Title: Hotel California "Acoustic Version"
Artist: Eagles
Album: Hell Freezes Over
Transcribed by: Arjay C. Nacion
Gutartabs CC ID: Ragnarok '87
Email : arjaynacion@yahoo.com
*This is a really wonderful guitar masterpiece*
*Don Felder of Eagles Rules!!!!*
Legend:
p - pull off
h - hammer on
- slide (downward)
/ - slide (upward)
[ ]- finger vibrato
~ - string vibrato
(d)- strum downstroke
(u)- strum upstroke
The Tab:
Intro:
Bm9 A/B
|-9-|-------------------------------------------|----|----------------------------|
|-7-|-------------------------------------------|-10-|----------------------------|
|-7-|---------------------9-11-11h12p11--9h[11]-|-9--|-----7-6--------------------|
|-7-|-9-9h11p98--9-11/12-----------------------|-11-|-7-9-----7-7h9p7------------|
|---|-------------------------------------------|-12-|-----------------97-5/[7]--|
|---|-------------------------------------------|-9--|----------------------------|
Em (Repeat 10x)
|-7-|----0----0----0----0---7|---10-----7-|---7p6-7-9-9/10-9-10-12/14-[14]-|
|-8-|---0----0----0----0---8-|--8---8-----|--8-----------------------------|
|-9-|--0----2----4----7---9--|-9------9---|-9------------------------------|
|-9-|-2----4----5----9-------|------------|--------------------------------|
|---|------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
|---|------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
***After This Intro Comes Next Is 6 Bars Of Percussion***
Then Do This:
Intro(Phase 2):
Bm9 A/B
|-9-|---2h3p2--2-2-2--------------|----|------------------------------/7-9-10-9-10-12-|
|-7-|---------5---5--3-5p3--3-----|-10-|-----3p2--2-2---------5-8-7/8------------------|
|-7-|-4--------------------4--2h4-|-9--|-2h4----4-----2-4-6/7--------------------------|
|-7-|-----------------------------|-11-|-----------------------------------------------|
|---|-----------------------------|-12-|-----------------------------------------------|
|---|-----------------------------|-9--|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------0-7p0-10-12-10----|-9-9h10p9-7h9p76-|-------------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---------------12-|------------------|-8-7-7-7h8-7---7---------|
|--0---2---4---7-------------------|------------------|-------------9---7-6p43-|
|-2---4---5---9--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
Intro(Phase 3): This is also the accompaniment for the verses.
Bm F# A E G
|---------7-----|-------9--------|--------7------|-----------7-|-------3--7--------|
|------7--------|-----7---9/[11]-|-----10---10---|-------7-----|-----3--3----------|
|-----7-7---7h9-|---9------------|---9---------9-|-----7---7---|---4-------------7-|
|---9-----------|-8--------------|-7-------------|-6-9---------|-5-----------7h9---|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-7-------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
D Em F#
|-------10------|-----------7---|------------9-|
|-----7------7--|-------8-----8-|--------7-----|
|---7------7--7-|-----7---7-----|----7h9---9---|
|---------------|---9-----------|--------------|
|-9-------------|-7-------------|--9-----------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|
Intro(Phase 3): This is the bass part that Joe Walsh played.
Bm F# A E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------1-|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------0-----|--------------[4]---[2]-[4]-4/[5]--4h5p4-2/4-|
|-[5]-7-7/[9]-[7]-5h7p5-[4]-|-[4]-5-[7]--2-2-2---2---|--[2]-[4]-5------[5]-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------5--------------------------------|
Next: Intro(Phase 3) 2x
solo: Joe Walsh's Part
Bm F#
|-------|-----------------------|-7-5-3-2--|
|-------|-----------------------|----------|
|-----6-|/9--9-9-9-9p7-6-/9-7-6-|-7-6-4-3--|
|-8-9---|-----------------------|----------|
|-------|-----------------------|----------|
|-------|-----------------------|----------|
A E
|-9-10-10/12-12-12-[12]-12-10-9----10-9-------|-------------|
|-------------------------------12------12-10-|-9-----------|
|---------------------------------------------|---9---------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----9-------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------9h11--|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------|
G D
|--------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------------2/4-|2-----4----|
|--------------2----4-2--5-4-----|--------4--|
|-----0-2--5-4---5---------------|-----------|
|-2-3----------------------------|-----------|
Em F#7
|-0-0------0------0-------0-|---2----------2-2-
|-0---0------0------0-----0-|-----2----------2-
|-0-----0------0------0---0-|-------3----------
|-2-------2------2------2---|---------4------4-
|-2-------------------------|-----------4------
|---------------------------|-2-----------2----
*****roll w/pick hand finger***********
solo: Don Felder's Part
Bm
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
------------------9-11--|11h12p119-11----9-11-11h12p119-9h11p97-7h9p76---|
-9h11p98-9-11-12-------|--------------12----------------------------------9-|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
F# A
|-------------------14-------|------------------------|
|-------12-14-12-11----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-----------|
|---6-9----------------------|--------------7-7-6-4-2-|
|-8---------------------12--|7-----------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
E G
|-------------------------0--------|--------------------------------3-|
|---3-3h5p32-2h3p2--------------|----------------------------3-5---|
|-1-------------------2-1----------|------------2-4-4h6p43-4-6-------|
|------------------------------2-4-|-5h7p54-5------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D Em
|-/5-5-5-5/7-5-3/5-----------------------|-------3p0---7p3-0-10p7----12p10----|
|-/7-7-7-7/8-7-5/7-----------------0h2h3-|-5p0-------0------------11-------12|
|--------------------------0h1h2h3-------|-----0------------------------------|
|------------------0h2h3h4---------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#
|-2-2h3p2---0h2-0-------------------0-|
|-----------3-------3-2h3p2p0-2-3p2-3---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Coda:
GTR 1: Don F.
Bm F#
e|------------------------------------|-----------------/6-|
B|-7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----|-5p2---5p2---5p2----|
G|------4------4------4------4------4-|-----3-----3--------|
GTR 2: Joe W.
e|-10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---|-9p6---9p6---9p6/14-|
B|------7------7------7------7------7-|-----7-----7--------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1: Don F.
A E
e|-------------------------------|-----------------/4-|
B|-5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---|-3p0---3p0---3p0----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----1-----1--------|
GTR2: Joe W.
e|-9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---|-7p4---7p4---7p4/12-|
B|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5--------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1: Don F.
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: Joe W.
e|-7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---|-5p2---5p2---5-/-10-|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3--------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1: Don F.
Em F# Bm
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------2------------|-2-|
B|-4p0---4p0---4p0---4p0---4p0---3h4-|-2-----3p0---5p2-----3---3p2----|-3-|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|---3-------------3-----4----3-5-|-4-|
D|-----------------------------------|-----4-----4--------------------|-4-|
|-2-|
GTR 2: Joe W.
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-|
***I wasn't able to tab the chorus so I just put the chordal accompaniment but
I'll tab it soon. Till Then, Enjoy!!!!!***
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Note: Para ito sa mga Friends ko sa Mabini College, Daet, Cams. Norte, Philippines, namely
Jeffrey, Gaye, Shane, Ruby, Ann,Tin,"P-lario Davide","Aso","Agta" and Pol(Tisay).
