Intro 1
Bm F#7 Aadd9 E9
Tabs: Capo 7th fret
G D Em7 F#7
Bm F#7 Aadd9 E9
Tabs: No capo
G D Em7 F#7
Verso 1
Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#7
Cool wind in my hair
Aadd9
Warm smell of colitas
E9
Rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#7
I had to stop for the night
Bm
There she stood in the doorway
F#7
I heard the mission bell
Aadd9
And I was thinkin' to myself
E9
This could be heaven or this could be hell
G
Then she lit up a candle
D
And she showed me the way
Em7
There were voices down the corridor
F#7
I thought I heard them say
Coro 1
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California
F#7
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm7
Such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em7
Anytime of year (any time of year)
F#7
You can find it here
Verso 2
Bm
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
F#7
She got the Mercedes bends, uh
Aadd9
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
E9
That she calls friends
G
How they dance in the courtyard
D
Sweet summer sweat
Em7
Some dance to remember
F#7
Some dance to forget
Bm
So I called up the Captain
F#7
"Please bring me my wine"
He said,
Aadd9
"We haven't had that spirit here since
E9
1969"
G
And still those voices are calling from
D
far away
Em7
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#7
Just to hear them say, eh
Coro 2
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California
F#7
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm7
Such a lovely face
G D
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em7
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
F#7
Bring your alibis
Verso 3
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#7
The pink champagne on ice
And she said,
Aadd9
"We are all just prisoners here
E9
of our own device"
G
And in the master's chambers
D
They gathered for the feast
Em7
They stab it with their steely knives
F#7
But they just can't kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember
F#7
I was running for the door
Aadd9
I had to find the passage back
E9
To the place I was before
G
"Relax", said the night man
D
"We are programmed to receive
Em7
You can check out any time you like
F#7
But you can never leave
Final 1
Bm F#7 Aadd9 E9
G D Em7 F#7
Bm F#7 Aadd9 E9
G D Em7 F#7
Bm F#7 Aadd9 E9
G D Em7 F#7
Bm F#7 Aadd9 E9
G D Em7 F#7
Repeat and fade
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 thinkin' 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 (any time of year)
You can find it here"
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz, uh
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that 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 haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
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're 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't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
Intro 1
Bm F#7
E|-7---------------7----------------|-----------9----------------------| B|-7---------7----------------------|-------7-------7------------------| G|-7-----7-------7---------7---9----|-----9-------9--------------------| D|-9---9-------9--------------------|-8---------------8----------------| A|-9--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9 E9
E|-----------7----------------------|-----------------7----------------| B|-------10------10------10------7--|-----------7----------------------| G|-----9-------9-------9-------9----|-------7-------7------------------| D|-7---------------7----------------|-----9-------9--------------------| A|-------------------------7--------|-11-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G D
E|-----------------7----------------|-----------10---------------------| B|-----------8-----------8----------|-------7-------7-------7-------7--| G|-------7-------7-------------7----|-----7---------------7------------| D|-----9-------9-----------7h9------|-7-----------7---------------7----| A|-10------------------10-----------|-----------------9----------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------------10-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em7 F#7
E|-----------------7----------------|-----------------9----------------| B|-----------8---8---------------7--|-----------7----------------------| G|-------7---------------7----------|-------9-------9------------------| D|-----9-------9-------9-------9----|-----8-------8--------------------| A|-7--------------------------------|-9--------------------------------| E|-------------------------7--------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm F#7
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-5---------------7-------9--------|-7-----------5---4----------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9 E9
E|----------------------------------|-----------------0----------------| B|----------------------------------|---------0-----0------------------| G|----------------------------------|-------1-----1--------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----0-----0----------------------| A|-4---------------5-------7--------|---2------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-0--------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G D
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----------------3----------------| G|----------------------------------|-----------------2-------2--------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------0-------4--------| A|-2---------------4-------5--------|-0---------------0----------------| E|----------------------------------|-2---------------2----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em7 F#7
E|---------0-------------0-------0--|-----------------0----------------| B|-------0---0---------0-------0----|-------0-------0------------------| G|-----0-------0-----2-------4------|-----3---3---3--------------------| D|-2-------------2-4-------5--------|---4-------4----------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-2--------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verso 1
Bm
On a dark desert highway
F#7
Cool wind in my hair
Aadd9
Warm smell of colitas
E9
Rising up through the air
G
Up ahead in the distance
D
I saw a shimmering light
Em7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#7
I had to stop for the night
Bm
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------| D|-(9)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
F#7
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------| D|-(8)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Aadd9
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------| D|-(7)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
E9
