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Chord diagram for Bm9
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 ----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
 

 #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
 #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

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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                        F#                  
 On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
 A                     E                        
 Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
 G                         D                       
 Up ahead in the distance, 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------------------
 

 
        Em                   Bm7        
 Such a lovely place, such a 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\
 

         Em                                      F#         
 (1)Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
 (2)What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/hotel_california_tab_ver_2.html

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