Hotel California
The Eagles
Date: December 2, 1999
By: Charles Brooks, aerobrooks@hotmail.com
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 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 California
F# Bm
Such a lovely place. Such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em F#
Any time of year, you can find it here
Bm F#
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
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'
A E
He said,'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...
chorus2
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California
F# Bm
Such a lovely place. Such a lovely face
G D
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em F#
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Bm F#
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
A E
And she said '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#
The 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 checkout any time you like, but you can never leave
SOLO
Notation
bend ---5^-
bend hold ---5^h-
bend release ---5^r-
hammer to note ---5h7-
pull off to note ---5p3-
vibrato ---5~~~~-
slide up to note ---/5-
slide down to note ---5-
Bm F#
E--------------9^(10)--------------------------------------------------------
B--------10-12--------10-12---------7----------------------------------------
G----/11--------------------9^--7-9---7--------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------8^--9h11-7^~~~~----------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A E
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------7--------------7---------------15-----------------------------------
G----7-9---7--------7-9---7--------14^h----14^-11-14-12^---------------------
D------------9-8-9----------9-7-9--------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D
E---------------------------------------------10-----------------------------
B----12----15^-15^-12------15------------------------------------------------
G-------11------------14^h----14^r-12~~---9^h----9^r-7-6-7-6-7~~~------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Em F#
E-----------------------------------------------7----------------------------
B--------7^r-7^r-----7^r-7^r-7^r--------7-10---------------------------------
G----7-9---------9-7-------------9p7-9^------9^---9^r-p8p7-9^~~~~------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm F#
E-----------------7----7-7----7-7--------------------------------------------
B-------7-10----7------7-7----7-7--------------------------------------------
G----9^------9^-----9^-----9^-----9^-9p8p7-9-7-9^~~~~------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A E
E-----------------------7---------7-10--12-11-10-----------------------------
B----9^r----7-------10^---10-7-10-------12-11-10-9~~~~-----------------------
G---------9---7--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------9------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D
E---------------12---------17-------------------14-15-16-19------------------
B---------12-15----15-17^h----17^r-15-17-15-15^-------------17^r-15-17-------
G----14^---------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Em F#
E------------------17-17-------------------------------17-17-----------------
B----17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17^~~-17^r-17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17-17^~~~~-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm F#
E--------------19~~~-----10-----10-------------------------------------------
B----17^-17-15-------14^----14^---------11~~~~-------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------9-8--------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A E
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----17^h-(pick 10 times)-17p15----17-15----------------------10~~~~---------
G-------------------------------16-------16--14-119-----9/11----------------
D-----------------------------------------------------12---------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D
E--------10----9---7--------------------------7------------------------------
B----10^----10---8---7-10---8---7---------------10-7-------------------------
G-------------------------9---7----------------------9^-7~~~~----------------
D---------------------------------9-7-------7--------------------------------
A-------------------------------------9-7-9----------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Em F#
E-----------------------------------12---------------------------------------
B-----------------10-12-11~~~-14-15------------------------------------------
G-----11-12~~~-12------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outro
Bm F#
E--14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----|-12p9----12p9----12p9-18~~~-
B--------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|------11------11------------
G-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
A E
E--12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9-----|-10p7---10p7---10p7--16~~~------
B-------10------10------10------10------10--|------9------9------------------
G-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
G D
E--10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7----|--10-------10-------10-----14~~~~----
B-------8------8------8------8------8--|-----10-------10-------10------------
G--------------------------------------|--------11-------11------------------
Em F#
E--7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3----|--9p6---9p6---9p6--14~~~~-----------------
B------5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|------7-----7-----------------------------
G---------------------------------|------------------------------------------
Repeat Outro
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