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HOTEL CALIFORNIA by The Eagles (Live Version)
*a 12 string strums each of the chords
*a classical guitar does the picking
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--------
------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------------------------|----------------------------------
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-------------|-------------------------------------------- -----|
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------- -----|
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------- -----|
*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 E
Warm..
G D
Up ..
Em
My ..
F#
I ..
Bm F#
There ..
A E
And ..
G D
Then ..
Em F#
There ..
D---------5--
A---1-2-4-5--
E-2----------
G D *1st time *second time
Welcome ... 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 ..
D|---------2-4-5-
A|2--4--5--------
G D
(1)Plenty ..E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5\
B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7\
(2)They ..E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\
B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-7\
Em F#
(1)Any ..
(2)What ..
verse
verse
CHORUS (with ending 2)
verse
verse
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
------------------------|----------------------------------------------- -----|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------- -----|
------------------9-11--|11h12p11\9-11----9-11-11h12p11\9-9h11p9\7-7h9p7 \6---|
-9h11p9\8-9-11-12-------|--------------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-|
|---3-3h5p3\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----12p 10----|
|-/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---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
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-|
Charles Brooks ~cbrooks@co.bibb.ga.us~
February 27, 2002
This is my best interpretation of the solo at the end of the song Hotel
California from the Album "Hotel California". It is much different from
the live accoustic version.
Notation
bend ---5^-
bend hold ---5^h-
bend release ---5^r-
hammer to note ---5h7-
pull off to note ---5p3-
vibrato ---5~~~~-
slide up to note ---/5-
slide down to note ---\5-
Bm F#
E--------------9^(10)--------------------------------------------------- -----
B--------10-12--------10-12---------7----------------------------------- -----
G----/11--------------------9^--7-9---7--------------------------------- ----- D---------------------------------------8^--9h11-7^~~~~----------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A E
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
B--------7--------------7---------------15------------------------------ -----
G----7-9---7--------7-9---7--------14^h----14^-11-14-12^---------------- -----
D------------9-8-9----------9-7-9--------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
G D
E---------------------------------------------10------------------------ -----
B----12----15^-15^-12------15------------------------------------------- -----
G-------11------------14^h----14^r-12~~---9^h----9^r-7-6-7-6-7~~~------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Em F#
E-----------------------------------------------7----------------------- -----
B--------7^r-7^r-----7^r-7^r-7^r--------7-10---------------------------- -----
G----7-9---------9-7-------------9p7-9^------9^---9^r-p8p7-9^~~~~------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Bm F#
E-----------------7----7-7----7-7--------------------------------------- -----
B-------7-10----7------7-7----7-7--------------------------------------- -----
G----9^------9^-----9^-----9^-----9^-9p8p7-9-7-9^~~~~------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A E
E-----------------------7---------7-10--12-11-10------------------------ -----
B----9^r----7-------10^---10-7-10-------12-11-10-9~~~~------------------ -----
G---------9---7--------------------------------------------------------- -----
D---------------9------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
G D
E---------------12---------17-------------------14-15-16-19------------- -----
B---------12-15----15-17^h----17^r-15-17-15-15^-------------17^r-15-17-- -----
G----14^---------------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Em F#
E------------------17-17-------------------------------17-17------------ -----
B----17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17^~~-17^r-17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17-17^ ~~~~-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Bm F#
E--------------19~~~-----10-----10-------------------------------------- -----
B----17^-17-15-------14^----14^---------11~~~~-------------------------- -----
G----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------\9-8--------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A E
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
B----17^h-(pick 10 times)-17p15----17-15----------------------10~~~~---------
G-------------------------------16-------16--14-11\9-----9/11----------- -----
D-----------------------------------------------------12---------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
G D
E--------10----9---7--------------------------7------------------------- -----
B----10^----10---8---7-10---8---7---------------10-7-------------------- -----
G-------------------------9---7----------------------9^-7~~~~----------- -----
D---------------------------------9-7-------7--------------------------- -----
A-------------------------------------9-7-9----------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Em F#
E-----------------------------------12---------------------------------- -----
B-----------------10-12-11~~~-14-15------------------------------------- -----
G-----11-12~~~-12------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Outro
Bm F#
E--14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----|-12p9----12p9----12p9-1 8~~~-
B--------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|------11------11------- -----
G-----------------------------------------------|----------------------- -----
A E
E--12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9-----|-10p7---10p7---10p7--16~~~- -----
B-------10------10------10------10------10--|------9------9------------- -----
G-------------------------------------------|--------------------------- -----
G D
E--10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7----|--10-------10-------10-----14~~~ ~----
B-------8------8------8------8------8--|-----10-------10-------10------- -----
G--------------------------------------|--------11-------11------------- -----
Em F#
E--7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3----|--9p6---9p6---9p6--14~~~~------------ -----
B------5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|------7-----7------------------------ -----
G---------------------------------|------------------------------------- -----
Repeat Outro
HOTEL CALIFORNIA by The Eagles (Live Version)
*a 12 string strums each of the chords
*a classical guitar does the picking
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--------
------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------------------------|----------------------------------
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-------------|-------------------------------------------- -----|
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------- -----|
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------- -----|
*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 E
Warm..
