/* Hotel California ----------------------------------------------- The Eagles >> THIS HAS THE INTRO, STUFF IN BETWEEN, AND THE END INSTUMENTAL! >> This is the "Hotel California" from Eagles, the Very Best Of. >> I wrote this song in intervals of about 3 seconds from my ear. After the CD played 3 notes, I paused it and wrote them down as best as I could. >> This was my first song I wrote from ear, and it took about six months. About twenty to thirty seconds from the song's end and about a month or two from when I started, I quit because I got sick of tabbing it and the song itself. I picked it up a few months later, though because I figured that since I was so close to being done, I figured that I might as well finish. >> To get a real idea how fast and when to play each note, listen to the CD >> NORMAL TUNING (EADGBE) ;Tabbed by: Wes Jackson ;Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Corrections?: ;E-mail: wormhole999@aol.com (write a subject if you e-mail, please) -------------------------------------------------------------------- "~" means hold note for 1 extra count "~~" means hold note for two extra counts "-2/4-" means play 2, then slide to 4 "-2*--" "----4*--" means play 2, then quickly change to 4. Sometimes you may need to slide. When: "-2*---5*--1*--6*", play only pairs fast. When: "-2*-3-4-5-2*-", play through whole section fast (even for: E|-------6*--- B|-----8------- G|-2*----------) | / slide up | \ slide down ----------------------------------------------------------------*//* << 6/22/04 Part A (slow) { e|-----------7~----0----------------------------------------------| G|-0~-2/3-0-----3---------2/3-2-----------------------------------| D|----------------------3----------3------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2~-2/4-2-2~2----1~-4-4*--------4*------------------------------| D|---------------------------4*-0*--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----0-0*------0*----------3*----3-3*-3*-------------------------| G|-0------0*-0*----0-2*-4------2-----------2*-2*------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------0-0*----------------------------| B|---------------------------------------2*----2*-----------------| G|---4-4*-0*-0*-4*------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------2-4-------------4*---------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| } **You can either repeat PART A, or play the one below instead*** (slow) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0~-2-4-2~-0----------------------------------------------------| A|-------------4~-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----0-2---------------------------------------------------------| A|-4~-----2~------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------0---------------------------------------------------------| A|-2~-4---0~------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------0---------------------------------------------------------| D|-2~-4---4~------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| **Play this while he sings** e|-----------7~----0----------------------------------------------| G|-0~-2/3-0-----3----------2/3-2----------------------------------| D|----------------------3----------3------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2~-2*-4*-2-2~2----1~-1*-4-1-----4------------------------------| D|-----------------------------4-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0---0--------3*---3--------3-------------------------------| G|-------0---0-2*-4----2---2-0------------------------------------| D|------------------------------0---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------0-0*----------------------------| B|---------------------------------------2*----2*-----------------| G|---4-4*-0*-0*-4*------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------2-4-------------4*---------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising uo through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night **Play with a lot of distortion** B|-3--------------------------------------------------------------| There she stood in the doorway, e|---0-0----------------------------------------------------------| B|-2----2---2-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------4-------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| **Or play:** B|-2--------------------------------------------------------------| I heard the mission bell B|-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------| **Or play:** B|-2--------------------------------------------------------------| And I was thinking to myself, this could be B|-0--------------------------------------------------------------| heaven or this could be hell B|-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------| **Or play:** B|-0--------------------------------------------------------------| Then she lit up a candle G|-2--------------------------------------------------------------| And showed me the way G|-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------------| **Or play:** e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------4*-3~--------------------------------------------------| D|-2~*-4~~--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| There were voices down the corridor, e|-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------| I thought I heard them say, (play fast w/distortion) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------0*---------------------------------------------------| A|------2-4-------------------------------------------------------| E|-2*-3-----------------------------------------------------------| Welcome to the hotel California e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-0--------------------------------------------------| G|----0-2*-0-----2------------------------------------------------| D|-3*-------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Such a lovely place (soft echo) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----0-2-4------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-4------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the hotel California e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0*-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------2*-----0*------------------------------------------------| D|-------------0*---4*--------------------------------------------| A|-----------0*---------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------12-12-12*-12*-12*-12*------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Any time of year (soft echo) you can find it here Her mind is Tiffany twisted (play while he's singing:) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0~~-2-4--------------------------------------------------------| A|---------4~~----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| She got the Mercedes Benz A|-4~~------------------------------------------------------------| She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys A|-2~~------------------------------------------------------------| She calls friends e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-4*-2---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------2*-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| How they dance in the courtyard e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-4*-2---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------0*-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Sweet