The Eagles : Hotel California

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Hotel California is the fifth studio album released by the American rock band the Eagles in late 1976. It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe Walsh. It is also the last album featuring original bass player and singer Randy Meisner. The album became the band's highest selling studio album with over 16 million copies sold in the U.S. alone. The album also topped the charts. The album also won the band two more Grammies for "Hotel California" and "New Kid In Town". The album was nominated for album of the year but lost to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. The album released three Top 20 singles, "New Kid In Town", "Hotel California", and "Life In The Fast Lane". "New Kid In Town" and "Hotel California" both topped the Billboard Hot 100, and "Life In The Fast Lane" reached #11 on the charts. The album was ranked #37 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time". The album further established the group as the most successful American band of the decade, making the Eagles household names. The song "Hotel California" is considered by many to be one of the greatest rock songs of all time, it was ranked #49 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs Of All Time". The guitar duet at the end of the song was performed by Don Felder and Joe Walsh. The album also features "Wasted Time", "Victim Of Love", and the epic "The Last Resort".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California

Guitar Tabs

[Bm]On a dark desert highway, [F#]cool wind in my hair
[A]Warm smell of colitas, [E]rising through the air
[G]Up ahead in the distance, [D]I saw a shimering 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#]I heard the mission bell
[A]And I was thinking to myself: this could be [E]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:

{start_of_chorus}
"[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia
[F#]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Califor[D]nia
Any [Em]time of year (any time of year), you can [F#]find it here"
{end_of_chorus}

[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany twisted, [F#]she got the Mercedes Benz
[A]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, [E]that she calls friends
[G]How they dance in the courtyard, [D]sweet summer sweat
[Em]Some dance to remember, [F#]some dance to forget

[Bm]So I called up the captain, "[F#]Please bring me my wine", He said
[A]"We haven't had that spirit here since [E]nineteen sixty-nine"
[G]And still those voices are calling from [D]far away
[Em]Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#]just to hear them say:

"[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia
[F#]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face
They [G]livin' it up at the Hotel Califor[D]nia
What a [Em]nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your [F#]alibis"


[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#]the pink champagne on ice, and she said
"[A]We are all just prisoners here, [E]of our own device"
[G]And in the master's chambers, [D]they gathered for the 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#]running for the door
[A]I had to find the passage back to the [E]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, but [F#]you can never leave"

{comment: chorus}





hotel california
eagles

E|--------------------7--10--12--|------9----------9----------| I
B|--7-----7-----7----------------|--11-----11-------------11--| N
G|--7--7-----------7-----7---9---|--11---------11-----11------| T
D|--9--------9-------------------|--8-------------------------| R
A|--9----------------------------|----------------------------| O
E|--7----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|--5-----5--5--7--5--------5--7--7-----|-----7-----7--------7--|
B|-----5-----------------5-----------7--|--7-----------7--------|
G|--------------------------------------|--7-----7--------7-----|
D|--7-----------------7--------7--------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|

E|-----7-----7--------7-------------10--|
B|--8-----------8--------8--10^h12------|
G|--7-----7--------7--------------------|
D|--9-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|------10----------10----------10----------10------|
B|--10------------------------------10----------11--|
G|----------11--11------11--11----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------12----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|-----7-----7--------7--7---------|------9------9----------9--|
B|--------------8--8--------8------|----------------11---------|
G|--9-----9--------------------9---|--11-----11---------11-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------10--|--9------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

E|--7--7-----10--------7--7-----------|------9----------9----------|
B|--7-----7------7--7--------7--------|--11-----11-------------11--|
G|--7---------------------------7^h9--|--11---------11-----11------|
D|--9--------9------------------------|--8-------------------------|
A|--9---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--7---------------------------------|----------------------------|

E|--5-----5--5--7--5--------5--7--7-----|--------------------7--|
B|-----5-----------------5-----------7--|--7--7-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--7-----7-----7--------|
D|--7-----------------7--------7--------|--9--------9-----9-----|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|

