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
Strofa 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
Ritornello 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
Strofa 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
Ritornello 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
Strofa 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
Finale 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
Strofa 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
Ritornello 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
Strofa 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
Ritornello 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
Strofa 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
Finale 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
Dall'album
Hotel California
Eagles · 1976 · Track 1
La storia dietro
Eagles pubblicarono «Hotel California» come singolo il 22 febbraio 1977, sotto l'etichetta Asylum Records. La canzone fu composta da Don Felder e Glenn Frey, e prodotta da Bill Szymczyk. Ha una durata di 6:08 nella sua versione singolo —sebbene la versione registrata su MusicBrainz raggiunga i 6:50— e il suo lato B fu «Pretty Maids All in a Row». Il singolo fa parte dell'album omonimo Hotel California, registrato negli studi Criteria di Miami. L'album Hotel California è il quinto lavoro in studio della band americana rock Eagles, pubblicato l'8 dicembre 1976. Segnò una transizione nella formazione del gruppo: fu il primo senza il membro fondatore Bernie Leadon e il primo a includere Joe Walsh. Dal momento della sua uscita, il disco ha venduto più di 26 milioni di copie solo negli Stati Uniti, diventando l'album in studio più venduto della band, e ha superato i 42 milioni di unità a livello mondiale. Occupò il primo posto nelle vendite per otto settimane non consecutive tra la fine del 1976 e l'inizio del 1977. L'album incluse due singoli che raggiunsero il numero uno nella Billboard Hot 100: «New Kid in Town», il 26 febbraio 1977, e la stessa «Hotel California», il 7 maggio 1977. Quest'ultima ottenne il Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Nel 2001, la rete televisiva via cavo VH1 nominò l'album come il trentottesimo più importante di tutti i tempi. In un sondaggio distinto, la rete britannica Channel 4 lo collocò al 95º posto nella sua lista dei 100 album più rilevanti della storia. Nel 2003, la rivista Rolling Stone lo situò al 37º posto della sua lista speciale dei 500 migliori album di tutti i tempi. Tematicamente, l'album affronta argomenti come l'innocenza e la sua perdita, la dipendenza dalle droghe, la morte, i pericoli e le tentazioni, la natura effimera della fama, le relazioni turbolente, i divorzi, la perdita dell'amore, le conseguenze della Dottrina del Destino Manifesto e il «Sogno Americano». Gli stessi membri della band descrissero il disco come una metafora della loro percezione del declino dell'America verso il materialismo e la decadenza. In un'intervista con la rivista olandese ZigZag, realizzata poco prima della pubblicazione dell'album, Don Henley si riferì a quella visione. Da parte sua, Glenn Frey parlò della traccia finale, «The Last Resort», nell'episodio Hotel California del programma In the Studio with Redbeard, descrivendo quella canzone come un ritratto della morte della società. L'immagine di copertina dell'album corrisponde all'hotel Beverly Hills. Numerosi hotel in diverse parti del mondo hanno affermato di aver fornito ispirazione per la canzone, tra cui in modo particolare il «Hotel California» situato a Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Messico. Per quanto riguarda la sua presenza sulle piattaforme digitali, la canzone conta più di 1.257.864 ascoltatori e circa 7.923.973 riproduzioni registrate su Last.fm.