EAGLES - "Hotel California (Studio Version)" Tablature
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Hotel California
by
The Eagles
Transcribed by Josh
All in standard tuning: EADGBe
GTR 1 = 12 string clean electric
GTR 2 = nylon string acoustic
GTR 3 = muted electric
GTR 4 = distorted electric
GTR 5 = dist. electric
GTR 6 = overdriven electric
GTR 7 = overdriven electric
Chords Shapes and Fingering for 12 string
Em B7 Dsus Eadd9 C G Am7
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== 7th fret
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------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ 8th
|**||| |*|*|* |||*|| ||*||| ||*||| |*|||| ||*|||
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ 9th
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------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ 10th
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------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ 11th
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------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ 12th
023000 x21304 xx0124 x31000 x32010 210003 x02010
(chords' actual sound )_[chord shape relative to capo]
Intro
GTR 1
(Bm)_____[Em] (F#7)_______[B7]
E| |-----------------0----------|-----------2--------------|
B| 4 |--0--------0-------------0--|-------0-------0----------|
G| |--0----0-------0------0--2--|-----2-------2------------|
D| 4 |--2------2---2--------------|--1--------------1--------|
A| |--2--2----------------------|---------2----------------|
E| |--0-------------------------|--------------------------|
(Asus)_____[Dsus] (Eadd9)_____[Badd9]
-------5---0------------------|-----0-----------0--------|
---------3----3------3------0-|-----------0--------------|
-----2-------------2------2---|-------0-----0-0----------|
--0-------------0-------------|---------2----------------|
-----------------------0------|--4-----------------------|
------------------------------|--------------------------|
(G)_____[C] (D)______[G]
-----0---0-------0-------------|-----------3-------------------|
-----------1----------1--------|-------0-------0------0------0-|
-------0-------0------------0--|-----0---0----------0----------|
-------------2----------0h2----|--0----------0-------------0---|
--3-----------------3----------|-----------------2-------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------3------|
(Em7)_____[Am7] (F#7)_____[B7]
-----0-----------0-------------|-----------------2--------|
-----------1---1-------------0-|-----------0--------------|
-------0--------------0--------|-------2-2-----2----------|
---------2---2------2------2---|-----1-------1------------|
--0----------------------------|--2-----------------------|
------------------------0------|--------------------------|
(0:26)
---------3-------0--0---------| <~played instead of 1st measure
--0--------0-0--------0----0--| only here in the song; also
--0--0-0-------0--------0--2--| where GTR 2 comes in.
--2---------------------------|
--2---------------------------|
--0---------------------------|
GTR 2
---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|
--0--------2----4----|--2------0-----------|
---------------------|------------4--------|
---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|------------------0--------|
---------------------|----------------0----------|
---------------------|--------1-----1------------|
-----------0----2----|----4p0-----0--------------|
--4------------------|--2-------2----------------|
---------------------|---------------------------|
GTR 3
|-------------0-------------|
|-------------0-------------|
|-------------1-------------|
|-------------2-------------|
|-------------2-------------|
|-------------0-------------|
---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|-----------3---------|
---------------------|-----------2----2----|
----------------0----|-----------4----4----|
--2--------4---------|--0--------0----5----|
---------------------|--2------------------|
GTR 3
|----------3---------|
|----------3---------|
|----------4---------|
|----------5---------|
|----------5---------|
|----------3---------|
--------0-------------0-------0|-----------------2--------|
------0---0---0-----0-------0--|-------0-------0----------|
----0-------0-----2-------4----|-----3---3---3------------|
----------------4-------5------|---4-------4--------------|
--2----------------------------|--------------------------|
--0----------------------------|--------------------------|
Verse 1 (0:53)
GTR 1 plays riff 1
(0:53-end)
GTR 3; Riff 2 played throughout song
|-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---|----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x-|
|-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---|----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x-|
|-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---|----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x-|
|-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---|----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x-|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
p.m......................................................
(0:53)
GTR 2; Riff 3; played 2 times
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
--------4-|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------7-|----------|----------|
------4---|--------4-|--------7-|--------2-|--------5-|------7---|--------2-|--------4-|
--2-2-----|------4---|------7---|------2---|------5---|--5-5-----|------2---|------4---|
----------|--2-2-----|--5-5-----|--0-0-----|--3-3-----|----------|--0-0-----|--2-2-----|
(1:19)
GTR 4, 5; Riff 4; with GTR 3 on second repeat and GTR 1 strumming intro chords
GTR 4 plays upper note; GTR 5 plays bottom (it sounds just fine with one
----------|----------|----------|----------| guitar playing both though)
--3~------|--2~------|--2~------|----------|
--4~------|--3~------|--2~------|--4~------|
----------|----------|----------|--6~------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|
----------|----------|----------|------------------|
----------|----------|----------|------------------|
--4~------|--2~------|-----3b4r3|--3~--------------|
--5~------|--4~----4-|--5~-4b5r4|--4~--------------|
----------|--------5-|--7~------|---------1-2-4-5~-|
----------|----------|----------|-------2----------|
Let ring
Chorus 1 (1:45)
GTR 1 strums chords shown
[C] [G] GTR 6
Welcome to the Hotel California ||e----------------------------------||
||B----10-10--12--10-12/14-12--10----||
||G----11-11--12--11-12/14-12--11----||
[B7] [Em] GTR 4,5
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face ||D----------------2--4---5~-||
||A--2~---4~---5~------------|| Let ring
||E--------------------------||
[C] [G] GTR 6
Many a room at the Hotel California ||B-----15----15-15---------x-12-----||
||G--14h16-14h16-14-------7-x-12-11~-||
||D------------------16/7---x--------||
[Am7] [Em]
Anytime of year, you can find it here.
