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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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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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Author/Artist: The Eagles 
Title: Hotel California
Album: Live Version
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com

Tablature key -
h = hammer on
p = pull of
t = tap
~ = let the note ring
v = vibrate note
b = bend not
r = release note
/ = slide up to fret
\\ = slide down to fret
x = mute string(s)

This is a real cool song to play. 
It takes practice though.
The strumming is a 12 – string guitar.(with capo on 7th fret, double neck Gibson SG)
The picking is a 6 - string classical guitar (nylon strings)


Intro - 
-9----------------------------------------------|
-7-------------------2--3--5--7--7/8/7--5/7~~~--|
-7---4--4h6p4p3--3------------------------------|
-7----------------------------------------------|
-9----------------------------------------------|
-7----------------------------------------------|
                                                                              
-------------------------------------------|
-10---------3--2---------------------------|
--9---2--4--------0--2--2h4--2-------------|
-11------------------------------4/2-------|
-12-----------------------------------5/7--|
--9----------------------------------------|
                                                                              
-7------------0-----------0-----------0--|
-8---------0-----------0-----------0-----|
-9------0-----------2-----------7--------|
-9---2-----------4-----------9-----------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
                                                                             
This bar below repeats and repeats and gets faster and faster.
-----7p0------10p0--|
---8--------8-------|
-9--------9---------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
                                                                              
-------7--6--7--9--10--9--10--12/14---2--|--9-----2h3p2-----2--2-----2-----|
----8---------------------------------2--|--7------------5--------5-----3--|
-9------------------------------------3--|--7--4---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|--7------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|--9------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|--7------------------------------|                                                                              

-----------------|--------------------------------------------------7--9-10--|
-5p3-----3-------|--10--------3p2-----2--2-----------5-8--7-7-8h10-----------|
------4-----2/4--|---9---2-4-------4--------2-4-6-7--------------------------|
-----------------|--11-------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|--12-------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|---9-------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

-9--10--|--/12-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---7p0--------
--------|---------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------
--------|------------0-----------2-----------4-----------7--------------------
--------|---------2-----------4-----------5-----------9------------------9----
--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              
-10--12--10------|--9--9h10p9/7--7h9p7/6--3--2--2--2--3--2--0--2--------------|
-------------12--|------------------------------------------------3--2--------|
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------4--3--|
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                              
Verse - 
-----------------0--------|----------2--------|-----------0------------|
-----------0--------------|-------0-----2--4--|--------3---------3-----|
--------0-----0-----0--2--|----2--------------|-----2---------2-----2--|
-----2--------------------|-1-----------------|--0---------------------|
--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
-0------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|                                                                              

------------------0-----------|------------3----------|-----------------0-----|
----------1-------------------|---------0-------0-----|-----------1-----------|
-------0-------------------0--|------0------0---------|--------0-----0--------|
----2---------2-------0h2-----|-----------------------|-----2-----------------|
-4----------------------------|--2--------------------|--0--------------------|
------------------------------|--------------------3--|--------------------0--|
                                                                              
-----------------2--|
----------0---------|
----0--2-----2------|
--------------------|
-2------------------|
--------------------|
                                                                              

Lead into the singing verse - 
------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------1-----1---------------------
------2--4--2-----0h2p0------------------------0-----0------------------------
-5-----------------------4---4----5--7\\--2--2------------------2---4---5--\\---
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              



---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-----0-----/4-----2----4---5----4h5p4p2---4--|
-4------0------4-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
                                              
                                
Chorus – 
----------------|
----------------|
----------------|
-------------5--|
----1--2--4--5--|
-2--------------|
                                                                              
“Welcome to the hotel California”   “Such a lovely place . . .”
----------------------------        ---------------------|
-3--3---3---3---------------        ---------------------|
-2--2---4---2-----/6--4--2--        ---------------------|
-------------------7--5--4--        ------------2--4--5--|
----------------------------        --2--4--5------------|
----------------------------        ---------------------|
                                                                              
“Plenty of room at the . . .”   “They livin’ it up at the . . .”
--9---9/7--7--7--7/5--5--5\\--    ---9---9---9/7--7--7/5--5\\--|
-10--10/8--8--8--8/7--7--7\\--    --10--10--10/8--8--8/7--7\\--|
-----------------------------    ----------------------------|
-----------------------------    ----------------------------|
-----------------------------    ----------------------------|
-----------------------------    ----------------------------|                                                                            


