Hotel Californiav30

Hotel California

Eagles

Tab by:omanyen@fusemail.com

There are numorous tabs on this song. Some are good, others are just

awful. Many are repeats that people got from other sights. All of them

have one thing in common: they don't show you how to play it CORRECTLY,

with only a four-piece band. Yes, there are as many as EIGHT,count 'em,

EIGHT ( 8 ), separate and distinct guitar parts.But you CAN play this

song with 1 drummer, 1 bass player, 1 rhythm guitar player, and 1 lead

guitar player. I've tabbed this in small increments to make it more

easily read and understood. The first part is the intro, finger-picked,

and is played throughout the song. The 2nd part is the incredible lead,

tabbed for ONE guitar player. ENJOY!!!

INTRO:( finger-picked, using just the thumb and index finger )

--2--2--------2----------| short |--2-----------|

--2-----2--------2-------| pause |-----2--------|

--0--0--------0--------0--| short |--0--------|

--0-----0--------0-----0--| pause |-----0-----|

G h=hammer

D h=hammer p=pull off

--2--2--------2-----------| short |--2-------------2----|

--2-----2--------2--------| pause |-----2----------3----|

On a dark desert highway

Cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of Colitas

Rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance

I saw a shimmering light

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway

I heard the mission bell

And I was thinking to myself this could be-

Heaven or this could be Hell

Then she lit up a candle

And she showed me the way

There were voices down the corridor

I thought I heard them say

( CHORUS )

Welcome to the Hotel Cali-fornia

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely face

Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali-fornia

Any time of year - You can find it here.

Her mind is Tiffany twisted

She got the Mercedes Benz - uh-huh

She got alot of pretty, pretty boys

That she calls friends

How they dance in the court yard

Swee--eet summer sweat

Some dance to remember

some dance to forget

So I called up the captain

Please bring me my wine - he said

We haven't had that spirit here since

Nineteen sixty nine

And still those voices are calling from

Faa--aar awaa--aay

Wake you up in the middle of the night

Just to hear them say

( CHORUS )

Welcome to the Hotel Cali-fornia

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely face

They're livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-fornia

What a nice surprise

Bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling

Pink champagne on ice - and she said

We are all just prisoners here

Of our own device

And in the masters chambers

They gathered for their 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 night man we are

Programmed to receive

You can check out any time you like

But you can never leave

( LEAD ) /=slide up \=slide down h=hammer

v=vibrate x=mute p=pulloff

(very quickly)

--9/12------12\10--7--10--8--|

-----7----------------------10--|--10/12------12\10--8v--|

--7/11------11\9--7----7--6--7v--|

*= kill the note as soon as it's struck

-------7h8*--7h8p7*---------7h8*--7h8*--7h8p7*--------|

^=bend up so note equals 1 fret

-------10--10--12--10--12/14--14\12--10------|

note-during this part- on the 12's- bend, then gradually release

-------10----8---7-----------------------------------8/9\-8--7-|

--9/11----11---9---7--9---7--------------------------9/11\9--7-|

Repeat this entire sequence and end on 4 beats of Bm

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