Verse 2 (2:11)
GTR 1; Riff 1 one time, then strums chords once through
GTR 2; Riff 3 two times
GTR 3; continues Riff 2
GTR 4,5: plays Riff 5:
|---------------------|-------------------|
|--3~-----------5--5r-|--2~---------------|
|--4~-----------6--6r-|--3~---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
--2~---------------|---------------5--5r-|-------------------|
--2~---------------|--4~-----------6--6r-|--4----------------|
-------------------|--6~-----------------|--5----------------|
-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
--2~----------------|---------------3b---|--3~-----3--4~---6~---|
--4~-----------4----|--5~-----------4b---|--4~-----4--5~---7~---|
---------------5----|--7~----------------|----------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
GTR 4,5 plays Riff 4 once with this riff in last meausure instead:
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-1-1-2-4---5|
|------------|
Riff 6 (2:37)
So I call the big captain, Please bring me my wine
GTR 6 e------------14h13-14--14~---|------------14h13-14--14~---|
Riff 6 B---------15-----------------|---------14-----------------|
GTR 7 e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B------------15h14-15--15~---|------------14h13-14--14~---|
G---------16-----------------|---------15-----------------|
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."
GTR 6 e------------12h11-12--12~---|------------12h11-12~-----|
B---------14-----------------|---------12---------------|
GTR 7 e----------------------------|--------------------------|
B------------14h13-14--14~---|------------12h11-12~-----|
G---------14-----------------|---------13-------13~-----|
And still those voices are calling from far away.
GTR 6 e------------15h14-15~-----|------------10h9-10~-----|
B------------15h14-15~-----|---------10--------------|
G---------16---------------|-------------------------|
GTR 7 e--------------------------|-------------------------|
B--------------------------|------------10h9-10~-----|
B------------16h15-16~-----|---------11--------------|
D---------17---------------|-------------------------|
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to here them say,
GTR 6 e------------------------------|--------------------|
B------------12h10-12----14r12-|--14----------------|
G---------12-------------------|--------------------|
GTR 7 e------------------------------|--------------------|
B------------------------------|--------------------|
G------------12h11-12----14r12-|--15----------------|
D---------14-------------------|--------------------|
Chorus 2 (3:03)
GTR 1 strums chords shown
[C] [G] GTR 6 (rake) *Artificial Harm.*
"Welcome to the Hotel California" e---------x-10--------------10r*-10*|
B-------x---------------10----------|
G-----x--------9r-7--9b-------------|
D---x-------------------------------|
[B7] [Em]
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
GTR 4,5 ||D----------------2--4---5~-||
||A--2~---4~---5~------------||
||E--------------------------||
[C] [G]
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
GTR 6 e----------22-22------------------||
B----22b---------22r-19-x---------||
G-------------------------21b-21--||
[Am] [Em]
What a nice surprise, Bring your alibis.
Verse 3 (3:29)
GTR 1 only:
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champaigne on ice And she said,
--0--------------0----0-------|-----------2-----------------|
--0--------0--------0-0-0--0--|-------0-------0-----------0-|
--0----0-------0----0---0--2--|-----2---2---2-----------2---|
--2--2---2---2----------------|--1--------------1-----------|
--2---------------------------|----------------------2------|
--0---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"We are all prisoners here, of our own device."
-------2---0----2--2-0--------|-----0---0------0--------|
-------3------3-3--3-3------0-|-----------0-------------|
-----2----------2---------2---|-------0------0----------|
--0------0------0-------------|-------------------------|
-----------------------0------|--4----------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------|
And in the master's chambers they gather for a big feast
---------0---0------0-------------|--------------------------|
---------------1---------1--------|--3--3---3-0--------------|
-----------0------0------------0--|--0----0-------0-0--------|
---------------------------0h2----|--0----------0------------|
------3----------------3----------|--2-----------------------|
----------------------------------|--------------------------|
They stab.. steely knives, but they just can't kill the Beast
---0----------0---------0--|-----------------2--------|
---------1--------------1--|-------------0------------|
-----0------0------0-------|-------2-------2----------|
=------2-------------------|-----1---1----------------|
0----------------0---------|--2--------2--------------|
---------------------0-----|--------------------------|
(3:56)
GTR 1 strums chords for rest of song.
