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Hotel California
Eagles
intermediateChordsKey Bm75 BPMCapo 0
Playing shapes:Bm · F# · A · E · G · D · Em
Capo:No capo

Chords

Strumming

75 BPM
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Lyrics & chords

Intro
Bm
On
 
a
 
dark
 
desert
 
highway,
F#
cool
 
wind
 
in
 
my
 
hair
A
Warm
 
smell
 
of
 
colitas,
E
rising
 
up
 
through
 
the
 
air
G
Up
 
ahead
D
in
 
the
 
distance,
 
I
 
saw
 
a
 
shimmering
 
light
Em
My
 
head
 
grew
 
heavy
 
and
 
my
 
sight
 
grew
 
dim
F#
I
 
had
 
to
 
stop
 
for
 
the
 
night
Verse 1
Bm
There
 
she
 
stood
F#
in
 
the
 
doorway,
 
I
 
heard
 
the
 
mission
 
bell
A
And
 
I
 
was
 
thinking
 
to
 
myself
 
this
 
could
 
be
E
heaven
 
or
 
this
 
could
 
be
 
hell
G
Then
 
she
 
lit
 
up
D
a
 
candle,
 
and
 
she
 
showed
 
me
 
the
 
way
Em
There
 
were
 
voices
 
down
 
the
 
corridor,
F#
I
 
thought
 
I
 
heard
 
them
 
say:
Chorus
 
//Chorus//
G
Welcome
D
to
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
Such
 
a
F#
lovely
 
place...
 
such
 
a
Bm
lovely
 
face
G
Plenty
D
of
 
room
 
at
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
Any
Em
time
 
of
 
year...
 
you
 
can
F#
find
 
it
 
here
Verse 2
Bm
Her
 
mind
 
is
 
Tiffany
 
twisted,
F#
she
 
got
 
the
 
Mercedes
 
bends,
 
uh!
A
She
 
got
 
a
 
lot
 
of
 
pretty,
 
pretty
 
boys
E
that
 
she
 
calls
 
friends
G
How
 
they
 
dance
 
in
 
the
 
courtyard,
D
sweet
 
summer
 
sweat
Em
Some
 
dance
 
to
 
remember,
F#
some
 
dance
 
to
 
forget
Bm
So
 
I
 
called
 
up
 
the
 
captain,
F#
"Please
 
bring
 
me
 
my
 
wine,"
 
he
 
said
A
"We
 
haven't
 
had
 
that
 
spirit
 
here
 
since
E
nineteen
 
sixty-nine"
G
And
 
still
 
those
 
voices
 
are
 
calling
 
from
D
far
 
away
Em
Wake
 
you
 
up
 
in
 
the
 
middle
 
of
 
the
 
night,
F#
just
 
to
 
hear
 
them
 
say
Chorus
G
Welcome
D
to
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
Such
F#
a
Bm
lovely
 
place...
 
such
 
a
 
lovely
 
face
G
Livin
D
it
 
up
 
at
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
What
F#
a
Em
nice
 
surprise...
 
bring
 
your
 
alibis
Verse 3
Bm
Mirrors
 
on
F#
the
 
ceiling,
 
the
 
pink
 
champagne
 
on
 
ice,
 
and
 
she
 
said,
A
"We
 
are
 
all
 
just
 
prisoners
 
here,
E
of
 
our
 
own
 
device"
G
And
 
in
D
the
 
master's
 
chambers,
 
they
 
gathered
 
for
 
the
 
feast
Em
They
 
stab
 
it
 
with
 
their
 
steely
 
knives,
 
but
 
they
F#
just
 
can't
 
kill
 
the
 
beast
Bm
Last
 
thing
F#
I
 
remember,
 
I
 
was
 
running
 
for
 
the
 
door
A
I
 
had
 
to
 
find
 
the
 
passage
 
back
 
to
 
the
E
place
 
I
 
was
 
before
G
"Relax"
 
