Hotel California Eagles
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/[7]--| |---|-------------------------------------------|-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--------------|----|------------------------------/7-9-10-9-10-12-| |-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---7-6p43-| |-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-------------7-| |---9-----------|-8--------------|-7-------------|-6-9---------|-5-----------7h9---| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------| |-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]---[2]-[4]-4/[5]--4h5p4-2/4-| |-[5]-7-7/[9]-[7]-5h7p5-[4]-|-[4]-5-[7]--2-2-2---2---|--[2]-[4]-5------[5]-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|------------5--------------------------------|
Next: Intro(Phase 3) 2x
solo: Joe Walsh's Part
[ Tab from: bttp://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/botel_california_acoustic_tab_ver_2.btml ]
[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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