Eagles - Hotel California

      
 
 Title: Hotel California "Acoustic Version"
 Artist: Eagles
 Album: Hell Freezes Over
 Transcribed by: Arjay C. Nacion
 Gutartabs CC ID: Ragnarok '87
 Email : arjaynacion@yahoo.com
 
 *This is a really wonderful guitar masterpiece*
 *Don Felder of Eagles Rules!!!!*
 
 Legend:
 p - pull off
 h - hammer on
 - slide (downward)
 / - slide (upward)
                 
 - finger vibrato
 ~ - string vibrato
 (d)- strum downstroke
 (u)- strum upstroke
 
 The Tab:
 
 Intro:
 Bm9 A/B 
   

 |-9-|-------------------------------------------|----|----------------------------|
 |-7-|-------------------------------------------|-10-|----------------------------|
 |-7-|---------------------9-11-11h12p11--9h[11]-|-9--|-----7-6--------------------|
 |-7-|-9-9h11p98--9-11/12-----------------------|-11-|-7-9-----7-7h9p7------------|
 |---|-------------------------------------------|-12-|-----------------97-5/[7]--|
 |---|-------------------------------------------|-9--|----------------------------|
 

 Em (Repeat 10x)

 |-7-|----0----0----0----0---7|---10-----7-|---7p6-7-9-9/10-9-10-12/14-[14]-|
 |-8-|---0----0----0----0---8-|--8---8-----|--8-----------------------------|
 |-9-|--0----2----4----7---9--|-9------9---|-9------------------------------|
 |-9-|-2----4----5----9-------|------------|--------------------------------|
 |---|------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
 |---|------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 ***After This Intro Comes Next Is 6 Bars Of Percussion***
 Then Do This:
 
 Intro(Phase 2):
 
 Bm9 A/B 
   

 |-9-|---2h3p2--2-2-2--------------|----|------------------------------/7-9-10-9-10-12-|
 |-7-|---------5---5--3-5p3--3-----|-10-|-----3p2--2-2---------5-8-7/8------------------|
 |-7-|-4--------------------4--2h4-|-9--|-2h4----4-----2-4-6/7--------------------------|
 |-7-|-----------------------------|-11-|-----------------------------------------------|
 |---|-----------------------------|-12-|-----------------------------------------------|
 |---|-----------------------------|-9--|-----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------0-7p0-10-12-10----|-9-9h10p9-7h9p76-|-------------------------|
 |---0---0---0---0---------------12-|------------------|-8-7-7-7h8-7---7---------|
 |--0---2---4---7-------------------|------------------|-------------9---7-6p43-|
 |-2---4---5---9--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
 

 
 Intro(Phase 3): This is also the accompaniment for the verses.
 
 Bm F# A E G 
      

 |---------7-----|-------9--------|--------7------|-----------7-|-------3--7--------|
 |------7--------|-----7---9/[11]-|-----10---10---|-------7-----|-----3--3----------|
 |-----7-7---7h9-|---9------------|---9---------9-|-----7---7---|---4-------------7-|
 |---9-----------|-8--------------|-7-------------|-6-9---------|-5-----------7h9---|
 |---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
 |-7-------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
 

 D Em F# 
    

 |-------10------|-----------7---|------------9-|
 |-----7------7--|-------8-----8-|--------7-----|
 |---7------7--7-|-----7---7-----|----7h9---9---|
 |---------------|---9-----------|--------------|
 |-9-------------|-7-------------|--9-----------|
 |---------------|---------------|--------------|
 

 
 Intro(Phase 3): This is the bass part that Joe Walsh played.
 Bm F# A E 
     

 |---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-----------------------1-|---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-------------------0-----|--------------[4]---[2]-[4]-4/[5]--4h5p4-2/4-|
 |-[5]-7-7/[9]-[7]-5h7p5-[4]-|-[4]-5-[7]--2-2-2---2---|--[2]-[4]-5------[5]-------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-------------------------|------------5--------------------------------|
 

 
 
 Next: Intro(Phase 3) 2x
 
 solo: Joe Walsh's Part
  Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/hotel_california_acoustic_tab_ver_2.html  
 
 Bm F# 
   

 |-------|-----------------------|-7-5-3-2--|
 |-------|-----------------------|----------|
 |-----6-|/9--9-9-9-9p7-6-/9-7-6-|-7-6-4-3--|
 |-8-9---|-----------------------|----------|
 |-------|-----------------------|----------|
 |-------|-----------------------|----------|
 

 A E 
   

 |-9-10-10/12-12-12-[12]-12-10-9----10-9-------|-------------|
 |-------------------------------12------12-10-|-9-----------|
 |---------------------------------------------|---9---------|
 |---------------------------------------------|-----9-------|
 |---------------------------------------------|-------9h11--|
 |---------------------------------------------|-------------|
 

 G D 
   

 |--------------------------------|-----------|
 |--------------------------------|-----------|
 |----------------------------2/4-|2-----4----|
 |--------------2----4-2--5-4-----|--------4--|
 |-----0-2--5-4---5---------------|-----------|
 |-2-3----------------------------|-----------|
 

 
 Em F#7 
   

 |-0-0------0------0-------0-|---2----------2-2-
 |-0---0------0------0-----0-|-----2----------2-
 |-0-----0------0------0---0-|-------3----------
 |-2-------2------2------2---|---------4------4-
 |-2-------------------------|-----------4------
 |---------------------------|-2-----------2----
 

 *****roll w/pick hand finger***********
 
 solo: Don Felder's Part
 
 Bm 
  

 ------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------9-11--|11h12p119-11----9-11-11h12p119-9h11p97-7h9p76---|
 -9h11p98-9-11-12-------|--------------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-|
 |---3-3h5p32-2h3p2--------------|----------------------------3-5---|
 |-1-------------------2-1----------|------------2-4-4h6p43-4-6-------|
 |------------------------------2-4-|-5h7p54-5------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 

 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---0h2-0-------------------0-|
 |-----------3-------3-2h3p2p0-2-3p2-3---|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 

 
 Coda:
 
 GTR 1: Don F.
 Bm F# 
   

 e|------------------------------------|-----------------/6-|
 B|-7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----|-5p2---5p2---5p2----|
 G|------4------4------4------4------4-|-----3-----3--------|
 

 
 GTR 2: Joe W.

 e|-10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---|-9p6---9p6---9p6/14-|
 B|------7------7------7------7------7-|-----7-----7--------|
 G|------------------------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 GTR 1: Don F.
 A E 
   

 e|-------------------------------|-----------------/4-|
 B|-5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---|-3p0---3p0---3p0----|
 G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----1-----1--------|
 

 
 GTR2: Joe W.

 e|-9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---|-7p4---7p4---7p4/12-|
 B|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5--------|
 G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 GTR 1: Don F.
 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: Joe W.

 e|-7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---|-5p2---5p2---5-/-10-|
 B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3--------|
 G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 GTR 1: Don F.
 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: Joe W.

 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-|
 

 
 ***I wasn't able to tab the chorus so I just put the chordal accompaniment but
 I'll tab it soon. Till Then, Enjoy!!!!!***
 
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