Hotel California Uke tab by The Eagles

7 Chords used in the song: Am, E, G, D, F, C, Dm

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Artist: 
Year:  1976
Difficulty: 
3.93
(Intermediate)
Key: AmChords
Original key: +3.5 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
Intro : [Am chordAm][E chordE][G chordG][D chordD][F chordF][C chordC][Dm chordDm][E chordE] x2


1st Verse :
Am chordAm E chordE
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
G chordG D chordD
Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air
F chordF C chordC
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light
Dm chordDm E chordE
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night



2nd Verse :
Am chordAm E chordE
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
G chordG D chordD
And I was thinking to myself : this could be heaven or this could be hell
F chordF C chordC
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Dm chordDm E chordE
There were voices down the corridor ; I thought I heard them say :



Chorus :
F chordF C chordC
Welcome to the Hotel California
E chordE Am chordAm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F chordF C chordC
Plenty of room at the Hotel California,
Dm chordDm E chordE
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here"



3rd Verse :
Am chordAm E chordE
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
G chordG D chordD
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
F chordF C chordC
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat,
Dm chordDm E chordE
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget


4th Verse :
Am chordAm E chordE
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine", He said
G chordG d
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
F chordF C chordC
And still those voices are calling from far away
Dm chordDm E chordE
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say :



Chorus :
F chordF C chordC
Welcome to the Hotel California
E chordE Am chordAm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
F chordF C chordC
They living it up at the Hotel California
Dm chordDm E chordE>let ring
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis"



5th Verse :
Am chordAm>let ring E chordE>let ring
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said
G chordG>let ring D chordD>let ring
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
F chordF>let ring C chordC>let ring
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Dm chordDm>let ring E chordE>let ring
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast



6th verse :
Am chordAm E chordE
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
G chordG D chordD
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
F chordF C chordC
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
Dm chordDm E chordE
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"



Ending (solo) :[Am chordAm][E chordE][G chordG][D chordD][F chordF][C chordC][Dm chordDm][E chordE]>let ring

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can anyone please change the E to E7 because that's how it should be
23 Oct 2024 - Report
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ukulylatx avatar
Hella fire. Hits nice at a gig to show diversity
01 Dec 2022 - Report
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musicienne123 avatar
Oh nice your tab thanks
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joseartacho avatar
Another nice strumming pattern DDDDU DDDDU
18 Jun 2022 - Report
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Jmook avatar
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If you listen carefully to the studio recording by the Eagles, there is a background guitar with DU strum pattern on the "+a" part of the count (in cut time, or 2+ and 4+ if you're counting in 4/4). So you would do DU 4 times on each chord, except verse 5 where you let it ring as indicated
26 Apr 2021 - Report
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Cass59 avatar
DDUUDU
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spyder1720 avatar
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E doesn't sound that great. like others said, E7 would be better.
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Change the horrible final E by E7 or better B7, depends on ur feeling.
29 Sep 2019 - Report
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iwacku0324 avatar
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put capo on 2nd fret
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SunnyH51028 avatar
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Change the E to an E7
24 Jul 2019 - Report
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faridazzi avatar
End ut with Am sounds great
30 Jun 2019 - Report
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SunnyH51028 avatar
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Change E to E7-sounds really cool! Great song thanks for sharing
06 Mar 2019 - Report
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Tanerbananer avatar
what's the strumming pattern?
03 Mar 2018 - Report
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Deadier avatar
the strumming is D-D-DU-U-UDUD
30 Dec 2017 - Report
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asgardianuke avatar
awesome
21 Nov 2017 - Report
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kkkayla avatar
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strumming pattern?
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ep2x avatar
Strumming pattern?
15 Apr 2017 - Report
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wesman21 avatar
E7 is better than E, but other than that, nice!
25 May 2014 - Report
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JaxX avatar
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thanks !
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Van595 avatar
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i make it sound pretty damn good!
09 Jul 2011 - Report
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JaxX avatar
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Chord progression is 100% correct, with NO DOUBT! I play guitar for years and i used to jam with other musicians playing this song like that ;)

It's just not transcribed in the original tuning (otherwise it's too high to sing) and i forgot to mention it. Now it's done (see the note "orignial tuning +3.5 steps") and fully accurate.
26 Jan 2010 - Report
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ukemadness avatar
this like most of the tabs for this song is innacurate. the progression is Bm,F#,A,E,G,D,Em,F#.
26 Jan 2010 - Report
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