--------------|
A---5/7--------------------|--9^r-9~~~~~~~~~~~~--9--------1-2-4-|
E--------------------------|----------------------------2-------|

Chorus :

GUITAR 1 strums the following chords
C	G	B7	Em
C	G	Am	B7

Welcome to the  Hotel California
E---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------|--10-----10--12-----10--12/14-----12-----10--|
G---------------------|--11---------12-----11--12/14-----12-----11--|
D---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------|---------------------------------------------|

... such a lovely face
E---|--------------------------------------------------|
B---|--------------------------------------------------|
G---|--------------------------------------------------|
D---|-----------------------------------------2-----4--|
A---|--2~~~~~~~~~--4~~~~~~~~~---5----------------------|
E---|--------------------------------------------------|

    Plenty of room...
E------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B------------------------|-----15--------15--15---------------12--10-|
G------------------------|--14h16-----14h16--14-----------7---12--11-|
D---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--------------------------167-------------|
A------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:
 Her mind is Tiffany...      she got the Mercedes bends
E------------------------|--------------------------------|
B------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---7~~~~~~~~~---9---9^--|--6--------------------6--------|
D---9~~~~~~~~~--11--11^--|--8--------------------8--------|
A------------------------|--------------------------------|
E------------------------|--------------------------------|

     She got a lot of pretty,...          That she calls friends
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|---------------------------5--5^--|
G---6--------------------------------|--4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--6--6^--|
D---7--------------------------------|--6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
A------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

     How they dance in ...      sweet summer sweat
E------------------------------|--------------------------------
B------------------------------|--------------------------------
G---4--------------------------|--2-----------------------------
D---5--------------------------|--4--------------------------4/-
A------------------------------|-----------------------------5/-
E------------------------------|--------------------------------

      Some dance to remember                     Some dance to forget
E---|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B---|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G---|------------------------------------------|-------------------------6--|
D---|--5--------------------------------8^-----|--8~~~~~-----8----9------8--|
A---|--7--------------------------------9^-----|--9~~~~~-----9----10--------|
E---|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
                                                                            
     So I called up the Captain
E---|-------------------14p13--14~~~~~~-----|
B---|---------------15--15p14--15~~~~~~-----|
G---|---------------16----------------------|
D---|---------------------------------------|
A---|---------------------------------------|
E---|---------------------------------------|

   Please bring me my wine           He said
E---------------------14p13--14~~~~~~-----|
B-----------------14--14p13--14~~~~~~-----|
G-----------------15----------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
   We haven't had that spirit here since
E--------------------------12p11--12~~~~~~------|
B----------------------14--14p13--14~~~~~~------|
G----------------------14-----------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

    nine - teen six - ty nine
E------------------------12p11--12~~~~~~-----|
B--------------------12--12p11--12~~~~~~-----|
G--------------------13----------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

   And still those voices are calling from
E------------------10p9---10~~~~~~-----|
B--------------12--12p10--12~~~~~~-----|
G--------------12----------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

   far   away
E----------------10p9--10~~~~~~--|
B------------10--10p9--10~~~~~~--|
G------------11------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

 Wake you up in the middle of the night                just to hear...
E-----------------------------------------------|---------
B-----------------------12p10--12-------14^p12--|--14-----
G-------------------12--12p11--12-------14^p12--|--15-----
D-------------------14--------------------------|---------
A-----------------------------------------------|---------
E-----------------------------------------------|---------

Chorus:
Welcome to the 
Hotel California                                          such a ...
E------------------10--------------------10--9--------------|
B----------------x--------------------10--------------------|
G--------------x--------9^r7-------9^-----------------------|
D------------x----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Such a lovely face          They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
E----------------------|-----------------
B----------------------|-----------------
G----------------------|-----------------
D----------------2--4--|-5~~~~~~~~~------
A---2----4----5--------|-----------------
E----------------------|-----------------

E--------------22--22---------------------------------|
B---------22^----------22^r19-------------------------|
G--------------------------------21^-----21~~~~~~~~~--|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 with other parts
                                                         
Solo GUITAR 7

never leave.                      
e:----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:--------------------10h12---|-12^---------10-12-------------7---|
G:----------3//11-------------|-------------------9-------7-9---7-|
D:----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A:----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e:------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|-----7---------------7-----------|
G:------------------------------------|-7h9---7---------7h9---7---------|
D:-8--------9h12p9-7^~~~~~~~~~r\\----|---------9p8-9-----------9p8-9p8-|
A:------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e--------10-------------------7---10^~~~~|~~~~-10--10^r~p7-----10--------------
B-10^~~~~~~~~r-7-10-8^~~~~~~~---7--------|-----------------10^----10^r8---10-0-
G----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------

e:-----10--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|-----7^--7^~r-------7^-7^-7^~r-----|
G:-9^------9^r-7---7p6-7~~~~~~~~~--|-7h9----------9-7-9------------9p7-|
D:---------------7-----------------|-----------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|
G:-9^----9^-----9^r7-9^~~~~~~~~~~----|
D:-----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|


e:--------------7-------------7----------|---------------------------------|
B:----7-10----7-7----7-7----7-7----------|---------------------------------|
G:-9^------9^-----9^-----9^-----9^r7-9-7-|-9^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~////------------|
D:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e------------------------------7--------|-------10----------------------------
B------------------------10^-------10-7-|-10h12----10-12-11-10-9~~~~~~~~~////-
G-11^~~~~r-9-11-7-----------------------|-------------------------------------
D--------------------9-0----------------|-------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------

e:----------------12----------17---------------|
B:-------12-15^------15-17^-------17r-15-17-15-|
G:-14^-----------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------|

e-----15-16-17-17^---------------------------|-------17---17-------------------
B-17^--------------17^r---15~~~~~-17---17p15-|-17^-----------17r-17^---17^r-15-
G--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------

e:-------17---17------------------------|-17^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B:-17^-----------17r-17^-----17^r-15-15-|-----------------------
G:--------------------------------------|-----------------------
D:--------------------------------------|-----------------------
A:--------------------------------------|-----------------------
E:--------------------------------------|-----------------------

e:--------------------------------|---------------------10---10---------------6
B:---------------------12^r-12-12-|-12^~~~~~~~~~~----12^--12^------------------
G:--------------------------------|-----------------------------1197---------
D:--------------------------------|------------------------------------9---8---
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------


e-12^-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10----12-10-|----------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------12-------|-12------10-------------10-------------
G-----------------------------------------------|------------1197-9-11---------7-9^---
D-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------

e:-7---------------------------------------------|
B:----7--10----7---------------------------------|
G:----------------7--9-----7---------------------|
D:----------7-----------9--------7---------------|
A:----------------------------9----9\\75--7//9--|
E:-----------------------------------------------|

e:----7------------------------|--------------------------6--7-----9-----|
B:-------7--10-7---------------|--5----5--7-----8------7-----------------|
G:----------------9^r-7---7----|-----------------------------------------|
D:-7---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

e-10----10----10----10----10------9-----9-----9----9/14------
B---12----12----12----12----12-----11----11----11------------
G-----11----11----11----11----11-----11----11----------------

E--9-----9-----9-----9-----9------7-----7-----7----7/12------
B---10----10----10----10----10------9-----9-----9------------
G------9-----9-----9-----9-----9------9-----9----------------

E-7------7------7-----7-----7-----5------5----5-----5/10-----
B----8------8-----8-----8-----8------7-----7-----7-----------
G------7------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7---------------

E--3-----3-----3-----3-----3------6-----6-----6----6/9------
B----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------7-----7-----7------------
G------4-----4-----4-----4-----4------8-----8----------------
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