Bm F# On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair A E Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air G D Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light Em F# My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night Bm F# There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell A E And I was thinking to myself: this could be heaven or this could be hell G D Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way Em F# There were voices down the corridor; I thought I heard them say: {start_of_chorus} G D "Welcome to the Hotel California F# Bm Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face G D Plenty of room at the Hotel California Em F# Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here" {end_of_chorus} Bm F# Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz A E She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends G D How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat Em F# Some dance to remember, some dance to forget Bm F# So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine", He said A E "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine" G D And still those voices are calling from far away Em F# Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say: G D "Welcome to the Hotel California F# Bm Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face G D They livin' it up at the Hotel California Em F# What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis" Bm F# Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said A E "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" G D And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast Em F# They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast Bm F# Last thing I remember, I was running for the door A E I had to find the passage back to the place I was before G D "Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive Em F# You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"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|------------------------------------------------------|
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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-----|
Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/hotel_california_tab_ver_3.html ~~ ~~ ~~
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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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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|----------------------------------------------------|
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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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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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|----------------------------------------------------|
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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...
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------10/12-|-h15-10-12--------------7------|-------------------|
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------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
------------------------------------|------?----------------------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--|-----------------------------|
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-7/9--------------9\7-9--------------------9\7-|
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-9h11------9h11-----(9)h11po9\7-9h11----|
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-11/19---------|--x-------------7h8-----------------------|
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-10/12----10-12-11-10-9/17----|-----12-15h16----15-17\15-17\15-|
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-14h15-----13h15----13h15-------------|---11----------------|
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-------------------------|-----------16\14\12-14/16--------|
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-7--------------------------------|----7----------------------------|
---7-10---7-----------------------|------10-------------------------|
--------9---7-9---7---------------|---------11-(9)h11po9-7--------7-|
----------------9-----7-----------|-7-------------------------------|
--------------------9---9\7-5-7/9-|---------------------------------|
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---------------------|------------------9---|
---------------------|---------11-12--------|
-9-----9--11-----12--|-11-------------------|
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Now the rest of this is the ending repeat section:
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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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Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/hotel_california_tab_ver_3.html