Hotel California Eagles
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HOTEL CALIFORNIA by The Eagles (Live Version)
Tabber: Tabman_06
*a 12 string strums each of the chords
*a classical guitar does the picking
Bm9 A/B (an A works as well)
|-9-------------------------------------|-X-------------------------------| |-7---------------2-3-5-7-7/8\7-5/7~~~~-|-10-------3-2--------------------| |-7--4-4h6p4p3-4------------------------|-9---2-4------0-2-2h4-2----------| |-7-------------------------------------|-11----------------------4/2-----| |-9-------------------------------------|-12--------------------------5/7-| |-7-------------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
Em ******REPEAT****** F#7
-7--------0------0------0------0|---7p0---10p0-|-----7-6-7-9-10-9-10-12/14-2| -8------0------0------0------0--|--8-----8-----|---8-----------------------2| -9----0------2------4------7----|-9-----9------|-9-------------------------3| -9--2------4------5------9------|--------------|-----------------2----------| -X------------------------------|--------------|---------------4------------| -X------------------------------|--------------|-------------2--------------|
*5 BARS OF PERCUSSION THEN PLAY:
[Bm9] [A/B]
|-9----2h3p2---2-2---2---|-------------|-X----------------------- |-7----------5-----5---3-|-5p3---3-----|-10------3p2---2--2------ |-7--4-------------------|-----4---2/4-|-9---2-4-----4------2--4- |-7----------------------|-------------|-11---------------------- |-9----------------------|-------------|-12---------------------- |-7----------------------|-------------|-9-----------------------
[Em]
-----------------7--9-10-9-10-|-12\----------0--------0--------0- -----5-8--7-7-8h10------------|------------0--------0--------0--- -6-7--------------------------|----------0--------2--------4----- ------------------------------|-------2--------4--------5-------- ------------------------------|---------------------------------- ------------------------------|----------------------------------
[F#7]
-------0-7p0---10-12-10----|---9-9h10p9/7-7h9p7/6--3-2-2-2-3-2--0-2----------| -----0------------------12-|----------------------------------------3--2-----| ---7-----------------------|---------------------------------------------4-3-| -9-----------9-------------|-------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
*The next part is repeated throughout the song with minor variations
(capoed on 7th fret of a 12 string)
|-----------0-----|------2-----|------0-------|----------0-|----------0-------| |-------0---------|----0---2-4-|----3-----3---|------0-----|------1-----------| |-----0---0---0-2-|--2---------|--2-----2---2-|----0---0---|----0-----------0-| |---2-------------|1-----------|0-------------|--2---------|--2-----2---0h2---| |-----------------|------------|--------------|4-----------|3-----------------| |-0---------------|------------|--------------|------------|------------------| |-------3------|------------0---|-----------2---| |-----0-----0--|--------1-------|-------0-------| |---0-----0----|------0---0-----|---0-2---2-----| |--------------|----2-----------|---------------| |-2------------|--0-------------|-2-------------| |-------------3|--------------0-|---------------|
*This is the bass run which leads into the song.
[Bm] [F#] [A] [E]
|----------|----------------|-----------|-------------0-| |----------|----------------|-----------|---------------| |----------|----------------|-----------|-------1---1---| |------2-4-|-2-----0h2p0----|-----------|-----0---0-----| |-5--------|-------------4--|-4----5-7\-|2--2-----------| |----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
[G] [D] [Em] [F#]
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------| |-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------| |-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------| |-----------------|---0---/4----|-2----4-5-|-4h5p4p2-4-| |-2----4---5-(5)\-|4----0-----5-|----------|-----------| |-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
[Bm]On a dark desert highway, [F#]cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of colitas [E]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 ...
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/hotel_california_tab_ver_2.html )
1st solo:
[Bm] [F#]
|-------|---------------------|-7-5-3-2----9-10-| |-------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----6-|9--9-9-9-9\7-6-9-7-6-|-7-6-4-3---------| |-8-9---|---------------------|-----------------| |-------|---------------------|-----------------| |-------|---------------------|-----------------|
[A] [E]
|-12-12-12-12~~~12-10-9----10-9-------|-------------| |-----------------------12------12-10-|-9-----------| |-------------------------------------|---9---------| |-------------------------------------|-----9-------| |-------------------------------------|-------9h11--| |-------------------------------------|------------2|
[G] [D]
|--------------------------------|-----------| |--------------------------------|-----------| |----------------------------2/4-|2-----4----| |--------------2----4-2--5-4-----|---12---4--| |-----0-2--5-4---5---------------|----|------| |---3----------------------------|----|------|
|
--harmonic
[Em] [F#7]
|-0------0------0-------0-|---2----------2-2- |---0------0------0-----0-|-----2----------2- |-----0------0------0---0-|-------3---------- |-------2------2------2---|---------4------4- |-------------------------|-----------4------ |-------------------------|-2-----------2----
*****roll w/pick hand finger***********
2nd solo:
[Bm]
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| ------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| ------------------9-11--|11h12p11\9-11----9-11-11h12p11\9-9h11p9\7-7h9p7\6---| -9h11p9\8-9-11-12-------|--------------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-| |---3-3h5p3\2-2h3p2\0--------------|----------------------------3-5---| |-1-------------------2-1----------|------------2-4-4h6p4\3-4-6-------| |------------------------------2-4-|-5h7p5\4-5------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[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\0---0h2-0-------------------0-| |-----------3-------3-2h3p2p0-2-3p2-3---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
Outro:
GTR 1
[Bm] [F#]
e|------------------------------------|-----------------/6-| B|-7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----|-5p2---5p2---5p2----| G|------4------4------4------4------4-|-----3-----3--------|
GTR 2
e|-10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---|-9p6---9p6---9p6/14-| B|------7------7------7------7------7-|-----7-----7--------| G|------------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1
[A] [E]
e|-------------------------------|-----------------/4-| B|-5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---|-3p0---3p0---3p0----| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----1-----1--------|
GTR2
e|-9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---|-7p4---7p4---7p4/12-| B|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5--------| G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1
[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
e|-7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---|-5p2---5p2---5-/-10-| B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3--------| G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1
[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
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-| D---------5-- A---1-2-4-5-- E-2----------
G D *1st time *second time
Welcome to the Hotel California. B-3-3--3--3-------- E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\ G-2-2--4--2-/6-4-2- B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-5\ D-----------/7-5-4- A------------------
Such a [Em]lovely place, such a [Bm7]lovely face
D|---------2-4-5- A|2--4--5--------
[G] [D]
(1)Plenty of room at the Hotel California E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5\ B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7\ (2)They livin' it up at the Hotel California E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\ B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-7\
(1)Any t[Em]ime of year (any time of year) you can f[F#]ind it here
(2)What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis
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