Hotel California

The Eagles
Hotel California
Words & Music by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Don Felder

Standard tuning

= 74

Intro
1

E-Gt

Verse 1
14

21

Chorus 1
28
 Verse 2
35

42

49

12 11 12 12 11 12 10 9 10
13 12 12

52

10 9 10 8 7 8 8 7 8
10 10 8

Chorus 2
55

5 4 5 7 5 7
6

58

full full

8 8 20 19 (19)
3 8 8
2 8 7 5 7
3 5
3
 Verse 3
62

full full full

20 20 22 22 (22)
20 20 17

17

68

12 11 12
13

74

12 11 12 10 9 10 10 9 10
12 12 10

77

8 7 8 8 7 8 5 4 5
10 8 6

Solo
80

1½

13 12 13
8 10 10 8 10 5
(1) 9 7 5 7 5
 7b 8 r7\
3
82

½ ½ ½

5 5
2 4 2 5 7 5 5 7 5
6 5 (5) 7 6 7 7 5 7 5
3
3

x's @ 10 & 8
84

full full full full full full

½

8 5 8 8 8 5 8
8 8 5 8 6 5 3 8 8 6 8 6

86

full full
½ ½ ½ ½ ½

8
5 5 5 5 5
7 (7) 7 5 5 4 5 5 7 7 5 7 7 5
5 3

88

1
full full full

5
5 8 (5) 5
7 7 7 5 7
93

full
½

15
16 14

99

full

8 7 5
8 8 6 5 8 6
7 5
7 5 3 2 3 5

102

full

5 10 8
5 8 10 9 12 13 15
5 10 9 (9) 9 10 10

Outro Solo
105

full

12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 14
13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12
14 14 14 14 14 13 13

107

full

10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 12
12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 11 11
109

full

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10
10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
10 10 10 10 10 9 9

111

full

5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 10
6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 9 9

113

full

12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 14
13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12
14 14 14 14 14 13 13

115

full

10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 12
12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 11 11

117

full

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10
10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
10 10 10 10 10 9 9
119

full

5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 10
6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 9 9