Hotel California

by Eagles

Ukulele

4.9 (1,277)

intermediate Tuning: G C E A

Version:

v4 v1 v2 v3 v5 v6 v7

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Artist: Eagles

Song: Hotel California

Optional Capo on 1st fret:

(Both ways sound good in my opinion)

Intro

(Plucking/Fingering) Pluck each note before playing the strings the second time around.

   [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]
A|-----0-----0------2-----------2--2-------0----------0----0------3----------0---0------2------|
E|--0-------0----0-----------3----3-----2----------1------1----0----------1-----1----0---------| 
C|---0----0-------2-----------2--2-------2----------0----0------0----------2---2------2--------| x2
G|-2--2---------1--1--------0--0-------2--2-------2--2--------0--0-------2--2-------1--1-------|

Verse 1

On a dark desert highway,

cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas r

ising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance,

I saw a shimmering light

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway,

I heard the mission bell

Then I was thinking to myself this could be

Heaven or this could be Hell

Then she lit up a candle

and she showed me the way

There were voices down the corridor,

I thought I heard them say

Verse 2

Welcome to the Hotel Cali

fornia

Such

a lovely place

(Such a lovely place)

Such a lovely face

Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali

fornia

Any time of year

(Any time of year)

You can find it here

Verse 3

Her mind is Tiffany twisted,

she got the Mercedes Benz

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys

that she calls friends

How they dance in the courtyard,

sweet summer sweat

Some dance to remember,

some dance to forget

So I called up the captain, "

Please bring me my wine"

He said, "

We haven't had that spirit here since

1969"

And still those voices are calling from

far away

Wake you up in the middle of the night

just to hear them say

Chorus

Welcome to the Hotel Cali

fornia

Such a lovely place

(Such a lovely place)

Such a lovely face

They livin' it up at the Hotel Cali

fornia

What a nice surprise

(what a nice surprise)

Bring your alibis

Verse 4

Mirrors on the ceiling, the

pink champagne on ice

And she said, "

We are all just prisoners here o

f our own device"

And in the master's chambers

they gathered for the feast

They stab it with their steely knives but they j

ust can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember,

I was running for the door

I had to find the passage back to the

place I was before

"Relax," said the night man, "We are

programmed to receive

You can check out any time you like,

but you can never leave"

[Solo]
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5-7-7/10--5-7----------2---------------------2-------------2---------|
C|-4/6---------------6\4--2-4---2---------------2-4---2-------2-4---2-------|
G|--------------------------------3--4h6-4-1-3----------4-3-4---------4-3-4-|

A|-----5-----------2---5/7--7-5--5/7-2-----5-------------5-----------------------|
E|-5/7---7\5-2-5-4---2-----------------5/7---7\5-3-5----------------------2/-2/\-|
C|---------------------------------------------------4/6---6\4-2-1-2--2-4--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------2------2-----------------2------2------2------2-------------|
E|-------2--2/-2/-2/----2------2-----------------2------2------2------2---------------|
C|-4p2-4-------------4b-----4b-----4p2-4/6-6--4b-----4b-----4b-----4b-----4p2-4-2-4/6-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-9b-7-9-5-----------------5-------------------------------12---------------------|
E|----------7-5/7-7-5p2-5/7---7-6-5-4----------10-12-10-12b----12b-12p10-12-10-12b-|
C|-------------------------------------9/10-11-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-9-10-11-12------------------------12-12---------------------12-12-----------------12b|
E|------------12bp10-12p10-12-10-12b-------12/10-12b-12/10-12b-------12\10-12b-12\10----|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---5---5---------------7b-7-7-7-7-7-7r--5h7p5-5-5h7p5-----------------5---5---5-----|
E|-7---7---7p5-------4/6--------------------------------7-7p5-------------5---3---2---|
C|-------------6p4\2------------------------------------------6p4\2-4/6-------------4-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------4-|
E|-------------2h3p2--------------------6h7-6-6-7---|
C|-2-1-2-1-2h4-------4-2-1-2-1--6-6-6h7-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|

A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----4-----4-----4---4/9--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
E|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-----6-----6--------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
C|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-2-----2-----2---2/7-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|---4-----4-----4-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
C|-----4-----4-------------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4----4-----4-----4-----|
E|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6----6-----6-----6---|
C|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6-----6----6-----6-----6-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|

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| p Pull-off

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| b Bend

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