E|-----7-----7--------7-------------10--|
B|--8-----------8--------8--10^h12------|
G|--7-----7--------7--------------------|
D|--9-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|------10----------10------------------------------|
B|--10--------------------------10----------10------|
G|----------11--11------11--11------11--------------|
D|--------------------------------------12------12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|-----7-----7--------7--7---------|------9------9----------9--|
B|--------------8--8--------8------|----------------11---------|
G|--9-----9--------------------9---|--11-----11---------11-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------10--|--9------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

(The INTRO is now repeated as the first half of verse 1 before the
chords take over)

SOLO
~~~~~~
E|-----------------7--|--9b(10)-----------------------------|
B|----------7^h10-----|----------------~~-------------------|
G|--9b(11)------------|----------9^h11^p9--7--9--9b(11)--7--|
D|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----~~~----------------~~~-------|
D|--7b(8)--9--9^p8^p7--7b(8)r(7)\--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--9--9b(11)--7-------~~--7--9--9b(11)--7--------------|
D|-------------------9^p8^h9-------------------9^p7^h9^p7--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------7--10--7-------------~~~~~--7-----10b(12)^^^
B|--10b(12)------------10^p7^h10--8b(9)-----7-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

.
E|^^--10--10b(12)r(10)--7---------------10--------------(10)X--(10)X--|
B|-------------------------10--10b(12)------(12)r10--8----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------10------------------------|
B|------------------------------~-----|
G|--9b(11)------(11)r9^p7--7/6--7--7^^^
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------- PH --------------------~--|
G|^h9/12--11b(12)r11--9------9--11b(12)--11b(12)--11b(12)r11--9--7--9--|
D|-----------------------12--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------7-------------------|
B|----------7--10-------------7--------~~~~~~--|
G|--9b(11)---------9b(11)--------9^p7--9b(11)--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------7----------7---------------------------------|
B|----------7--10------------------------7----------7-------------------|
G|--9b(11)---------9b(11)-----9b(11)--------9b(11)-----(11)r9^p7^h9^p7--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--~~~~~~--(7)/--|--9b(10)(then release 1/4)-----7------------------|
G|--9b(11)--------|----------------------------9-----7(bend up 1/4)--|
D|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------7------------------10----------------------|
B|-----10b(12)r10--10b(12)-----10^p7--10b(12)------10--12--11--10--9/--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------12---------------17-----------------------|
B|-----------12--15------15--17b(19)------(19)r17--15--17--15--|
G|--14b(16)----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------14--16--17--17b(19)-----------~~--------------|
B|--17b(19)-----------------------(19)r17--15--17--17^p15--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------17--17-----------~~~~~~~-------------------|
B|--17b(19)----------(19)r17--17b(19)--(19)r17^p15^h17--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------17--17-----------~~~~~~~--14^^^^^^^^--17b(19)^^|
B|--17b(19)----------(19)r17--17b(19)-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------19^p18^p16-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|^^(19)--------------------------------------------|------|
B|-----------------12-----------12------------------|--~~--|
G|--------15b(16)------15b(16)----------------------|--15--|
D|-----------------------------------16\12----------|------|
A|------------------------------------------14--13--|------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------|

(bend from 12 to 14 and release gradually over the next 9 notes so that
the tenth is an E at the 12'th fret)

E|--12b(14)r(14)r(14)r(14)r(14)r(13)r(13)r(13)r(13)r12--12^p10------12--10--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------12----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--10----------------------------10\-------------|
G|----------(11)r9------9------9--11-------7--9b(11)--|
D|------------------12-----12-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15^p12--14^p10--12^p8--10^p7--8--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7--------------------------|
D|--16^p12--14^p11--12^p9--11^p7--9--0^h4-----------------0--|
A|-----------------------------------------5^h7^p5-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------5^h7-----|

~~ ~~ ~~
E|--14--12^p10--10^p9--10-~--|--~--~--~~--~~--|--~~--9---10--12--|
B|--15--10^^^^---------7--7--|--8--8--10--12--|--11--11--12--14--|
G|--14--11^^^^--11^p9--7--7--|--9--9--11--12--|--11--------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------|------------------|

E|--14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10-------|
B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9---18--|
B|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--19--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9--------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7--16--|
B|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--17--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----|
B|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
~~
E|--10--5-----10--5-----10--5--14--|
B|--7---7--7--7---7--7--7---7--15--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8------|
G|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9\--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------~~--|
B|--14--11------14--11------14--11--14--|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--14--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------| (fade....)
E|--14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10-------|
