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The Eagles - Hotel California (unplugged) guitar tab
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Hotel California (Unplugged) By The Eagles Transcribed by Josh Standard Tuning: EADGBe Key ~=ring throughout h=hammer-on p=pull-off /=slide b=bend Guitar 1: Classical Acoustic: Joe Walsh Guitar 2: Classical Acoustic: Don Felder Guitar 3: 12 String Acoustic with capo on 2nd fret: Glenn Frey putting the tuning at (low to high) F# B E A C# F# Bear with me as I figure out the other parts and post them. Intro Guitar 1, picking; Guitar 3 strums chords E| |-7~-------------------------|--------------------------| B| 4 |-5~-------------------------|--7--7-8-7----------------| G| |-5~-4--4-6h4/3--4--6--7--9--|-----------9/11-----------| D| 4 |-5~-------------------------|--------------------------| A| |-0~-------------------------|--------------------------| E| |----------------------------|--------------------------| -3~-----------------------|-----------------------|| -3~-------3--2------------|-----------------------|| -4~-2--4-----------2--2h4-|--2--------------------|| -5~-------------4---------|-----4/2---------------|| -0~-----------------------|---------5/7-----------|| --------------------------|-----------------------|| Guitar 2 with Guitar 3 strumming chords {repeat with gradual acceleration} -1~---------0-------0-------0-|--------0-{----7p0-----10p0-}---| -3~-------0-------0-------0---|------0---{--8-------8------}---| -2~-----0-------2-------4-----|----7-----{9-------9--------}---| -0~---2-------4-------5-------|--9-------{-----------------}---| ------------------------------|----------{-----------------}---| ------------------------------|----------{-----------------}---| much slower ----7h0-----10h0-----7--6--7--9--|--10--9--10--12/-14--0~----|| --8-------8--------8-------------|---------------------0~----|| 9-------9--------9---------------|---------------------1~----|| ---------------------------------|---------------------0~----|| ---------------------------------|---------------------2~----|| ---------------------------------|---------------------0~----|| **persussion** Guitar 3, Riff 1 (verses), play once without singing before first verse. (Bm) (F#) On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair F#||-----0-----------------|-----------0----------| C#||-------1-----1---------|-----0--------0-------| A ||---------------2-------|----------------1-----| E ||----------2----------0-|-------0--------------| B ||--0----------------3---|----------------------| F#||-----------------------|--4-------------------| (A) (E) Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air -----------------------|-------------0--------| -----0--------0--------|-----1-----------1----| -------0---2----0------|-------------------2--| --------------------0--|-------0--------------| -----------------------|----------------------| --3--------------------|--2-------------------| (G) (D) Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light --------1--------------|----0--------0--------| -----------1---------1-|-----------1----------| ----2--------2---0h2---|------0--------0-000-0| ---------------3-------|---------------2-222-2| ------3----------------|-3---------------333-3| -1---------------------|----------------------| (Em) (F#) My head grew heavy ... I had to stop for the night ----1--------1---111---|-----------------0----|| ----------3------333---|-----0-----0-----0----|| ------2--------2-222---|-----------1-----1----|| -0-------------0-000--0|-------0------0-------|| -------------------0---|----------------------|| -----------------------|--0-------------------|| Guitar 2, Riff 1a (verses), played with Guitar 3 except just before solo (Bm) (F#) On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair ||---------------7----------|----------9--------------| ||----------7---------------|-------7-------7---------| ||-------9-----7------7--9--|-----9-------------------| ||-----7--------------------|--8----------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------7------9----| ||--7-----------------------|-------------------------| (A) (E) Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air -----------7---------------|---------------7--------| -------10-------10---------|----------7-------------| -----9--------9-------9----|-------7-----7----------| --7------------------------|-----9------------------| ---------------------------|-11---------------------| ---------------------------|------------------------| (G) (D) Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light ----------------7-------------|----------10----------------| -----------8------------------|-------7-------------7------| --------7-----7------------7--|-----7-------------7------7-| ------9----------------7h9----|--7--------------7------7---| --10---------------10---------|----------------------------| ------------------------------|----------------------------| (Em) (F#) My head grew heavy ... I had to stop for the night ---------------7--------|---------------9--------|| ----------8-------------|----------7-------------|| -----7-7-----7----------|-----9-9-----9----------|| --9---------------------|------------------------|| ------------------------|--9---------------------|| ------------------------|------------------------|| Verse 2 GTR 1, with GTR 3 (Riff 1) and GTR 2 (Riff 1a) ||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| ||---------------5--5h7-|-------------------|---------------3--3/5-| ||--7~-----------6--6h7-|--6~---------------|--6~-----------4--4/6-| ||--9~------------------|--8~---------------|--7~------------------| ||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| ||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| -------------------|----------------------|--------------2-----------| -------------------|---------------2--2h3-|--------------3-----3-----| --4~---------------|--4~-----------2--2h4-|--2~--------2-----2----2--| --6~---------------|--5~------------------|--4~-----4----------------| -------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| -------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| --0------------0-------0------|----------------2----------------|| --0----0-----0-------0--------|-------2----2--------------------|| -----0-----2-------4-----4----|-----3----3---3------------------|| --2------4-------5-------5----|---------------------------------|| ------------------------------|-------------------------2-4---5-|| ------------------------------|--2------------------2h6---------|| Chorus GTR 3 --------1-----------------|-----0-------0--------------| -----------1-----------1--|----------1-----------------| ---2---------2-----0h2----|-------0-------0--0-0-0--0--| ----------------3---------|---------------2--2-2-2--2--| -----3--------------------|--3---------------3-3-3--3--| 1-------------------------|----------------------------| ---1-------1----1-1-1-----|---------------0--------| --------3-------3-3-3-----|-----0----0----0--------| -----2-------2--2-2-2-----|----------1----1--------| 0------------0--0-0-0--0--|-------0-----0----------| --------------------0-----|------------------------| --------------------------|--0---------------------|