Hotel California Song Structure

Many cover versions and parodies of hotel california have been released.

Hotel california song structure. Writing credits for the song are shared by don felder music don henley and glenn frey lyrics. The song began it s life as a 12 string demo on guitarist don felder s home studio 4 track and was dubbed with a working title of mexican reggae. But closer inspection of their fifth studio album the era s leading. At the time punk seemed designed to blow the likes of eagles and their mellow country rock vibes clean out the water.

The other video is much older and covers how to play an easier version with the capo at 2nd fret making it appropriate for level 7 of the. Chord tabs for the eagles s song hotel california. Hotel california written by. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research.

Eagles released hotel california on december 8 1976 two weeks after the sex pistols anarchy in the uk on the surface you couldn t get two records more diametrically opposed or could you. The band was active for 6 years. In the first stanza for example the first two verses rhyme hair and air and then the third and fifth verses rhyme and the fourth verse doesn t rhyme with anything. Asked for an analysis of what has become an iconic song the eagles hotel california.

It s the title song from the album of the same name that went on to sell over 16 million and was number 1 around the world. Asked for an analysis of what has become an iconic song the eagles hotel california it s the title song from the album of the same name that went on to sell over 16 million and was number 1 around the world. Don felder don henley and glenn frey band. Hotel california has seven different sections two of which are the chorus.

10 things you didn t know how glenn frey s drug dealer don henley s king size mattress and other behind the scenes elements played into band s dark. The eagles hotel california. Introduction i have two video tutorials online teaching how to play different arrangements this song. The song began it s life as a 12 string demo on guitarist don felder s home studio 4 track and was dubbed with a working title of mexican reggae.

Hotel california was at the top of the billboard hot 100 singles chart for one week in may 1977. The eagles original recording of the song features henley singing the lead vocals and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between felder and. Artist s age on release date. Hotel california is the title track from the eagles album of the same name and was released as a single in february 1977.

Even recently it was voted the number 112 string guitar song by guitar world magazine. This file is the authors own work and represents their interpretation of the song. 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.