GTR 2 plays Riff 3 four times to end of song
GTR 3 continues Riff 2 to end of song
GTR 4,5 repeats Riff 4 then 5 till end without final riffs to end of song
GTR 6 plays Riff 6 once then
[overall tonality shown above measures]
Solo (4:20)
GTR 6
Bm
-------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------10-12b|--------10-12-------------7---|
--------------3/11-------|--------------11/9----7h9---7b|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------|
F# A
-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----------------------------|------7--------------7-----------|
-----------------------------|--7h9---7b-------7h9---7b--------|
--8~---9h11h9-7r-------x-x---|--x-------9-8-9~---------9h7-9h7-|
---------------------------x-|---------------------------------|
-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E G
------10----------------7---10b10b|----10-x-x-10r-7-----10-10r---------|
--10b----10r-7-10-8b------7----x--|-----------------10b--------8--10-8-|
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D Em
-----10----------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------|------7bx-7r-------7b-7b7r-----|
--9b----9b9r-7---7h6-7~---x--|--7h9--------9h7h9---------9h7-|
---------------7-------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#
-------------7--------------|||
----7-10---7-7--------------|||
--9b-----9b----9r7-9b-------|||
----------------------------||| Enter GTR 7
----------------------------||| (4:48)
----------------------------|||
Bm F#
-------------7---7-7---7-7---------|-----------------------|
----7-10---7-7---7-7---7-7---------|-----------------------|
--9b-----9b----9b----9b----9r7-9-7-|--9b~~~~/--------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------x-|
-----------------------------------|-------------------x---|
-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
A E
-----------------------7-------|--------10----12----12-------------|
-------------------10b----10-7-|--10/12----10-12-11-10-9/----------|
--11r---9-11-7~----------------|-------------------------------14b-|
----------------9--------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G D
----------------------17--------------|-----15-16-17-17b----------------------|
--------15b-17-15-17b----17r-15-17-15-|--17b------------17r--15~---17---17h15-|
----16--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Em F#
-------17--17-------------------|-------17--17-----------------------17b-|
--17b---------17r-17b---17r-15--|--17b--17b----17r-17b---17r-15-15-------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
(5:13)
GTR 6
Bm F#
|---------------------------10----10--------------|--------------------|
|-14b-12-12----12b-------13b---13b----------------|--11~---------------|
|------------------------------------11/9/7h6-----|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------9-8-|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
(5:20)
GTR 7
A
--12r--12b12b12b12b12b12-12-12-12-12h10----12-10b|
----------------------------------------12-------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
GTR 7
E G
---------------------------------|*-7--------------------------------|
--12~---10-------------10/-------|----7-10---7-----------------------|
-----------11/9-7-9-11------7-9b-|-------------7-9---7---------------|
---------------------------------|---------7-------9-----7-----------|
---------------------------------|---------------------9---9/7-5-7/9*|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
GTR 6
---------------------------------|*-10--------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----10-14----12----10--------------------------|
-----------------------------14b-|-----------12----11-------12--------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------12----9-12---------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------12-10-9-10/12*|
---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
these notes are played simultaneously,
it was just not graphically shown
GTR 7
D Em F#
-----7---------------------|----------------------|---------6--7----9----|
-------7-10-7--------------|--5~-----5--7----8----|--7~------------------|
--------------9r-7~-----7--|----------------------|----------------------|
--7~-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
GTR 6
----14--12-10--------------|----------------------|---------9--10---12---|
------15-------------------|------------10---12---|--11------------------|
-------------12r-11~---11--|--12----12------------|----------------------|
-12~-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Final Riff (repeat and fade)
GTR 6
Bm F#
e*---14-------14-------14-------14-------14--------|--12-------12-------12----12/18~------|
B*------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-----|-----14-------14-------14-------------|
G*---------16-------16-------16-------16-------16--|--------15-------15-------------------|
GTR 7
e*---10-------10-------10-------10-------10--------|---9--------9--------9-----9/14~------|
B*------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-----|-----11-------11-------11-------------|
G*---------11-------11-------11-------11-------11--|--------11-------11-------------------|
GTR 6
A E
e--12-------12-------12-------12-------12--------|--10-------10-------10----10/16~------|
B-----14-------14-------14-------14-------14-----|-----12-------12-------12-------------|
G--------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|--------13-------13-------------------|
GTR 7
E--9---------9--------9--------9--------9--------|---7--------7--------7-----7/12~------|
B-----10-------10-------10-------10-------10-----|------9--------9--------9-------------|
G---------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--|---------9--------9-------------------|
GTR 6
G D
e--10-------10-------10-------10-------10--------|--10-------10-------10----10/14~------|
B-----12-------12-------12-------12-------12-----|-----10-------10-------10-------------|
G--------12-------12-------12-------12-------12--|--------11-------11-------------------|
GTR 7
E--7---------7--------7--------7--------7------------5--------5--------5-----5/10~------|
B-----8---------8--------8--------8---------8-----------7--------7--------7-------------|
G---------7--------7--------7--------7---------7------------7-------7-------------------|
GTR 6
Em F#
e--7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--9-------9-------9----9/14~-------*||
B----8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|----11------11------11-------------*||
G------9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|-------11------11------------------*||
GTR 7
e--3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|--6-------6--------6----6/9~-------*||
B----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----|-----7-------7-------7-------------*||
G------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|--------8-------8------------------*||
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