Hotel California –
Blue Eagles
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|---7p0---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-----
------------------------------|-------2--------4--------5--------
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F#7
-------0-7p0---10-12-10----|---9-9h10p9/7-7h9p7/6--3-2-2-2-3-2--0-2----------|
-----0------------------12-|----------------------------------------3--2-----|
---7-----------------------|---------------------------------------------4-3-|
-9-----------9-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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*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 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
D---------5--
A---1-2-4-5--
E-2----------
G
D *1st time *second time
Welcome to the Hotel California. 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 lovely place, such a lovely face
D|---------2-4-5-
A|2--4--5--------
G D
(1)Plenty of room at the Hotel California
E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5\
B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7\
(2)They livin' it up at the Hotel California
E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\
B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-7\
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"
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
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------------------9-11--|11h12p11\9-11----9-11-11h12p11\9-9h11p9\7-7h9p7\6---|
-9h11p9\8-9-11-12-------|--------------12----------------------------------9-|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
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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----12p10----|
|-/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---|
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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-|