Guitar Solo 1 - 
----------------------------------------7--5--3--2----9--10---12-12-12-12---|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------6--9--9--9--9--9/7--6--9--7--6---7--6--4--3--------------------------|
-8--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|                                                              

-12--10--9------10--9---------------------------------------------------------
------------12---------12--10--9----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------9-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------9---------------------------2-----4--2---
----------------------------------------9h11--------0--2---5--4-----5---------
----------------------------------------------2--3----------------------------
                                                                              
-----------------------------|--0----------0----------0-----------0--|
-----------------------------|-----0----------0----------0--------0--|
-------2/4---2---------4-----|--------0----------0----------0-----0--|
-5--4------------12^------4--|-----------2----------2----------2-----|
-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
                                                                              
^ = harmonic 

-----2------------------2---2--|
--------2-------------------2--|
-----------3-------------------|
--------------4-------------4--|
-----------------4-------------|
-2------------------2----------|

*The above bar you do a roll with you pick hand*
                                                                             

Guitar Solo 2 - 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------9--11---11h12p11/9--11------9--11--11h12p11/9-----------
-9h11p9/8--9--11--12--------------------------12------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              
------------------------------------------------14----------------------------
--------------------------------12--14--12--11---------------7--7--7--5--5----
-9h11p9\\7--7h9p7\\6--------6--9------------------------------------------------
--------------------9--8-----------------------------12/--7-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              
-------------------------------------------------0----------------------------
-5--------------------3--3h5p3/2--2h3p2p0-------------------------------------
----7--7--6--4--2--1-----------------------2--1------------------------2--4---
----------------------------------------------------2--4---5h7p5/4--5---------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              
----------------------3---/5--5--5--5/7--5--3/5-------------------------------
----------------3--5------/7--7--7--7/8--7--5/7-------------------0h2h3--5p0--
-4h6p4/3--4--6--------------------------------------------0h1h2h3-------------
--------------------------------------------------0h2h3h4---------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                              

----3p0-----7p3--0--10p7------12p10-------2--2h3p2p0-----0h2--0---------------
---------0----------------11---------12/--------------3----------3--2h3p2p0---
-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              
------------0--|
-2--3p2--3-----|
---------------|
---------------|
---------------|
---------------|
                                                                              




Outro –

I actually lined up both guitars, so I hope you happy!
 
Guitar 1 -
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------/6--|
-7p3-----7p3-----7p3-----7p3-----7p3-----|--5p2-----5p2-----5p2------|
------4-------4-------4-------4-------4--|-------3-------3-----------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                                              
Guitar 2 - 
-10p7----10p7----10p7----10p7----10p3----|--9p6-----9p6------9p6/14--|
-------7-------7-------7-------7------7--|-------7-------7-----------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                                              
Guitar 1 - 
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------/4--|
-5p2-----5p2-----5p2-----5p2-----5p2-----|--3p0-----3p0-----3p0------|
------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|-------1-------1-----------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                                              
Guitar 2 -
-9p5-----9p5-----9p5-----9p5-----9p5-----|--7p4-----7p4------7p4/12--|
------5-------5-------5-------5-------5--|-------5-------5-----------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                                              
Guitar 1 - 
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----|--2------3------3------/7--|
-----------------------------------------|----3------2------2--------|
------5-------5-------5-------5-------5--|------4------4-------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                                             
Guitar 2 -
-7p3-----7p3-----7p3-----7p3-----7p3-----|--5p2-----5p2-----5---/10--|
------3-------3-------3-------3-------3--|-------3-------3-----------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|          




                                               
                    
Guitar 1 - 
----------------------------------------------|
-4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----3h4--|
------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
                                                                              
Guitar 2 - 
-3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0----------|
------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--2h3--|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
                                                                              
Guitar 1 -
---------------------------2-------------------|---------|
-2--------3p0-----5p2---------3-----3p2--------|----3----|
----3------------------3---------4-------3--5--|----4----|
-------4-------4-------------------------------|----4----|
-----------------------------------------------|----2----|
-----------------------------------------------|---------|
                                                                              
Guitar 2 -
----------2--------6--------7------------------|----7----|
-5--2--------3--------6--------7--------7--11--|----7----|
-------3--------4--------9--------7-7-9--------|----7----|
-----------------------------------------------|----9----|
-----------------------------------------------|---------|
-----------------------------------------------|---------|
          

Key –
^ = harmonic
/ = slide up
\\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = let note ring
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