The Eagles - Hotel california

HOTEL CALIFORNIA (Bassline) As recorded by The Eagles (From the 1976 Album HOTEL CALIFORNIA) Words and Music by Don Henley, Glenn Frey And Don Felder Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderate Rock Q=79 4/4 Gtr I W H. Q W H. Q |----------|------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-4----------|----------|-------------| |-2--------|------------|----------|-7-----------| |----------|------------|-5--------|-------------| W H. Q W H. Q |----------|------------|----------|------------|| |----------|------------|----------|------------|| |----------|-5----------|----------|------------|| |-3--------|------------|-0--------|-2----------|| W H. Q W H. Q |----------|------------|----------|------------| |----------|-4----------|----------|------------| |-2--------|------------|----------|-7----------| |----------|------------|-5--------|------------| W H. Q W H. Q |----------|------------|----------|------------|| |----------|------------|----------|------------|| |----------|-5----------|----------|------------|| |-3--------|------------|-0--------|-2----------|| 1st and 3rd Verses S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E E E ||--------4------x-4-----------|--------11-------11----------| ||o-----4------4-----4-(4)-x---|-----11-------11----11-------| ||o-2-2----------------------0-|-9-9-------------------9-9---| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------9------------------| |-------7------x-x-----------|-----9------9---9---------| |-----7------7-----7-(7)---0-|-7-7--------------7-(7)---| |-5-5------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------7------7-----------| |-------5------5-x-----------|-----7------7---7---------| |-----5------5-----5-(5)---0-|-5-5--------------5-(5)---| |-3-3------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E E S S S S S S E. S E S S E E |--------------------------|------------------------|| |-------2------2-2---------|-------4------4-----4---|| |-----2------2-----2-2-----|-----4------4-----4-----|| |-0-0--------------------0-|-2-2--------------------|| 2nd and 4th Verses S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E E E |-------4------x-4-----------|--------11-------11----------| |-----4------4-----4-(4)-x---|-----11-------11----11-------| |-2-2----------------------0-|-9-9-------------------9---x-| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------9------9-----------| |-------7------x-x-----------|-----9------9---9---------| |-----7------7-----7-(7)---0-|-7-7--------------7-(7)---| |-5-5------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------7------7-----------| |-------5--------------------|-----7------7---7---------| |-----5------5-x-x-5-(5)---0-|-5-5--------------5-(5)---| |-3-3------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S E E S S S S |----------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------2------2-x-----------|-------4------4-------0-2-|| |-----2------2-----2-(2)-----|-----4------4-----2-4-----|| |-0-0----------------------0-|-2-2----------------------|| 1st Chorus 1. S S S S E. S S E S e E S S S S E. S e S S E E |----------------------4/-|-7------------7-----7----| |-5------------5-----5----|---7--------7-----7---7-| |---5--------5-----5------|-----5-------------------| |-----3-------------------|-------------------------| S S S S E. S E. S E S S Q Q Q E E |-------------------------|--------------| |-4------------4----4-----|-------0--2-4-| |---4--------4----4---4s2-|-2--4---------| |-----2-------------------|--------------| S S S S E. S S E S e E S S S S E. S e S S E E |----------------------4/-|-7------------7-----7----| |-5------------5-----5----|---7--------7-----7---7-| |---5--------5-----5------|-----5-------------------| |-----3-------------------|-------------------------| S S S S E. S S E S E e S S S S E. S s E S e E |------------------------|-------------------------|| |-2------------2-----2---|-----4--------4---------o|| |---2--------2-----2---2-|---4--------4-----4-----o|| |-----0------------------|-2------------------2----|| 2nd Chorus 2. S S S S E. S S E S e E S S S S E. S e S S E E |----------------------4/-|-7------------7-----7----| |-5------------5-----5----|---7--------7-----7---7-| |---5--------5-----5------|-----5-------------------| |-----3-------------------|-------------------------| S S S S E. S S E. S E. Q Q Q E E |------------------------|--------------| |-4------------4-2--0----|-------0--2-4-| |---4--------4--------4--|-2--4---------| |-----2------------------|--------------| S S S S E. S S E S e E S S S S E. S e S S E E |----------------------4/-|-7------------7-----7----| |-5------------5-----5----|---7--------7-----7---7-| |---5--------5-----5------|-----5-------------------| |-----3-------------------|-------------------------| S S S S E. S S E S E e H. Q |------------------------|------------|| |-2------------2-----2---|-4----------|| |---2--------2-----2---2-|------------|| |-----0------------------|------------|| 5th Verse W H. Q W H. Q |----------|------------|----------|------------| |----------|-4----------|----------|------------| |-2--------|------------|----------|-7----------| |----------|------------|-5--------|------------| W H. Q W H. Q |----------|------------|----------|------------|| |----------|------------|----------|------------|| |----------|-5----------|----------|------------|| |-3--------|------------|-0--------|-2----------|| 6th Verse S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E E E |-------4------x-4-----------|--------11-------11----------| |-----4------4-----4-(4)-x---|-----11-------11----11-------| |-2-2----------------------0-|-9-9-------------------9-9---| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------9------------------| |-------7------x-x-----------|-----9------9---9---------| |-----7------7-----7-(7)---0-|-7-7--------------7-(7)---| |-5-5------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------7------7-----------| |-------5------5-x-----------|-----7------7---7---------| |-----5------5-----5-(5)---0-|-5-5--------------5-(5)---| |-3-3------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E E S S S S S S E. S S S S S Q |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------2------2-2---------|-------4------4-3-4------|| |-----2------2-----2-2-----|-----4------4------------|| |-0-0--------------------0-|-2-2---------------------|| Don Felder's Guitar Solo S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E E E |-------4------x-4-----------|--------11-------11----------| |-----4------4-----4-(4)-x---|-----11-------11----11-------| |-2-2----------------------0-|-9-9-------------------9-9---| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------9------------------| |-------7------x-x-----------|-----9------9---9---------| |-----7------7-----7-(7)---0-|-7-7--------------7-(7)---| |-5-5------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------7------7-----------| |-------5------5-x-----------|-----7------7---7---------| |-----5------5-----5-(5)---0-|-5-5--------------5-(5)---| |-3-3------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E E S S S S S S E. S E S S E E |--------------------------|------------------------|| |-------2------2-2---------|-------4------4-----4---|| |-----2------2-----2-2-----|-----4------4-----4-----|| |-0-0--------------------0-|-2-2--------------------|| Joe Walsh's Guitar Solo S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E E E |-------4------x-4-----------|--------11-------11----------| |-----4------4-----4-(4)-x---|-----11-------11----11-------| |-2-2----------------------0-|-9-9-------------------9-9---| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------9------------------| |-------7------x-x-----------|-----9------9---9---------| |-----7------7-----7-(7)---0-|-7-7--------------7-(7)---| |-5-5------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------7------7-----------| |-------5------5-x-----------|-----7------7---7---------| |-----5------5-----5-(5)---0-|-5-5--------------5-(5)---| |-3-3------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E E S S S S S S E. S E S S e E |--------------------------|------------------------|| |-------2------2-2---------|-------4------4-----4---|| |-----2------2-----2-2-----|-----4------4-----4-----|| |-0-0--------------------0-|-2-2--------------------|| S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S Q S S S S E E |-4-4-4-------x---4-4-----|--------11---------11-9-11s7-| |-----------4---4---------|-----11---------11-----------| |-------2---------------0-|-9-9-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E +E |-------------------------|-------9------9-----9-(9)-| |-------7----------x-7----|-----9----------9----------| |-----7--------7-------5/-|-7-7--------------7--------| |-5-5---------------------|---------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------7------7------------| |-------5------x-5-----------|-----7------7---7----------| |-----5------5-----5-(5)---0-|-5-5--------------5-(5)----| |-3-3------------------------|------------------------5-| S S S S E. S S S E E S S S S S S E. S E S S E E |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------2------2-2---------|-------4------4-----4-4/-|| |-----2------2-----2-2-----|-----4------4-----4------|| |-0-0--------------------0-|-2-2---------------------|| Outro S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------0--|| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E E E |-------4------x-4-----------|--------11-------11----------| |-----4------4-----4-(4)-x---|-----11-------11----11-------| |-2-2----------------------0-|-9-9-------------------9-9---| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------9------------------| |-------7------x-x-----------|-----9------9---9---------| |-----7------7-----7-(7)---0-|-7-7--------------7-(7)---| |-5-5------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E +E S S S S S S E. S S S E +E E |----------------------------|-------7------7-----------| |-------5------5-x-----------|-----7------7---7---------| |-----5------5-----5-(5)---0-|-5-5--------------5-(5)---| |-3-3------------------------|--------------------------| S S S S E. S S S E E S S S S S S E. S E S S E E |--------------------------|------------------------*| |-------2------2-2---------|-------4------4-----4---*| |-----2------2-----2-2-----|-----4------4-----4-----*| |-0-0--------------------0-|-2-2--------------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide