Learn Hotel California on Guitar

The progression is longer than most pop songs, which means memorisation is part of the work. Rather than drilling the whole cycle, it helps to learn it as two halves and then join them — your hands will remember the sequence far faster than they will remember a wall of shapes.

The picked figures are where the song gets its atmosphere. Played as clean arpeggios instead of full strums, they need an even picking hand and notes that ring into each other. Start slow enough that every note sounds, then let the tempo rise on its own.

In Lurnly you can practise the chord pass first, then move to the tab sections when the changes feel solid, and adjust the difficulty so you are always working slightly above your current level. The AI Coach can break down any section that refuses to sit in time.