said
 
the
 
nightman,
 
"We
 
are
D
programmed
 
to
 
receive"
Em
"You
 
can
 
check
 
out
 
anytime
 
you
 
like,
F#
but
 
you
 
can
 
never
 
leave"
Outro
Bm
On
 
a
 
dark
 
desert
 
highway,
F#
cool
 
wind
 
in
 
my
 
hair
A
Warm
 
smell
 
of
 
colitas,
E
rising
 
up
 
through
 
the
 
air
G
Up
 
ahead
D
in
 
the
 
distance,
 
I
 
saw
 
a
 
shimmering
 
light
Em
My
 
head
 
grew
 
heavy
 
and
 
my
 
sight
 
grew
 
dim
F#
I
 
had
 
to
 
stop
 
for
 
the
 
night
Bm
There
 
she
 
stood
F#
in
 
the
 
doorway,
 
I
 
heard
 
the
 
mission
 
bell
A
And
 
I
 
was
 
thinking
 
to
 
myself
 
this
 
could
 
be
E
heaven
 
or
 
this
 
could
 
be
 
hell
G
Then
 
she
 
lit
 
up
D
a
 
candle,
 
and
 
she
 
showed
 
me
 
the
 
way
Em
There
 
were
 
voices
 
down
 
the
 
corridor,
F#
I
 
thought
 
I
 
heard
 
them
 
say:
Chorus
 
//Chorus//
G
Welcome
D
to
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
Such
 
a
F#
lovely
 
place...
 
such
 
a
Bm
lovely
 
face
G
Plenty
D
of
 
room
 
at
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
Any
Em
time
 
of
 
year...
 
you
 
can
F#
find
 
it
 
here
Verse 2
Bm
Her
 
mind
 
is
 
Tiffany
 
twisted,
F#
she
 
got
 
the
 
Mercedes
 
bends,
 
uh!
A
She
 
got
 
a
 
lot
 
of
 
pretty,
 
pretty
 
boys
E
that
 
she
 
calls
 
friends
G
How
 
they
 
dance
 
in
 
the
 
courtyard,
D
sweet
 
summer
 
sweat
Em
Some
 
dance
 
to
 
remember,
F#
some
 
dance
 
to
 
forget
Bm
So
 
I
 
called
 
up
 
the
 
captain,
F#
"Please
 
bring
 
me
 
my
 
wine,"
 
he
 
said
A
"We
 
haven't
 
had
 
that
 
spirit
 
here
 
since
E
nineteen
 
sixty-nine"
G
And
 
still
 
those
 
voices
 
are
 
calling
 
from
D
far
 
away
Em
Wake
 
you
 
up
 
in
 
the
 
middle
 
of
 
the
 
night,
F#
just
 
to
 
hear
 
them
 
say
Chorus
G
Welcome
D
to
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
Such
F#
a
Bm
lovely
 
place...
 
such
 
a
 
lovely
 
face
G
Livin
D
it
 
up
 
at
 
the
 
Hotel
 
California
 
What
F#
a
Em
nice
 
surprise...
 
bring
 
your
 
alibis
Verse 3
Bm
Mirrors
 
on
F#
the
 
ceiling,
 
the
 
pink
 
champagne
 
on
 
ice,
 
and
 
she
 
said,
A
"We
 
are
 
all
 
just
 
prisoners
 
here,
E
of
 
our
 
own
 
device"
G
And
 
in
D
the
 
master's
 
chambers,
 
they
 
gathered
 
for
 
the
 
feast
Em
They
 
stab
 
it
 
with
 
their
 
steely
 
knives,
 
but
 
they
F#
just
 
can't
 
kill
 
the
 
beast
Bm
Last
 
thing
F#
I
 
remember,
 
I
 
was
 
running
 
for
 
the
 
door
A
I
 
had
 
to
 
find
 
the
 
passage
 
back
 
to
 
the
E
place
 
I
 
was
 
before
G
"Relax"
 
said
 
the
 
nightman,
 
"We
 
are
D
programmed
 
to
 
receive"
Em
"You
 
can
 
check
 
out
 
anytime
 
you
 
like,
F#
but
 
you
 
can
 
never
 
leave"

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Coach tips

  • ✦The trickiest transition in Hotel California is Bm to F# — both are barre chords at the 2nd fret. For Bm use x24432 and for F# use 244322. Practice switching between just these two shapes before running the full progression.
  • ✦Hotel California is in 4/4 at around 75 BPM with a laid-back, slightly swung feel. The source strumming pattern is D-D-U-U-D-U — accent beats 2 and 4 to get that classic Eagles groove rather than strumming all six strings evenly.
  • ✦The F# chord (244322) is a full barre — if it feels too hard, try an F#7 voicing at 242322 (barre only across strings 1, 2 and 6 at fret 2) which the source specifically recommends as an easier alternative.
  • ✦The Bm-F#-A-E-G-D-Em-F# progression repeats throughout the entire song. Memorize this eight-chord loop and every verse, chorus and outro falls into place automatically — the song never deviates from this cycle.