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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