agles - Hotel California
as performed on the album "Hotel California"
(Henley/Frey/Felder)
Tab by Eivind Almaas
I`ve seen many versions of this song on the net,
and they are mostly fruity.
This is the version with chesthair.
A few things before you get started:
-standard tuning (e b g d a e)
-where bars are connected with vertical lines (|), they are
played simultaniously. There are 8(!) guitars in this song, so you
better have some guitar-playing friends.
-the timing is NOT AT ALL accurate, so listen to the song.
-the small fill-ins and background guitars are easier to hear
on a live recording, so download one. The best by far is
the version from the Millennium concert, off the "Selected works"-album
-I didn`t bother to put the chords in, so you`ll have to look elsewhere
for them. Chords sucks anyway, it`s so nice to leave them out so we
can take care of some serious business.
Tabulature explanation:
h = hammer on
p = pull-off
x = mute note
PM = palm muting
~ = vibrato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
b = bend string
r = release bend
AH = artifical harmonic
Here we go then:
INTRO
Guitar 1 (Acoustic 12-string, with capo at 7th fret)
E|--7--------------7---------|-----------9--------|
B|--7--------7-------------7-|------7--------7----|
G|--7-------------------7--9-|----9--------9------|
D|--9----7-------7-----------|-8---------------8--|
A|--9--9---9---9-------------|--------9-----------|
E|--7------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------7------------------------------|----7---7--------7-|
B|------10-10----10------10-------10-------7-|----------7--------|
G|----9----------------9--------9--------9---|------7-----7------|
D|-7----------------7--------7---------------|--------------12---|
A|------------------------------------7------|-11----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------7------------|---10-----10-------10------------|
B|----------8----------8-------|------7--------7------7-------7--|
G|------7-------7------------7-|--------7------------------------|
D|----9---9---9----------7h9---|-7-----------7--------------7----|
A|-10---------------10---------|-----------------9---------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------10------|
E|----------------7-----------|---------------9-|
B|----------8---8-----------7-|---------7-------|
G|------7-------------7-------|-----9-9-----9---|
D|----9---9---9-----9-----9---|---8-------8-----|
A|-7--------------------------|-9---------------|
E|----------------------7-----|-----------------|
(0:27)Guitar 1
E|-7-----10-------7---------|---------9-------|
B|-7-7------7---7-----7---7-|-----7-7-----7---|
G|-7---7------7---------7-9-|---9-------9-----|
D|-9----------------9-------|-8-------------8-|
A|-9------------------------|-----------------|
E|-7------------------------|-----------------|
| |
| Guitar 2 (Acoustic 6-string) |
E|--------------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------|
D|-0--------------2-----4---|-2---------0-----|
A|--------------------------|---------------4-|
E|--------------------------|-----------------|
Guitar 1
E|------------7-----------------|-----7----------7--|
B|------10-10----10----10-----7-|-----------7-------|
G|----9---------------------9---|-------7------7----|
D|-7----------------7-----------|---------9---------|
A|------------------------7-----|-11----------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------|
| |
| Guitar 2 |
E|------------------------------|-----------------0-|
B|------------------------------|---------------0---|
G|------------------------------|-------1-----1-----|
D|------------------0-----2-----|---4p0-----0-------|
A|-4----------------------------|-2-------2---------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------|
| |
| |
| Guitar 3 (Electric 6-string, clean) |
E|------------------------------|-----------------0-|
B|------------------------------|-----------------0-|
G|------------------------------|-Volume-fade-in--1-|
D|------------------------------|-----------------2-|
A|------------------------------|-----------------2-|
E|------------------------------|-----------------0-|
Guitar 1
E|--------7-------7--------------|---10-----10------10----------|
B|----------8----------8---------|------7-------7------7------7-|
G|------7-------7------------7---|--------7---------------------|
D|----9-------9----------7h9---9-|-7------------------------7---|
A|-10---------------10-----------|----------------9-------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------10-----|
| |
| Guitar 2 |
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------3-------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------2------2------|
D|-----------------------0-------|----------------4------4------|
A|-2--------------4--------------|-0--------------0------5------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| |
| Guitar 3 |
E|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-4--Volume-fade-in/out---------|------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|----7---10---10---7-------------|-----------------9--|
B|-----------8----8---------------|--------------------|
G|------7----------------7---7-7--|-------9-9-----9----|
D|---------------------9----------|----8--------8------|
A|-7------------------------------|-9---------9--------|
E|-------------------------7------|--------------------|
| |
| Guitar 2 |
E|--------0-------------0-------0-|-----------------2--|
B|------0---0---0-----0-------0---|-------0-------0----|
G|----0-------0-----2-------4-----|-----3---3---3------|
D|----------------4-------5-------|---4-------4--------|
A|-2------------------------------|--------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|-2------------------|
(0:52)
--------------------End intro----------------------
Verse 1
"On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair"
Guitar 1
E|-----------------7-------------|-----------9--------|
B|-7---------7-7---------7----7--|------7--------7----|
G|------7--------7---------7--9--|----9----9---9------|
D|----9----9-----------9---------|-8---------------8--|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------|
| |
| Guitar 3 (heavy palm-muting throughout) |
E|---7-7-------7-7-----7-7---7-7-|---2-2------2-2----2-2----2-2-|
B|---7-7-------7-7-----7-7---7-7-|---2-2------2-2----2-2----2-2-|
G|---7-7-------7-7-----7-7---7-7-|---3-3------3-3----3-3----3-3-|
D|---9-9-------9-9-----9-9---9-9-|---4-4------4-4----4-4----4-4-|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
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