Hotel California Eagles
MY DAD SHOWED ME HOW TO PLAY THIS AND WHEN ITS PLAYED PROPERLY IT SOUNDS AMAZING.
PLACE A CAPO ON SECOND FRET( REALLY IMPORTANT)
SOUNDS BEST ON AN ACOUSTIC BUT WORKS ON ELECTRIC ASWELL.
THIS IS MY FIRST TAB SO PLEASE GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK.
INTRO:
[Am] [E7] [G] [D]
E|-0-------------|-0-------------|-2------2------|-2------2------| B|-1------1------|-0------0------|-0----0---0----|-3----3---3----| G|-2----2---2----|-1----1---1----|-0--0-------0--|-2--2-------2--| D|-2--2-------2--|-0--0-------0--|-0------------0|-0------------0| A|-0------------0|-2------------2|-2-------------|---------------| E|---------------|-0-------------|-3-------------|---------------|
[F] [C] [Dm] [E]
E|-1------1------|-0------0------|-1-------------|-0-------------| B|-1----1---1----|-1----1---1----|-3------3------|-0------1------| G|-2--2-------2--|-0--0-------0--|-2----2---2----|-1----1---1----| D|-3------------3|-2------------2|-0--0-------0--|-2--2-------2--| A|-3-------------|-3-------------|--------------0|-2------------2| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|
For the song play each chords 7 times in a strumming pattern like this:
CHORDS:DDUUDUD
Just before your about to change the chord strum down twice then change.
D=Strum Down
U=Strum Up
So really the strumming pattern is this:
DDUUDUD...DD.
VERSE:
[Am]On a dark desert highway, c[E7]ool wind in my hair
[G]Warm smell of colitas [D]rising up through the air
[F]Up ahead in the distance, [C]I saw a shimmering light
[Dm]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[E]I had to stop for the night
[Am]There she stood in the doorway; [E7]I heard the mission bell
[G]And I was thinking to myself
This could be [D]heaven or this could be hell
[F]Then she lit up a candle, [C]and she showed me the way
[Dm]There were voices down the corridor,
[E]I thought I heard them say...
CHORUS:
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/hotel_california_crd_ver_5.html )
[F] Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia.
[E7]Such a lovely place, [Am]such a lovely face
[F]There's Plenty of room at the Hotel Cal[C]ifornia
Anyti[Dm]me of year,(anytime of year)[E] You can find us here...
VERSE:
[Am]Her mind is Tiffany twisted, [E7]She got a mercedes benz
[G]She got alot of pretty pretty boys [D]that she calls friends
[F]How they danced in the court yard [C]sweet summer sweat
[Dm]Some dance to remember so[E]me dance to forget
[Am]So I called up the captain; [E7]Please bring me my wine (he said)
[G]We haven't had that spirit here since [D]1969
[F]and still those voice are calling from [C]far away
[Dm]Wake you up in the middle of the night
[E]Just to hear them say
CHORUS:
[F] Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia.
[E7]Such a lovely place, [Am]such a lovely face
[F]There's Plenty of room at the Hotel Cal[C]ifornia
Anyti[Dm]me of year,(anytime of year)[E] You can find us here...
VERSE:
[Am]Mirrors on the ceiling; [E7]the pink champagne on ice (an she said)
[G]We are all just prisoners here , [D]of our own device
[F]and in the master's chambers, [C]They gathered for the feast
[Dm]They stab it with their steely knives but they
[E]just can't kill the beast
[Am]Last thing I remember, [E7]I was running for the door
[G]I had find the passage back to the [D]place I was before
[F]"Relax" said the night man; [C]we are programmed to receive
[Dm]You can check out anytime you like
[E]But you can never leave...
CHORUS 2:
[F] Welcome to the Hotel Cali[C]fornia.
[E7]Such a lovely place, [Am]such a lovely face
[F]There's Plenty of room at the Hotel Cal[C]ifornia
What [Dm]a nice surprise; bring your [E]alibis
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