Introdução 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
Estrofe 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
Refrão 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
Estrofe 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
Refrão 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
Estrofe 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"
Introdução 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
Estrofe 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
Refrão 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
Estrofe 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
Refrão 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
Estrofe 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
A história por trás
Eagles lançaram «Hotel California» como single em 22 de fevereiro de 1977, pelo selo Asylum Records. A canção foi composta por Don Felder e Glenn Frey, e produzida por Bill Szymczyk. Tem uma duração de 6:08 em sua versão single —embora a versão registrada no MusicBrainz chegue a 6:50— e seu lado B foi «Pretty Maids All in a Row». O single faz parte do álbum homônimo Hotel California, gravado nos estúdios Criteria de Miami. O álbum Hotel California é o quinto trabalho com material original da banda americana de rock Eagles, lançado em 8 de dezembro de 1976. Marcou uma transição na formação do grupo: foi o primeiro sem o membro fundador Bernie Leadon e o primeiro a contar com Joe Walsh. Desde seu lançamento, o disco vendeu mais de 26 milhões de cópias somente nos Estados Unidos, tornando-se o álbum de material original com maiores vendas da banda, e superou 42 milhões de unidades em todo o mundo. Ocupou o primeiro lugar em vendas durante oito semanas não consecutivas entre o final de 1976 e o início de 1977. O álbum incluiu dois singles que alcançaram o número um no Billboard Hot 100: «New Kid in Town», em 26 de fevereiro de 1977, e a própria «Hotel California», em 7 de maio de 1977. Esta última recebeu o Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Em 2001, a rede de televisão a cabo VH1 indicou o álbum como o trigésimo oitavo mais importante de todos os tempos. Em uma pesquisa distinta, a rede britânica Channel 4 o colocou na posição 95 em sua lista dos 100 álbuns mais relevantes da história. Em 2003, a revista Rolling Stone o situou na posição 37 de sua lista especial dos 500 melhores álbuns de todos os tempos. Tematicamente, o álbum aborda assuntos como a inocência e sua perda, o vício em drogas, a morte, os perigos e tentações, a natureza efêmera da fama, os relacionamentos turbulentos, os divórcios, a perda do amor, as consequências da Doutrina do Destino Manifesto e o «Sonho Americano». Os próprios integrantes da banda descreveram o disco como uma metáfora sobre sua percepção do declínio da América em direção ao materialismo e à decadência. Em uma entrevista com a revista holandesa ZigZag, realizada pouco antes do lançamento do álbum, Don Henley se referiu a essa visão. Por sua vez, Glenn Frey falou sobre a faixa final, «The Last Resort», no episódio Hotel California do programa In the Studio with Redbeard, descrevendo essa canção como um retrato sobre a morte da sociedade. A imagem da capa do álbum corresponde ao hotel Beverly Hills. Inúmeros hotéis em diferentes partes do mundo afirmaram ter servido de inspiração para a canção, entre eles de forma destacada o «Hotel California» localizado em Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, México. Quanto ao seu alcance em plataformas digitais, a canção conta com mais de 1.257.864 ouvintes e cerca de 7.923.973 reproduções registradas no Last.fm.