#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA 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. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Subject: e/eagles/hotel_california.tab HOTEL CALIFORNIA by The Eagles (Live Version) *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|---7p00---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----- ------------------------------|-------22--------4--------5-------- ------------------------------|----------------------------------- ------------------------------|----------------------------------- F#7 -------0-7p0---10-12-10----|---9-9h10p99/7-7h9p7/6--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 E Warm.. G D Up .. Em My .. F# I .. Bm F# There .. A E And .. G D Then .. Em F# There .. D---------5-- A---1-2-4-5-- E-2---------- G D *1st time *second time Welcome ... 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 .. D|---------2-4-5- A|2--4--5-------- G D (1)Plenty ..E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5\ B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7\ (2)They ..E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\ B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-7\ Em F# (1)Any .. (2)What .. verse verse CHORUS (with ending 2) verse verse 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----12p 10----| |-/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-| Charles Brooks ~cbrooks@co.bibb.ga.us~ February 27, 2002 This is my best interpretation of the solo at the end of the song Hotel California from the Album "Hotel California". It is much different from the live accoustic version. Notation bend ---5^- bend hold ---5^h- bend release ---5^r- hammer to note ---5h7- pull off to note ---5p3- vibrato ---5~~~~- slide up to note ---/5- slide down to note ---\5- Bm F# E--------------9^(10)--------------------------------------------------- ----- B--------10-12--------10-12---------7----------------------------------- ----- G----/11--------------------9^--7-9---7--------------------------------- ----- D---------------------------------------8^--9h11-7^~~~~----------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A E E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- B--------7--------------7---------------15------------------------------ ----- G----7-9---7--------7-9---7--------14^h----14^-11-14-12^---------------- ----- D------------9-8-9----------9-7-9--------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- G D E---------------------------------------------10------------------------ ----- B----12----15^-15^-12------15------------------------------------------- ----- G-------11------------14^h----14^r-12~~---9^h----9^r-7-6-7-6-7~~~------- ----- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Em F# E-----------------------------------------------7----------------------- ----- B--------7^r-7^r-----7^r-7^r-7^r--------7-10---------------------------- ----- G----7-9---------9-7-------------9p7-9^------9^---9^r-p8p7-9^~~~~------- ----- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Bm F# E-----------------7----7-7----7-7--------------------------------------- ----- B-------7-10----7------7-7----7-7--------------------------------------- ----- G----9^------9^-----9^-----9^-----9^-9p8p7-9-7-9^~~~~------------------- ----- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A E E-----------------------7---------7-10--12-11-10------------------------ ----- B----9^r----7-------10^---10-7-10-------12-11-10-9~~~~------------------ ----- G---------9---7--------------------------------------------------------- ----- D---------------9------------------------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- G D E---------------12---------17-------------------14-15-16-19------------- ----- B---------12-15----15-17^h----17^r-15-17-15-15^-------------17^r-15-17-- ----- G----14^---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Em F# E------------------17-17-------------------------------17-17------------ ----- B----17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17^~~-17^r-17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17-17^ ~~~~- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Bm F# E--------------19~~~-----10-----10-------------------------------------- ----- B----17^-17-15-------14^----14^---------11~~~~-------------------------- ----- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- D----------------------------------\9-8--------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A E E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- B----17^h-(pick 10 times)-17p15----17-15----------------------10~~~~--------- G-------------------------------16-------16--14-11\9-----9/11----------- ----- D-----------------------------------------------------12---------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- G D E--------10----9---7--------------------------7------------------------- ----- B----10^----10---8---7-10---8---7---------------10-7-------------------- ----- G-------------------------9---7----------------------9^-7~~~~----------- ----- D---------------------------------9-7-------7--------------------------- ----- A-------------------------------------9-7-9----------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Em F# E-----------------------------------12---------------------------------- ----- B-----------------10-12-11~~~-14-15------------------------------------- ----- G-----11-12~~~-12------------------------------------------------------- ----- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Outro Bm F# E--14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----|-12p9----12p9----12p9-1 8~~~- B--------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|------11------11------- ----- G-----------------------------------------------|----------------------- ----- A E E--12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9-----|-10p7---10p7---10p7--16~~~- ----- B-------10------10------10------10------10--|------9------9------------- ----- G-------------------------------------------|--------------------------- ----- G D E--10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7----|--10-------10-------10-----14~~~ ~---- B-------8------8------8------8------8--|-----10-------10-------10------- ----- G--------------------------------------|--------11-------11------------- ----- Em F# E--7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3----|--9p6---9p6---9p6--14~~~~------------ ----- 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