Hotel California Complete guitar tab by Eagles

Hotel California Complete guitar tab

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Preview

                              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
     |---|-------------------------------------------|-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-
     |-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---7-6
     |-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-------
     |---9-----------|-8--------------|-7-------------|-6-9---------|-5---------
     |---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|-----------
     |-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]---
     |-[5]-7-7/[9]-[7]-5h7p5-[4]-|-[4]-5-[7]--2-2-2---2---|--[2]-[4]-5------[5]-
     |---------------------------|-------------------------|------------5-------
 
Next: Intro(Phase 3) 2x then play this:  Fill 1: |------------------|
                                                 |------------------|
                                                 |------------------|
                                                 |------------------|
                                                 |-----1--2--4--4/5-|
                                                 |--2---------------|
  Then Chorus:
             
   G                           D    Fill 2: B|-3-3-3-3-----------|              
   Welcome to the hotel California,         G|-2-2-4-2--/6--4--2-|
                                            D|----------/7--5--4-|
           F#                  Bm
   such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
     
      Fill 3: D |------------2--4---5-|
              A |-2---4---5-----------|
   Bm                                D
   Plenty of room at the hotel california
   Em                                         F#
   Anytime of year (any time of year) you can find it here.

Next: Intro(Phase 3) 2x
      Then Fill 1

   Chorus 2:
     G                         D
     Welcome to the Hotel California, Fill 4:  E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5-|
                                               B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7-|
             F#                  Bm
     Such a lovely place, such a lovely face. (Play fill 3)
          G                              D
     They livin' it up at the hotel california.  fill 5:  E|-9--9--9--/7-7-7-/-5
                                                          B|-10-10-10-/8-8-8-/-7
             Em                                            F#
     What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis.

Next: Intro(Phase 3) 2x

solo: Joe Walsh's Part

         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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