B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9---18--|
B|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--19--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|--12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9-------12--9--------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7--16--|
B|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--17--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|--10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----10--7-----|
B|--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
~~
E|--10--5-----10--5-----10--5--14--|
B|--7---7--7--7---7--7--7---7--15--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8-----12--8------|
G|--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9\--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------~~--|
B|--14--11------14--11------14--11--14--|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--14--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

--

Hotel N2:

============================================================================
but you can never leave...

------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
------10/12-|-h15-10-12--------------7------|-------------------|
-4/11-------|-----------10\9-----7-9----7h8-|------4/7\4--------|
------------|-------------------------------|-8-----------7h8\4-|
------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|

------------------------------------|------?----------------------7---10h12-|
--------7---------------7-----------|-10h12--10h12h10\7-10-8h9------7-------|
----7/9---7h8-------7/9---7h8-------|---------------------------------------|
---x----------9\8-9-----------9\8-9-|---------------------------------------|
--x---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-x----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

---10-(10)-12po10\7-------10-----------------|------10---------------------|
--------------------10h12----(10)-12h10\8-x--|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|-9h11----9h11po9-7-7\6-7-----|
-------------------------------------------x-|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------|
-----7h8-(7)-8po7-------7h8-(7)h8-(7)h8po7-----|
-7/9--------------9\7-9--------------------9\7-|
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------------------7---------------------|
------7-10------7-----------------------|
-9h11------9h11-----(9)h11po9\7-9h11----|
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------------------7------7-7---------------|
------7-10------7--------7-7---------------|
-9h11------9h11-----9h11-----9h11po9\7-9\7-|
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---------------|------------------------------------------|
---------------|----7h10po7-5-7--------10h12-(10)h12-10-7-|
-11/19---------|--x-------------7h8-----------------------|
---------------|-x------------------9---------------------|
---------------|x-----------------------------------------|
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-------10---------------------|--------------12----------------|
-10/12----10-12-11-10-9/17----|-----12-15h16----15-17\15-17\15-|
----------------------------14|h16-----------------------------|
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-------15-16-17-17h19-----------------------------|
-17/19----------------(17)h19po17-15----17--17\15-|
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--------17-17------------------------------|
-17h19--------(17)h19po17-15-----17--17\15-|
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--------17-17-------------------------------------|
-17h19--------(17)h19p17-(17)h19---(17)h19po17-15-|
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------17-17---------------------------------------||
-? ?--------(17)h19po17-(17)h19----(17)h19po17\15-||
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-----------------10-------10----------|---------------------|
-14h15-----13h15----13h15-------------|---11----------------|
-----------------------------11\7-----|---------------------|
----------------------------------9-8-|---------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
-17h19--(17)h19-(17)h18-(17)h18-(17)h18-(17)h18-(17)h18po17-(17)h18po17-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-17-17-17\15----17-15/16-|---------------------------------|
-------------16----------|-16-----14-----------------14--?-|
-------------------------|-----------16\14\12-14/16--------|
-------------------------|---------------------------------|

-7--------------------------------|----7----------------------------|
---7-10---7-----------------------|------10-------------------------|
--------9---7-9---7---------------|---------11-(9)h11po9-7--------7-|
----------------9-----7-----------|-7-------------------------------|
--------------------9---9\7-5-7/9-|---------------------------------|
----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------------------|------------------9---|
---------------------|---------11-12--------|
-9-----9--11-----12--|-11-------------------|
---------------------|----------------------|
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Now the rest of this is the ending repeat section:

-10\7---10\7---10\7---10\7---10\7-----|
------7------7------7------7------7\5-|
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-9\6---9\6---9\6-12/14---------|-9\5---9\5---9\5---9\5---9\5-------|
-----7-----7-------------------|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

-7\4---7\4---7\4---10/12--------|-7\3---7\3---7\3---7\3---7\3----|
-----5-----5-----5--------------|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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-5\2---5\2---5\2--8/10-------|-3\0---3\0---3\0---3\0---3\0---|
-----3-----3-----------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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-6\2---6\2---6\2--7/9-------------|
-----2-----2----------------------|
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