Hotel California Guitar Tabs

"Hotel California" was the title song of the Eagles album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. The songwriters were Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). The song is considered the most famous recording of the band, and was voted the best guitar solo of all time.The song was awarded the Grammy Award category Record of the Year in 1978. The lyrics of the song got various interpretations from fans and critics, the Eagles themselves describe the song as their "high life interpretation in Los Angeles". 

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The interesting facts of this song:


     The song relates to the establishment of the Church of Satan by Anton LaVey by taking over a hotel on California Street in 1969. This can be seen from the lyrics "They stab it with their steely knives, but they can not kill the Beast, "Shows the power of the devil (beast). "You can check out at any time you like, but you can never leave" and "We are all just prisoners here of our own devices." Implies the vow of binding church of satan, which does not allow them out of membership. Even Anton LaVey appeared on the album cover of the song

     The theme behind the lyrics of this song is called by Don Henley, vocalist of the Eagles group as the decadence of the music industry in Los Angeles. He denied that the song had nothing to do with the "Church of Satan" group. He describes the gap between ideal music and commercial music. He called the commercialization of music as the "prison" of the artist "We are all just prisoners here of our own devices." And finally can not get out "You can check out at any time you like, but you can never leave".
    The song, which hit 1977 and hit Billboard Hot 100 Chart for a week, also became one of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stones magazine in the 49th. No less, even guitar solos by "Guitar Magazine" Ranked 8 Top 100 Guitar Solos. In fact, the album has sold over 16 million copies.

Lyrics

"Hotel California"

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising 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
And 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 ...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys 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 have not got that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say ...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin 'it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can not kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place