Hotel California

Hotel California
The Eagles


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

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

CHORUS
------
G                        D
Welcome to the Hotel California.
Em                   Bm7
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
G                               D
(1)Plenty of room at the Hotel California
(2)They livin' it up at the Hotel California
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


Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the captain;  "Please bring me my wine."
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say

CHORUS (with ending 2)

Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"
(Instrumental and fade)


Picking (capo 7)
(You don't have to capo it, its just a lil easier)


e-----------0-----------2-----------0-----------------0-----------0-------|
B---0---0-------------0---2-4-----3-----3---------0-----------1-----------|
G-----0---0---0-2---2-----------2-----2---2-----0---0-------0-----------0-|
D-----------------1-----------0---------------2-----------2-----2---0h2---|
A-------------------------------------------4-----------3-----------------|
E-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------3-----------------0-------------2---|
B-----0-----0---------1-------------0-------|
G---0-----0---------0---0-------0-2---2-----|
D-----------------2-------------------------|
A-2-------------0-------------2-------------|
E-------------3-------------0---------------|

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Hotel California with Leads and Chords Explained

Here’s the complete HOTEL CALIFORNIA….with the intro piece,chords and the ending piece..this is my and i have not taken it frm any sites..so plz check…it does take a long time tabbin….

notations:: sl : slide, slba : slide back, pl : place

–INTRODUCTION MUSIC– ;;

Bm chord play,then play this lead..

e --------------------------------------------- b ----------------------5-7-7slba8---5pl7-- g --4 4sl6--3-4-6-7-------------------------  play A chord,then this lead.. e ------------------------------------ b -----3-2---------------------------- g -2-4-----4-2plba4---------------- d ---------------------4-2------------ a --------------------------5sl7-----  e ----0-----0-----0-----0----7-0---10--0--- b ---0-----0-----0-----0----8-----8---------- g --0-----2-----4-----7----9-----9---------- d -2-----4-----5-----9----------------------- a --------------------------------------------- e ---------------------------------------------  e --7-7--6-7-9-9sl10-9-10sl12-12sl14-- b ----------------------------------------------  then the drum beats start for some 7 counts...after that....  play Bm chord,then play this lead..  e --2plba3 2-2----0-2--0------------ b ------------------------3--3--3------ g------------------------------4---2pl4-  play A chord,then play this lead....  e-----------------------------------------------7--9-10-9-10-12-- b------3-2--2-2-----------------5-8-7-8-10-------------- g-2pl4---4-----2-2--4---6pl7 --------------------------  e ----0-----0-----0-----0----7-0---10--0---------- b ---0-----0-----0-----0----8-----8--------------- g --0-----2-----4-----7----9-----9--------------- d -2-----4-----5-----9---------------------------- a ------------------------------------------------- e -------------------------------------------------  e-7-0-10-12-10-12-------------------------- (play it fast) b------------------------------------------------ play F#chord,then this lead...  e-9-9-9plba10--7plba9-6sl3-2-2-2--3-2-0-- b--------------------------------------------------3-2-- (play it fast) g------------------------------------------------------3-  song starts that is only adlib.... play single note of each chord... that u will get as u hear the song...i'll give the strings to pluck for each chord....  Bm 5 4 3 2 3 1,1 2 3 strings adlib F# 4 3 2 1 2 3,4 A 5 4 3 2 3 1,1 2 3 E 5 4 3 2 3 1 ,2 G 4 3 2 1 2 3 D 4 3 2 1 2 3 ,4 Em 5 4 3 2 3,4 3 2 3 2 1 F# 4 3 2 1 2 1 ,2  then is the bass part..here it is..  D-0-0-2-4-2pl4---------0-2----------------------2pl4--2-4-4-4-4pl5-- A-----------------4---4 4-----2-0pl5----2-4-5-0-------------------- E---------------------------------------4---------------------------------- 

–SONG STARTS–::

Bm
On a dark desert highway,
F#
cool wind in my hair
A
Warm smell of colitas,
E
rising up 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:
E
this could be 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:

G D
Welcome to the Hotel California
Em
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place),
D
such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em
Any time of year (any time of year),
F#
you can find it here”

(( USE SAME CHORDS FOR THE OTHER 2 PARAS ALSO ))

--END MUSIC-- :: play it with timing..  e------------------------------------------------ b-------------------------------------------7--5--3--2------ g-----6-9--9-9-9--99--9 7 6--9-7--6--7--6--4--3--- d-8-9---------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------  e-9-10 12-12-12-12-,-12-10-9-----10-9-------9,--- b------------------------------------12-,------12-10---- g---------------------------------------------------------9--- d-----------------------------------------------------------9-- a-------------------------------------------------------------9-9sl11--  g--------------------------------------- d----------------0---2-2-2plba4---- a--------0-4-2---4,--------------4---- e-0-2-3---------------------------------  play Em chord and F# chord...then play this lead...  e------------------------------------------ b-----------------------5-7slba8-5pl7- g-4-4plba6-3-4-6-7-------------------  e----------------------------------------------0---9--------14 b---5-7-7slba8-5slba7-3slba5-2-0---2--12--12,-11--- (PLAY THIS FAST) g-7--------------------------------------3-----------------  g-11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-8-------9-7-6plba7-------9- d------------------------------9-7-6--------------9-7-6---  e----------------------------------------------------5-5-5-7-5-5-3-5 b----------------------------------------------5sl8-7-7-7-8-7-7-5-7- g------------------------4-4plba6-3-4-6-7------------------------ d---4-5plba7-4pl5-7,------------------------------------------ a-7----------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------  e-------------------------------0---3-0--7-3---10-7---12-10- b--------------------0pl2pl3---0------0-----0-------0-------- g----------0pl2pl3--------------0-------------------------- d-0pl2pl4-----------------------------------------------  e------------------------------------------- b--7slba8-5---5pl7-5--------------------- g--------------7---------7--6slba7---4pl6-- d------------------------------------------------  now the last,wer the chords r plucked.  hold Bm,play each note fast. hold F#,play note fast hold A,play each note fast hold E,play each note fast hold G,play each note fast hold D,play note fast hold Em,play note fast  e---------------------------------------------------- b----------------2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5---chuck Bm chord up and down fast once.- g-3-3-3--4-4-4---------------------------------------

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