Eagles

Eagles - Hotel California (Live - Acoustic) guitar tab

Tabbed by Peter Tuyp(peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)

subject: Eagles - Hotel California (acoustic)

Originaly the song is played by three guitars. In the tab below I tried to

make a combination of it that you can play as a one man band.

Intro:

|-9-------------------2-2h3p2------9---------------------------|

|-7-------------2-3-5---------5/7-10-----3-2-0-----------------|

|-7-4-4h6p4p3-4--------------------9-2h4-------2-2h4-2---------|

|-7-------------------------------11-------------------4\2-----|

|-9--------------------------------9-----------------------5/7-|

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

|-7-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|-7p0-----10p0-|-----7-6-7-9-10-9-10-12/14-14-|

|-8-----0-------0-------0-------0-----8-|-------8------|---8--------------------------|

|-0---0-------2-------4-------7-----9---|-----9--------|-9----------------------------|

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|-7-------------------------------------|--14 times----|------------------------------|

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|-9---2h3p2---2-2---2------------------9------------------------------------7-9-10-9-10-12\0-|

|-7---------5-----5---3-5p3---3-------10-----3p2-0-2p0-2---0-----5-8-7-8h10------------------|

|-7-4-----------------------4---4-2h4--9-2h4-------------2---6-7-----------------------------|

|-7-----------------------------------11-----------------------------------------------------|

|-9------------------------------------9-----------------------------------------------------|

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

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|-----0-------0-------0-------0----------------12--------------------------------------3-3-2-0---|

|---0-------2-------4-------7------------------------------------------------------------------3-|

|-2-------4-------5-------9----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-7--------------------------------------------------------|

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|--------8-----8-----------7------7---------8-----8-------7-----7-|

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

|----9-----------7h9---7----------------9-------------8-----------|

|-10----------------------------------7---------------------------|

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|-----------------------------------0-------------------------------|

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|---2-4-2-0h2p0-------------0---0---------------4-0-2-4-5-4h5p4p2h4-|

|-5-------------4-4-5-7\2-2---2-------2-4-5\0-0---------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

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|---9-----------------------------------|

|-7-------------------------------------|

warm smell of colitas, rising up thru' the air

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|-------10---10-----------------7-----|

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

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

|-7----------------------11-----------|

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Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

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|------7---7---------7------7------7---7-|

|----9-----------7h9------7--------------|

|-10-------------------------------------|

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My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night

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|-7---------------------------|

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Verse 2:

There she stood in the doorway, I heard a mission bell

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And I was thinking to myself, This could be heaven or this could be hell

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|-2----------------------------3-3/5-0-|

|-2----------------------------4-4/6-1-|

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Then she lit up a candle and showed me the way

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|-4------------------------2-2/4-2-|

|-5------------------------------4-|

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There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say

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|-7\4-4-----0---2-------4--------------------------3-----3---3---|

|---------2---4-------5-------9------------------4---------------|

|----------------------------------------------4-----------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Welcome to the hotel California

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|---1-2-4-4/5-|

|-2-----------|

such a lovely place, such a lovely face

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|-2-2-4-2-6-4-2-------3-------3-----3-------3---------|

|---------7-5-------4-------------4-------------------|

|-----------------4---------------------------2-4-5-7-|

|---------------2-------------------------------------|

Plenty of room in the hotel California

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|------------------------------------------10-10-8-8-8-7-7-|

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|-4-5------------------------------------------------------|

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Any time of year, you can find it here

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Verse 3:

Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got a Mercedes Benz

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|-7----------------------------------------|

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends

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

|-7------------------------------------11-----------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

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|------7---7---------7---------------7------7---7-|

|----9-----------7h9---------------7--------------|

|-10----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

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|---9---------------------8-----------|

|-7-----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

Verse 4:

So I called up the captain, Please bring me my wine

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|-3---------------------------5-5/7-2-|

|-4---------------------------6-6/7-3-|

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We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine

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|-6-6/7-2-------------------------------4-4/6-1-|

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And still those voices are calling from far away

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|-4-4/6-4----------------------------------2-2/4-2-|

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Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say

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|-7\4-4-----0---2-------4-----------------------------3-----3---3---|

|---------2---4-------5-------9---------------------4---------------|

|-------------------------------------------------4-----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Cjorus:

Welcome to the hotel California

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|-------------|

|-------------|

|-------------|

|---1-2-4-4/5-|

|-2-----------|

such a lovely place, such a lovely face

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|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7------------2---2-----2---2------3-5-7-8-|

|-----------------------3------3-----3-------3------------|

|---------------------4------------4----------------------|

|-------------------4-----------------------------2-4-5-7-|

|-----------------2---------------------------------------|

The're livin'it up at the hotel California

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|-----------------------------------------------8-8-7-7-7-3-3-|

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|-4-5---------------------------------------------------------|

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What a nice surprise, bring your alibies

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Verse 5:

Mirrors on the ceiling, pink champagne on ice

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|---9----------------------------------|

|-7------------------------------------|

And she said, we are all just prisoners here of our own device

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

|---------------7------------------------------11-----------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|

In the masters chambers, they gathered for the feast

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|--------8-----8---------------7------7---|

|------7---7---------7-------7------7---7-|

|----9-----------7h9-------7--------------|

|-10--------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

They stab it with their steely knifves, but they just van't kill the beast

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|-------8-----8----------------------------------------7-----7-|

|-----9---9-----9------------------------------------9-----9---|

|---9----------------------------------------------8-----------|

|-7------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 6:

Last thing I remebered, I was running for the door

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|-3-7\6-7------------------2-7\6-7-|

|-4------------------------3-------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

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|-2-5\4-5--------------------------------0-5\4-5-|

|-2--------------------------------------1-------|

|------------------------------------------------|

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|------------------------------------------------|

Relax said the night man we are programmed to receive

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|---3\2-3--------------------3\2-3-|

|-4------------------------2-------|

|-5------------------------4-------|

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You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

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|-2-----------------------------------------4-----4-------|

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Solo:

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|-8-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-11\2-|

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|---------2-2-----------------2---------2-2-----------------4-4---------|

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|--------------------9-11-11h12p11p9-11-|

|-9-9h11p9p8-9-11-12--------------------|

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|---------------------------------------------12-14-12-11----|

|----9-11-11h12p11p9-9h11p9p7-7h9p7p6-----6-9----------------|

|-12----------------------------------9-8--------------------|

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|--------7-7-7-5-5-5-------------3-3h5p3p2-2h3p2p0-------|

|--------------------7-7-6-4-2-1-------------------2-1---|

|-12\7-7-------------------------------------------------|

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|-----------------------------------3-5-5-5-5h7-5---5-|

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|---------------2-4-4h6p4p3-4-6-----------------------|

|-2-4-5h7p5p4-5---------------------------------------|

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|-------------------------3p0---7p3---10p7---12p10------2-2h3p2p0---0h2-0-------------------0-|

|-------------0h2h3-5p0-------0-----5------8-------12\3-----------3-------3-2h3p2p0-2-3-2-3---|

|-------0h2h4-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-0h2h4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------3p0---5p2-----3-0-3p2-3---3-3-3-3-|

|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---3h4h6-3-------------3---------------4-4-4-4-|

|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------4-----4---------------------4-4-4-4-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-|

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

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