G D
Up ..
Em
My ..
F#
I ..
Bm F#
There ..
A E
And ..
G D
Then ..
Em F#
There ..
D---------5--
A---1-2-4-5--
E-2----------
G D *1st time *second time
Welcome ... 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 ..
D|---------2-4-5-
A|2--4--5--------
G D
(1)Plenty ..E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5\
B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7\
(2)They ..E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5\
B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-7\
Em F#
(1)Any ..
(2)What ..
verse
verse
CHORUS (with ending 2)
verse
verse
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
------------------------|----------------------------------------------- -----|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------- -----|
------------------9-11--|11h12p11\9-11----9-11-11h12p11\9-9h11p9\7-7h9p7 \6---|
-9h11p9\8-9-11-12-------|--------------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-|
|---3-3h5p3\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----12p 10----|
|-/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---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
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-|
Charles Brooks ~cbrooks@co.bibb.ga.us~
February 27, 2002
This is my best interpretation of the solo at the end of the song Hotel
California from the Album "Hotel California". It is much different from
the live accoustic version.
Notation
bend ---5^-
bend hold ---5^h-
bend release ---5^r-
hammer to note ---5h7-
pull off to note ---5p3-
vibrato ---5~~~~-
slide up to note ---/5-
slide down to note ---\5-
Bm F#
E--------------9^(10)--------------------------------------------------- -----
B--------10-12--------10-12---------7----------------------------------- -----
G----/11--------------------9^--7-9---7--------------------------------- ----- D---------------------------------------8^--9h11-7^~~~~----------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A E
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
B--------7--------------7---------------15------------------------------ -----
G----7-9---7--------7-9---7--------14^h----14^-11-14-12^---------------- -----
D------------9-8-9----------9-7-9--------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
G D
E---------------------------------------------10------------------------ -----
B----12----15^-15^-12------15------------------------------------------- -----
G-------11------------14^h----14^r-12~~---9^h----9^r-7-6-7-6-7~~~------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Em F#
E-----------------------------------------------7----------------------- -----
B--------7^r-7^r-----7^r-7^r-7^r--------7-10---------------------------- -----
G----7-9---------9-7-------------9p7-9^------9^---9^r-p8p7-9^~~~~------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Bm F#
E-----------------7----7-7----7-7--------------------------------------- -----
B-------7-10----7------7-7----7-7--------------------------------------- -----
G----9^------9^-----9^-----9^-----9^-9p8p7-9-7-9^~~~~------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A E
E-----------------------7---------7-10--12-11-10------------------------ -----
B----9^r----7-------10^---10-7-10-------12-11-10-9~~~~------------------ -----
G---------9---7--------------------------------------------------------- -----
D---------------9------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
G D
E---------------12---------17-------------------14-15-16-19------------- -----
B---------12-15----15-17^h----17^r-15-17-15-15^-------------17^r-15-17-- -----
G----14^---------------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Em F#
E------------------17-17-------------------------------17-17------------ -----
B----17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17^~~-17^r-17p16p15-17^h-------17^r-17-17^ ~~~~-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Bm F#
E--------------19~~~-----10-----10-------------------------------------- -----
B----17^-17-15-------14^----14^---------11~~~~-------------------------- -----
G----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------\9-8--------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A E
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
B----17^h-(pick 10 times)-17p15----17-15----------------------10~~~~---------
G-------------------------------16-------16--14-11\9-----9/11----------- -----
D-----------------------------------------------------12---------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
G D
E--------10----9---7--------------------------7------------------------- -----
B----10^----10---8---7-10---8---7---------------10-7-------------------- -----
G-------------------------9---7----------------------9^-7~~~~----------- -----
D---------------------------------9-7-------7--------------------------- -----
A-------------------------------------9-7-9----------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Em F#
E-----------------------------------12---------------------------------- -----
B-----------------10-12-11~~~-14-15------------------------------------- -----
G-----11-12~~~-12------------------------------------------------------- -----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
Outro
Bm F#
E--14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----14p10----|-12p9----12p9----12p9-1 8~~~-
B--------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|------11------11------- -----
G-----------------------------------------------|----------------------- -----
A E
E--12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9----12p9-----|-10p7---10p7---10p7--16~~~- -----
B-------10------10------10------10------10--|------9------9------------- -----
G-------------------------------------------|--------------------------- -----
G D
E--10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7----|--10-------10-------10-----14~~~ ~----
B-------8------8------8------8------8--|-----10-------10-------10------- -----
G--------------------------------------|--------11-------11------------- -----
Em F#
E--7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3----|--9p6---9p6---9p6--14~~~~------------ -----
B------5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|------7-----7------------------------ -----
G---------------------------------|------------------------------------- -----
Repeat Outro
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