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Hotel California Intro
The information to follow is intended for you to learn how to pick different parts out of the song. It is also intended for you to play the chords in locations other than the standard open position. Hotel California is a great song to learn because it uses everything you need to learn to be a great guitar player. Notice how the chords illustrated below contain different types of fingering. You will find the D chord played at the 5th and the 10th fret positions. You will find the F# chord played at the 2nd, 6th and 9th fret positions. It is suggested that you learn to play all of these chords. For those of you who haven't played these type of chords, you're really encouraged to learn them.
To begin, it may be easiest to just strum the chords with the song before picking the tablature included. Once you get a feel for the song, begin to pick each note as illustrated.
First Verse You can either pick the tab above or you can strum the chords illustrated. It is a good idea to just strum the chords first to get a feel for the rhythm. It will also get you up on playing the chords as shown.
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1. On
a dark
des-ert
high - way,
cool wind
in my 2. There
she stood in
the door
- way,
I heard the mis
- sion bell 3. Her mind id Tif
- fa - ny
twist - ed. She got the
Mer - ce - des 4. So
I called
up the
captain. Please
bring me my
hair,
warm smell
of co
- li
- tas ----
And I was
think - ing to
my - self bends. Uh
She got a
lot of pret – ty,
pret - ty boys wine.
He said, We haven’t
had that
spir - it
here since ris
- ing up
through the air.
Up a head
in the this could be heav- en
or this could
be hell Then she lit
up a
that she
calls friends.
How they dance
in the nine -
teen six
-ty nine.
And still those
dis -
tance, I
saw a shim-mer - ing
light. can - dle
and she showed
me the way. court -
yard.
sweet sum – mer sweat voic - es
are calling from
far - a
- way
My
head grew
heav -
y and my sight
grew dim; There
were voic - es
down the cor
- ir
- dor Some
dance to
rem -
mem - ber wake
you up
in the
mid - dle of
the night.
I had
to stop
for the night. Some
dance to for
- get. I thought
I heard
them Say just
to hear
them say Chorus: the chorus You can strum the chords illustrated.
Wel
- come to
the Ho - tel
Cal - i
- for-
-
nia.
such a love -
ly place, such a
love - ly place such
a
love
- ly
face.
G Plen –ty
of room
at the Ho
- tel Cal
- i
for -
nia.
An
- y
time of
year an -
y time
of year you can
find it here.
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