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4--------------------------------| D|-(6)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
G
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4--------------------------------| D|-(5)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
D
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------| D|-(4)---------------------4--------| A|-------------------------(5)------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Em7
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5-----------------------8--------| A|-(7)---------------------(9)------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
F#7
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-8--------------------------------| A|-(9)-----------------------1-2-4--| E|-------------------------2--------| 1 2 3 4
Coro 1
G D
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----1010--12--1014--12--10-------| G|----------------------------------|-----1111--12--1114--12--11-------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-5--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#7
lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm7
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------2---4----| A|-2-------4-------5----------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
G D
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|--15---15----15----------12----------| G|----------------------------------|--14h1614h16-14----------12p11-------| D|-5--------------------------------|-----------------16--12--------------| A|----------------------------------|-------------------12----------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em7
time of year (any time of year)
F#7
You can find it here
Verso 2
Bm
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-7-----------------------9---9----| D|-(9)---------------------(11)(11)-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
F#7
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------| D|-(8)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Aadd9
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------| D|-(7)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
E9
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------9---9----| D|-9-----------------------(11)(11)-| A|-(11)-----------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
G
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-9--------------------------------| A|-(10)-----------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
D
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7-----------------------4--------| A|-(9)---------------------(5)------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Em7
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------3--------| D|-5-----------------------(4)------| A|-(7)------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
F#7
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-3-----------3---4-------6--------| D|-(4)---------(4)-(5)-----(8)------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Bm
So I called up the Captain
F#7
"Please bring me my wine"
Aadd9
"We haven't had that spirit here since
E9
1969"
G
And still those voices are calling from
D
far away
Em7
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#7
Just to hear them say, eh
Coro 2
G
Welcome to the Hotel Califor
D
E|-------10-----------------9--------| B|----------------------10-----------| G|---------9-(9)7---9----------------| D|----------------7------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
F#7
lovely place (such a lovely place)
Bm7
Such a lovely face
G
They livin' it up at the Hotel Cali for
D
E|-------------2222-------------------| B|-----22----------22(22)19-----------| G|---------------------------21--21---| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------21---------| E|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Em7
nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
F#7
Bring your alibis
Verso 3
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling
F#7
The pink champagne on ice
Aadd9
"We are all just prisoners here
E9
of our own device"
G
And in the master's chambers
D
They gathered for the feast
Em7
They stab it with their steely knives
F#7
But they just can't kill the beast
Bm
Last thing I remember
F#7
I was running for the door
Aadd9
I had to find the passage back
E9
To the place I was before
G
"Relax", said the night man
D
"We are programmed to receive
Em7
You can check out any time you like
F#7
E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------10h12-| G|-------------------------11--------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Final 1
Bm F#7
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-(12)--------1012------------7----|------------------------------------| G|-----------------9-------7h9---7--|---------4h7p4----------------------| D|----------------------------------|-8-------------7-----------(7)------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9 E9
E|----------------------------------|-----10------------------7---10---| B|-----7---------------7------------|-10----10--7-108-----------7------| G|-7h9---7---------7h9---7----------|----------------------------------| D|---------9p8-9-----------9p7-9-7--|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G D
E|-----10--10--7-----10-------------|-----10---------------------------| B|---------------10----10--8--------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-9-------9---7---7-6-7------------| D|----------------------------------|---------------7------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em7 F#7
E|----------------------------------|-----------7-----------------------| B|-----7---7---------7--7--7--------|---7-10--7-------------------------| G|-7h9---------9p7-9-----------9p7--|-9-----9----9-(9)7-9---------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm F#7
E|-----------7-----------7-----------|----------------------------------| B|---7-10--7-----7-10--7-------------|----------------------------------| G|-9-----9-----9-----9----9-(9)7-9-7-|-9--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9 E9
E|-------------------------7--------|-----10---------------------------| B|-----------7---------10------107--|-1012----1211109------------------| G|-11------9---7--------------------|-----------------------------14---| D|-----------------9----------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G D
E|---------------------17-----------|---15161717-------------------------| B|-----12--15--171517----17--151715-|-17--------17----15----1517---17p15-| G|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em7 F#7
E|-------17--17---------------------|-------17--17------------9---7----| B|-17----------17--17------17--15---|-17----------17--17---------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm F#7
E|------------------10--10-----------|----------------------------------| B|-12-------------12--12-------------|-11-------------------------------| G|------------------------11p9h7-----|----------------------------------| D|------------------------------9-8--|----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9 E9
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-17----17171717171717171717p15--1715-|-----------------------------10---| G|------------------------------16-----|-16------14----------14-----------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------1614121416-------------| A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G D
E|-10--9----------------------------|-----14--12p10---------------------| B|---10----12--10-------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-------12--11----12---------------|-11-----------12--11----------11---| D|---------------12----12-----------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------12--12109-1012-|-----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em7 F#7
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------10------12-------|-11----------14--15------17-------| G|-12----------12-------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm F#7
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------18--------------| B|-19p15--19p15--19p15--19p15--19p15-----|-17p14--17p14--17p14-----------------| G|------16-----16-----16-----16-----16---|------15-----15----------------------| D|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9 E9
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------16--------------| B|-17p14--17p14--17p14--17p14--17p14-----|-15p12--15p12--15p12-----------------| G|------14-----14-----14-----14-----14---|------13-----13----------------------| D|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G D
E|---------------------------------------|-10----10----10---14--------------| B|-15p12--15p12--15p12--15p12--15p12-----|---10----10----10-----------------| G|------12-----12-----12-----12-----12---|-----11----11---------------------| D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em7 F#7
E|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|-9-----9-----9----14--------------| B|---8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|---11----11----11-----------------| G|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----|-----11----11---------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
En una oscura carretera del desierto, el viento fresco en mi cabello
Cálido olor a collitas, elevándose por el aire
Más adelante en la distancia, vi una luz brillante
Mi cabeza se volvió pesada y mi vista se nubló
Tuve que detenerme por la noche
Ahí estaba ella en la puerta; escuché la campana de la misión
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Su un'autostrada deserta e oscura, vento fresco tra i miei capelli
Caldo odore di collitas, che sale nell'aria
Più avanti in lontananza, ho visto una luce scintillante
La mia testa si fece pesante e la vista si offuscò
Dovevo fermarmi per la notte
Lì stava lei sulla soglia; ho sentito la campana della missione
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Numa estrada deserta e escura, vento fresco no meu cabelo
Cheiro quente de collitas, subindo pelo ar
Mais à frente na distância, vi uma luz cintilante
Minha cabeça ficou pesada e minha visão ficou turva
Eu tive que parar para a noite
Lá estava ela na porta; ouvi o sino da missão
Del álbum
Hotel California
Eagles · 1976 · Track 1
La historia detrás
Eagles publicaron «Hotel California» como sencillo el 22 de febrero de 1977, bajo el sello Asylum Records. La canción fue compuesta por Don Felder y Glenn Frey, y producida por Bill Szymczyk. Tiene una duración de 6:08 en su versión sencillo —aunque la versión registrada en MusicBrainz alcanza los 6:50— y su lado B fue «Pretty Maids All in a Row». El sencillo forma parte del álbum homónimo Hotel California, grabado en los estudios Criteria de Miami. El álbum Hotel California es el quinto trabajo con material original de la banda estadounidense de rock Eagles, lanzado el 8 de diciembre de 1976. Marcó una transición en la formación del grupo: fue el primero sin el miembro fundador Bernie Leadon y el primero en contar con Joe Walsh. Desde su salida al mercado, el disco vendió más de 26 millones de copias únicamente en los Estados Unidos, convirtiéndose en el álbum de material original con mayores ventas de la banda, y superó los 42 millones de unidades a nivel mundial. Ocupó el primer puesto en ventas durante ocho semanas no consecutivas entre finales de 1976 y comienzos de 1977. El álbum incluyó dos sencillos que alcanzaron el número uno en el Billboard Hot 100: «New Kid in Town», el 26 de febrero de 1977, y la propia «Hotel California», el 7 de mayo de 1977. Esta última obtuvo el Grammy Award for Record of the Year. En 2001, la cadena de televisión por cable VH1 nominó al álbum como el trigésimo octavo más importante de todos los tiempos. En una encuesta distinta, la cadena británica Channel 4 lo ubicó en el puesto 95 dentro de su lista de los 100 álbumes más relevantes de la historia. En 2003, la revista Rolling Stone lo situó en el puesto 37 de su lista especial de los 500 mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos. Temáticamente, el álbum aborda asuntos como la inocencia y su pérdida, la adicción a las drogas, la muerte, los peligros y tentaciones, la naturaleza efímera de la fama, las relaciones turbulentas, los divorcios, la pérdida del amor, las consecuencias de la Doctrina del destino manifiesto y el «Sueño Americano». Los propios integrantes de la banda describieron el disco como una metáfora sobre su percepción del declive de América hacia el materialismo y la decadencia. En una entrevista con la revista holandesa ZigZag, realizada poco antes del lanzamiento del álbum, Don Henley se refirió a esa visión. Por su parte, Glenn Frey habló sobre la pista final, «The Last Resort», en el episodio Hotel California del programa In the Studio with Redbeard, describiendo esa canción como un retrato sobre la muerte de la sociedad. La imagen de portada del álbum corresponde al hotel Beverly Hills. Numerosos hoteles de distintas partes del mundo han afirmado haber servido de inspiración para la canción, entre ellos de manera destacada el «Hotel California» ubicado en Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, México. En cuanto a su alcance en plataformas digitales, la canción cuenta con más de 1.257.864 oyentes y cerca de 7.923.973 reproducciones registradas en Last.fm.