Song facts: “Hotel California” is described as an interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles. The music for this song came from a demo tape of an instrumental written by Don Felder. The first title given to this song was “Mexican Reggae”.
Harmonica type: diatonic
8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 8 On a dark desert highway 8 8 -8 -8 -8 Cool wind in my hair 8 8 -8 -8-8 8 Warm smell of colitas 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 7-6 Rising up through the air 8 -9 8 -8 7 7 8 Up ahead in the distance 7 -8 8 8 -8 7 7 I saw a shimmering light -7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -8 7 -8 My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim 7 8 8 8 -8 -8 8 I had to stop for the night 8 8 -9 8 8 -9 8 There she stood in the doorway -7 8 8 8 -8 -8 I heard the mission bell 6 -8 -8 -8 7 -8 -8 8 And I was thinking to myself 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 7-6 This could be Heaven or this could be Hell 8 8 8 -8 7 -8 8 -6 6 8 -8 7 7 Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way -8 -8 7 -8 -8 7 -8 7 -8 There were voices down the corridor -8 8 -8 8 9 -8 I thought I heard them say -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 9-9-9 8 8 Welcome to the Hotel California 8 8 8 -8 -8 7 -8-8 7 7 Such a lovely place, such a lovely place 8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 9-9-9 8 8 Plenty of room at the Hotel California -8 8 8 -8-8 -8 -9 -9 8 8 Anytime of year, you can find it here
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