Hotel California Bass Tab
A version of the Eagle’s famous slow rock song bass track, which a personal version was transcribed here for you by Fabien Haddadi & Johan Lenoir, being their very first published piece on the Internet, back in 1995.
(Original header) #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: HADDADI Fabien, FRANCE Date: Thu, 30 Nov 95 10:16:08 MET <Revision> Revision 09 April 2005 by Fabien Haddadi & Johan Lenoir [Bass Tabulature] Hotel California [WEA] Music and Lyrics by : Don Felder, Glen Frey & Don Henley Thanks to the French magazine“Guitar Part” and thanks to my ears, I wrote this tab which is actually MY version -as I play it-. Fabien HADDADI, November 1995 (I didn’t bother myself with a scaled timeline . . . Listen to the real thing!) :-) Symbols : g : ghost 2/5: slide from 2 up 5 \ : slide down to . . . from nowhere b : bend (lr) : let ring beat=72 G ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D 4||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A 4||----------------|9---------------|----------------|7---------------| E ||7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------| |3---------------|----------------|0---------------|2---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |12-----14---16--|14------12-11---|11------12--14--|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|14--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|--------12------|----------------|----------------| |14------16--17--|12--------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|12--------------|\2--------------| drum + + (play two verses) VERSES ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||------9---------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4---------------| ||----9---------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------| ||7-7-----------------------------|2-2-----------------2-----------| drum + + + + + + + + |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------7---------7g7-------------|------2---------2---------------| |----7---------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------| |5-5-----------------------------|0-0-----------------0-----------| |--------------------------------|------7---------7---------------| |------5---------5g5-------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------| |----5---------5-----5------g5-0-|5-5------------------------g2-0-| |3-3-----------------------------|--------------------------------| >first time < |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------2---------2g2-------------|------4---------4-------4-------| |----2---------2-----2------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------| |0-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| >second time |--------------------------------|| |------4---------4---------0-2-4-|| |2-2-4---------4---------4-------|| |--------------------------------|| CHORUS I (twice) ||----------------------------2/--|7---------------7-------7-------| ||5---------------5-------5-------|--7-----------7-------7-----7\--| ||-5------------5-------5---------|----5---------------------------| ||---3----------------------------|--------------------------------| >first time < |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4---------------4-------4-------|----------------0-------2---4---| |--4-----------4-------4-----4\--|2-------4-----------------------| |----2---------------------------|--------------------------------| >second time |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |2---------------2-------2-------|----4-----------4-------4------|| |--2-----------2-------2-----2---|--4-----------4-------4--------|| |----0---------------------------|2------------------------------|| (play 2 verses) CHORUS II (twice) ||----------------------------2/--|7---------------7-------7-------| ||5---------------5-------5-------|--7-----------7-------7-----7\--| ||-5------------5-------5---------|----5---------------------------| ||---3----------------------------|--------------------------------| >first time < |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4---------------4b2---------2---|----------------0-------2---4---| |--4---------4-4-----------------|2-------4-----------------------| |----2---2-----------------------|--------------------------------| >second time |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |2---------------2-------2-------|4------------------------------|| |--2-----------2-------2-----2---|-------------------------------|| |----0---------------------------|-------------------------------|| CODA I ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|9---------------|----------------|7---------------| ||7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------| |3---------------|----------------|0---------------|2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------9----------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4----------------| |----9----------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4--------------| |7-7------------------------------|2-2-----------------2--------10--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------7----------7g7-------------|------2---------2----------------| |----7----------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2--------------| |5-5------------------------------|0-0-----------------0------------| |---------------------------------|------7---------7----------------| |------5---------5g5--------------|----7---------7--g7-0------------| |----5---------5-----5-------g5-0-|5-5-------------------------g2-0-| |3-3------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------2---------2g2--------------|------4---------4-2-4-----------|| |----2---------2-----2-------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-----------------|| |0-0------------------------------|-----------------------\--------|| CODA II (While guitar solo plays) (play twice) ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||------9---------9g9--------g4---|------4---------4---------------| ||----9---------9-----9---------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------| ||7-7-----------------------------|2-2-----------------2---10\-----| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------7----------7g7-------------|------2---------2---------------| |----7----------7-----7------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------| |5-5------------------------------|0-0-----------------0---8\5\----| |---------------------------------|------7---------7---------------| |------5---------5g5--------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------| |----5---------5-----5-------g5-0-|5-5-----------------------------| |3-3------------------------------|------------------------5\------| >first time < |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------2---------2g2--------------|------4---------4-------4-------| |----2---------2-----2-------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------| |0-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| >second time |--------------------------------|| |------4---------4-------4---2/--|| |2-2-4---------4-------4---------|| |--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||9-9(lr)---------9---9-----------|------4-------------4---4\------| ||--------------9---9---------9\--|----4-----4-------4--g4---------| ||--------7-----------------------|2-2---------2-------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------7--------------7---7-------|--------------------------------| |----7--------------7---7---7\----|------7-----------7-5---7\------| |5-5-------5----------------------|0-0-7-----------------7-7\------| |---------------------------------|------7---------7---------------| |------5---------5g5--------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------| |----5---------5-----5-------g5-0-|5-5---------------------5\------| |3-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------2---------2g2--------------|------4---------4-------4-------| |----2---------2-----2-------g2-0-|2-2-4---------4-------4---------| |0-0------------------------------|----------------------------2/--| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9---| |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7----|--------------------------------| > > > > |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----|--------------------------------| > > > > |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| > > > > |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2----|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---| > > > > (play once then repeat while fading . . . ) |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------9---------9g9---------g4---|------4---------4---------------| |----9---------9-----9----------0-|----4---------4--g4-------------| |7-7------------------------------|2-2-----------------2---10\-----| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------7---------7g7--------------|------2---------2---------------| |----7---------7-----7-------g5-0-|----2---------2--g2-------------| |5-5------------------------------|0-0-----------------0---8\-- ---| |---------------------------------|------7---------7---------------| |------5---------5g5--------------|----7---------7--g7-0-----------| |----5---------5-----5-------g5-0-|5-5-----------------------------| |3-3------------------------------|------------------------5\------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------2---------2g2--------------|------4---------4-------4-------|| |----2---------2-----2------g2-0--|2-2-4---------4-------4---------|| |0-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|| (FADING . . . )