summer sweat e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2-3~~----------------------------------------------------------| Some dance to remember e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-1~-1-2-4-5~--------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Some dance to forget e|-10*-9-10*------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| So I called up the captain e|----9*-8-9*-----------------------------------------------------| B|-2~-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Please bring me my wine e|----9*-8-9*-----------------------------------------------------| B|-2~-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| He said, e|----7*-6-7*-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0~-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| We haven't had that spirit here since 1969 e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2-2*-1-2*-5*-4~-----------------------------| A|-5*-4-5*~-0-5*-4-5*---------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| And still those voices are calling from far, far away Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------0*--------------------------------------------------| A|-------2-4------------------------------------------------------| E|-2-3*-----------------------------------------------------------| Welcome to the Hotel California e|--------------------------10*-9*~~------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4*-4*-2-0*-0-2-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Such a lovely place, (soft repeat) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------0--------------------------------------------------| A|-2-4-0-2*-4*----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Such a lovely face They livin' it up at the Hotel California e|-7-10*-10*-7*-5-2*-14*-12*--------------------------------------| What a nice surprise e|-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------| Bring your alibis e|-2~-------------------------------------------------------------| (Play part A) Mirrors on the ceiling The pink champagne on ice And she said, we are all just visitors here, of our own device And in the masters chambers they gathered for the feast they stab it their steely knives but they just cant kill the beast* e|--------------0-2-----------------------------------------------| B|------7\6/7~--------2~-7\6/7------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0~-------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Last thing I rember, I was running for the door e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2~-2\1/2--------5\4/5------------------------------------------| G|------------4~--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| I had to find the passage back to the place I was before e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----3\2/3------3\2/3--------------------------------------------| G|-4~---------2~--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Relax, said the nightman we are programmed to receive e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----4\3/4-4-4\3/4----------------------------------------------| D|-4-5------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| you can check out any time you like but you can never leave INSTRUMENTAL SOLO (Play fast) e|-----------10~-5/7-0----0-2*------------------------------------| B|-0-2/3----------------3*-----3----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------3~-4*-5-6-3*-------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----0-2---------------0-2---------------7*-10-7*-2-5-4----------| B|-3------3-0------0~-3------3-0------0---------------------------| G|---------------3-----------------3---3--------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------0~-----0-----0----------2-10-2-0-------------------------| B|-3*-------3*----0-3---0----------------3-3\2/3------------------| G|----4*--------------------2-0-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----0-3*-3*-2-0*-2*-3-3-3-2*-0-2*-5*-2*-7*-2*-1-0-2*-----------| B|-3*-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----2---4*---4-4-4*---4-----------------------------------------| D|-4---4----4------------4---2*-2-2-0-4*~-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-5~-0-2--------5*-6-7*-5*-2-5*-7*-10-7-6-5-4*-------------------| B|-----------3-0--------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------0*----2-5-2*-0-------0-2-3-4-5-2-0-------0-------------| B|-0-0-3----3*-------------3*-----------------3~*-----------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-2-5-5-2*-1-2*-2*-0----2-5*---5*-2*-1-2*------------------------| B|--------------------3*------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------7~-7-7-------------6~--------------------------------| B|-3*-2-0*----------7*-5-3*-3-0-----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-2-1-1-1-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------7*-5-0*-7*-5*-0----------------------------| G|-------------------------------------4--------1-2*--------------| D|---------------------------------------4-0*-4-------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7-10-2-5-0-2---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------3-5-0-3-------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------0-2---------2----------------------------| D|---------------------------0*-2-4*---4*-2-0*--------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------0-2----------------------------------| G|----0~-0-2-4-3~-3-3---------------------------------------------| D|-4--------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| PART B { e|-2-------2-------2------2-------2-------------------------------| B|----3-0----3-0----3-0----3-0------0-----------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0-----0-----0-----6~-------------------------------------------| B|---2-----2------------------------------------------------------| G|-----3-----3----3-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------------| B|---2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------------------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2---2------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3------3------3-----9------------------------------------------| G|---4-0----4-0-----0---------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------------------------------------| G|---4-----4-----4-----4------------------------------------------| D|-----0-----0-----0-----0---0------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| (where I quit tabbing before finishing it 5 months later!) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------7------------------------------------------| G|-2-0-----2-0-----2----------------------------------------------| D|-----4-------4-----4--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-0-----4-0-----4-0-----4-0-----4------------------------------| D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-----2----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------6--------------------------------| B|-2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------------------| G|---3-------3-------3--------------------------------------------| D|-----4-------4-------4-----4------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| } **repeat part B and fade** << 12/11/04 -----------------------------------------------------------------*/