Hotel California - The Eagles CAPO - 7th fret Rythm - Normal Tuning Main Riff - Repeated throughout the song with slight variations Bm F# A |---------------0--------|---------2--------------|---------0--------------| |---------0--------------|------0-----2--4--------|------3--------3--------| |------0-----0-----0--2--|---2--------------------|---2--------2-----2-----| |---2--------------------|1-----------------------|0-----------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E G D |---------------0--------|---------------0--------|---------3--------------| |---------0--------------|---------1--------------|------0--------0--------| |------0-----0-----------|------0-----0---------0-|---0--------0-----------| |---2--------------------|---2--------------0h2---|------------------------| |4-----------------------|3-----------------------|2-----------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------3-----| Em F# |---------------0--------|---------------2--------| |---------1--------------|---------0--------------| |------0-----0-----------|---0--2-----2-----------| |---2--------------------|------------------------| |0-----------------------|2-----------------------| |------------------0-----|------------------------| Verse 1 - Use the same progression as the Main Riff the changes are easy to pick up on. Bm-F#-A-E-G-D-Em-F# 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 weary 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 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 Em Bm7 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 - Same chord progression again. Bm F# Her mind is Tiffany twisted she got the Mercedes-Benz A E She got lots of pretty pretty boys 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 kind of 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 2 - Same chords different lyrics G D Welcome to the Hotel California Em Bm7 Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face G D They livin' it up at the Hotel California Em F# Such a nice suprise (Such a nice suprise) Bring your alibis Verse 3 - Again, the same chords Bm F# Mirrors on the ceiling pink champagne on ice A E (And she said) We are all just prisoners here of our own device G D And in the masters chambers they gathered for the feast Em F# They stab it with their steely knives but they just cant kill the beast Bm F# Last thing I remember I was runnin' for the door A E I had to find the passage back to the place I was before G D "Relax" said the nightman "We are programmed to recieve" Em F# You check out any time you like but you can never leave Solo - I dont have it tabbed but it works off of the same basic Bm-F#-A-E-G-D-Em-F# progression. Tabbed by Frank Reder I know it's only rock 'n roll reder212@hotmail.com But I like it just the same. -The Rolling Stones