Hotel California
Eagles
Tab by:omanyen@fusemail.com
There are numorous tabs on this song. Some are good, others are just
awful. Many are repeats that people got from other sights. All of them
have one thing in common: they don't show you how to play it CORRECTLY,
with only a four-piece band. Yes, there are as many as EIGHT,count 'em,
EIGHT ( 8 ), separate and distinct guitar parts.But you CAN play this
song with 1 drummer, 1 bass player, 1 rhythm guitar player, and 1 lead
guitar player. I've tabbed this in small increments to make it more
easily read and understood. The first part is the intro, finger-picked,
and is played throughout the song. The 2nd part is the incredible lead,
tabbed for ONE guitar player. ENJOY!!!
INTRO:( finger-picked, using just the thumb and index finger )
Bm
--2--2--------2-----------2---------0--2---|
--3-----3--------3-----------3-------------|
--4--------4--------4-----------4----------|
--4--------------------4------------4--4---|
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F#m
--2--2--------2----------| short |--2-----------|
--2-----2--------2-------| pause |-----2--------|
--2--------2--------2----| |--------2-----|
--4--------------------4-| |-----------4--|
--4----------------------| |--------------|
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A
--2--2--------2---------------------------|
--2-----2--------2------3--2-----5--2-----|
--2--------2--------2---------2--------2--|
--2---------------------------------------|
--0---------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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Em
--0--0--------0--------0--| short |--0--------|
--0-----0--------0-----0--| pause |-----0-----|
--0-----------------0--0--| |--------0--|
--2--------2-----------2--| |-----------|
--2--------------------2--| |-----------|
--0--------------------0--| |-----------|
G h=hammer
--3--3---------3-----------3---------------3-----|
--3-----3---------3-----------3-------3h5-----5--|
--4--------4---------4-----------4---------------|
--5---------------------5-------------5----------|
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D h=hammer p=pull off
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--3------3--------3-----------3-----------3-----|
------------2--------2-----------------------2--|
--0---------------------0-----------------------|
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Em
-----0-----------0-----------0--------0--------|
--------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----|
-----------0-----------0--------------------0--|
--------------2--------------------2-----------|
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--0--------------------------------------------|
F# Bm
--2--2--------2-----------| short |--2-------------2----|
--2-----2--------2--------| pause |-----2----------3----|
--3--------3--------3-----| |--------3-------4----|
--4--------------------4--| |-----------4----4----|
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Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#m
Cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of Colitas
Em
Rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#m
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself this could be-
Em
Heaven or this could be Hell
G
Then she lit up a candle
D
And she showed me the way
Em
There were voices down the corridor
F#
I thought I heard them say
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( CHORUS )
G D
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-fornia
F#
Such a lovely place
Bm
Such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali-fornia
Em F#
Any time of year - You can find it here.
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Bm
Her mind is Tiffany twisted
F#m
She got the Mercedes Benz - uh-huh
A
She got alot of pretty, pretty boys
Em
That she calls friends
G
How they dance in the court yard
D
Swee--eet summer sweat
Em
Some dance to remember
F#
some dance to forget
Bm
So I called up the captain
F#m
Please bring me my wine - he said
A
We haven't had that spirit here since
Em
Nineteen sixty nine
G
And still those voices are calling from
D
Faa--aar awaa--aay
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
Just to hear them say
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( CHORUS )
G D
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-fornia
F#
Such a lovely place
Bm
Such a lovely face
G D
They're livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-fornia
Em
What a nice surprise
F#
Bring your alibis
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Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#m
Pink champagne on ice - and she said
A
We are all just prisoners here
Em
Of our own device
G
And in the masters chambers
D
They gathered for their feast
Em
They stab it with their steely knives - but they
F#
just can't kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember,- I was
F#m
Running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back, to the
Em
place I was before
G
Relax said the night man we are
D
Programmed to receive
Em
You can check out any time you like
F#
But you can never leave
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( LEAD ) /=slide up \=slide down h=hammer
v=vibrate x=mute p=pulloff
(very quickly)
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--------10--12---12/15---10h12-----|-------7--------|----------------|
-///11--------------------------9--|--7h9-----7-----|----------------|
-----------------------------------|-------------8v-|--7h8h9p7h8v----|
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-------7--------------------7----------------|
--7h9-----7------------7h9-----7-------------|
-------------9--7--9--------------9--7--9--7-|
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--------10-------------------|
--9/12------12\10--7--10--8--|
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--7-----9/12--12--10--10p7------|---------10-------------|
-----7----------------------10--|--10/12------12\10--8v--|
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--------10-----------------------|
--7/11------11\9--7----7--6--7v--|
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*= kill the note as soon as it's struck
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-------7h8*--7h8p7*---------7h8*--7h8*--7h8p7*--------|
--7/9----------------9--7-----------------------9--7--|
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--------10------10---------------------|
--9/11------11------9h11p9------9h11v--|
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-------10------10------10------10------------------------------|
--9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11p9----9--9h11v//////////-|
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^=bend up so note equals 1 fret
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--9^--7h8p7------------|-------7-----9--7-|-9/12----12-11-10-9--|
--x----------7h9p7-----|--7h9-------------|---------------------|
--x-----------------9--|------------------|---------------------|
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-------10--10--12--10--12/14--14\12--10------|
--9/12-----------------------------------12--|
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---------14--15--17p15p14------------|
--15h17--------------------15--15-17-|
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--17/19----------19p17h19v-|-17--19p17------17--|
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--17/19----------19p17h19v-|-17--19p17------17--|
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--7//10v----------------------------------------|
----------15--12--15--12--15p12p0----------11v--|
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note-during this part- on the 12's- bend, then gradually release
--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10p0---10p7p0-------|
--x-----------------------------------------------12v--|
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--10p7p0--------------10v-|
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-------10----8---7-----------------------------------8/9\-8--7-|
--9/11----11---9---7--9---7--------------------------9/11\9--7-|
------------------------9---7--9---7---5---------7-9-----------|
---------------------------------9---7---7-5-7/9---------------|
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--7--8--8--10--12--11--11--9--11--|
--7--9--9--11--12--11--11---------|
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-14-10-----14-10-----14-10-----14-10-----14-10-----|
-x-----12--------12--------12--------12--------12--|
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--9--------9--------9-----11///14v--|
----10-------10-------10------------|
-------11-------11------------------|
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--9-------9-------9------9-------9-------|
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--7------7------7-----9//12v--|
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--7------7-----7-----7-----7------|
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--5------5-----5----7//10v--|
----7------7-----7----------|
------7------7--------------|
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--3------3-----3-----3-----3------|
----5------5-----5-----5-----5----|
------4------4-----4-----4-----4--|
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--6------6------6----7//9--7h9p7--6---|
----7------7------7-------------------|
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Repeat this entire sequence and end on 4 beats of Bm
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