'Hotel California' by Eagles - Guitar Tutorial

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            My mate gave me this tab. I think he copied it from somewhere cus it's a little too clean
to be created by him. But i thought i'd post it anyway. Any queries e-mail me on [email protected]

Hotel California Solo  

    (About 4:20)
 First Solo part 
 Bm        	   ~~	     1/4  F#7                      A	   1/2           1/2
|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--(15)--10-12-------------7----|------------------------|------7-------------7---------------|
|--------------11s9~~--7h9---7^-|------------------------|--7h9---7^-------7h9---7^-----------|
|-------------------------------|-8---9h12p9--7--(8)----|----------9p8-9------------9p7-9p7--|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|

 E					      G					 D
|--------10--------------------7---10^(12)-|--10-(12)10p7---------10----------|--------10--------------|
|10^(12)----(12)10p7-10-8^(9)----7---------|--------------10^(12)----(12)10-8-|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-9^(11)----(11)9p7-7p6-7|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|

 Em						       F#7				      ~~
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------7--------------------|
|------7^(8)-7^(8)(7)-------7^(8)-7^(8)-7^(8)(7)-----|--------7-10--------7-7--------------------|
|--7h9----------------9p7h9----------------------9p7-|-9^(11)------9^(11)-----9^(11)9p7-9^(11)~~-|
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

 Second solo part
 Bm								     F#7    ~~~
|-----------------------7----------7--7--------7--7----------------|-------------|
|--------7--10--------7-7--------7-7--7--------7--7----------------|-------------|
|-9^(11)-------9^(11)-----9^(11)--------9^(11)------9^(11)-9p7-9-7-|--9^(11)~~~--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|

 A		      1/4			 E9		    ~~
|-------------------------------------7--------|-------10------------------|
|-----------------------------10^(12)-----10-7-|-10s12----12p11-10-9~~/----|
|----11^(14)(11)-9-11-7^-----------------------|------------------------14-|
|---x---------------------9-0------------------|---------------------------|
|--x-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-x--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 G							  D				       ~~
|--------------------12------------17-----------------|---------15-16-17-17^(19)------------------------|
|--------12--15^(17)----15-17^(19)----(19)17p15-17-15-|-17^(19)-------------------(19)(17)-15~~-17-17p15|
|^(16)------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

 Em  			       ~~		  F#7
|-----------17--17------------------------------|-----------17--17------------------------------|
|--17^(19)---------(19)(18)(19)~~--(19)(17)--15-|--17^(19)---------(19)(18)(19)~~--(19)(17)--15-|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


 Third solo part
 Bm						    F#7
|--17^(19)-------------10---------10--------------|-----------------|
|--------------12^(15)----12^(15)-----------------|--11~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|-------------------------------------11s9p7------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------9--8-|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

 A             Bend and gradually release		     1/4  E9			    ~~
|-----12^(14)-(13)(13)(13)(13)(13)(13)-12-12-12-12p10----12-10^-|----------------------------------------|
|---x-------------------------------------------------12--------|--12~~--10---------------10~~----------|
|--x------------------------------------------------------------|-----------11s9--7--9s11---------9^(11)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

 G					 D			   ~~~
|--10----9---7-------------------------|---14--12-10-----------------------|
|-----10---8---7-10---8----------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------7-----7------------|-7-----------12^(14)(12)-11~~~--11-|
|-----------------------9---7s5p4-5s7--|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 Em				  F#7
|-------------------------------|------------9------10------12-|
|------------------10------12---|---11-------------------------|
|--12------12-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

Outro Part (Play twice)
 Bm	                                    F#7 			A
|14p10---14p10---14p10---14p10---14p10---|-12p9---12p9---12p9-9s18~~|-12p9---12p9---12p9---12p9---12p9--|
|-----12------12------12------12------12-|-----11-----11------------|-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 E9			  G				  D
|-10p7--10p7--10p7-7s16~~-|-10p7--10p7--10p7--10p7--10p7--|-10-----10-----10---10s14~~-|
|-----9-----9-------------|-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-|---10-----10-----10---------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-----11-----11--------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

 Em
|-7---7---7---7---7---|-9-----9----9---9s14~~-|
|--8---8---8---8---8--|--11----11---11--------|
|---9---9---9---9---9-|----11----11-----------|
|---------------------|-----------------------| Repeat Outro part, then play:
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|

 B
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-9-9-9-9--|
|-9-9-9-9--|
|-7-7-7-7--|

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Tags: album rock, classic rock, country rock, folk rock, heartland rock, mellow gold, rock, soft rock, yacht rock
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