How to play Hotel California (Solo)

Eagles

This tab has 42 notes, on the B and high e strings, frets 7 to 18, at 75 BPM. Read it below, then play it with Lark and every note gets scored.

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75BPM at full speed
42notes
7 to 18fret range
Advancedlevel

The tab

Each line is a string: high e on top, low E at the bottom. The number is the fret to press, and 0 means play the string open. Read left to right, one note at a time. The small numbers count the notes.

Hotel California (Solo) tab, 42 notes. The same tab is written out note by note in the list after it.
Read it note by note
  1. F#5 high e string, fret 14
  2. D5 high e string, fret 10
  3. B4 B string, fret 12
  4. F#5 high e string, fret 14
  5. D5 high e string, fret 10
  6. B4 B string, fret 12
  7. F#5 high e string, fret 14
  8. D5 high e string, fret 10
  9. B4 B string, fret 12
  10. F#5 high e string, fret 14
  11. D5 high e string, fret 10
  12. B4 B string, fret 12
  13. E5 high e string, fret 12
  14. C#5 high e string, fret 9
  15. A#4 B string, fret 11
  16. E5 high e string, fret 12
  17. C#5 high e string, fret 9
  18. A#4 B string, fret 11
  19. E5 high e string, fret 12
  20. C#5 high e string, fret 9
  21. A#5 high e string, fret 18
  22. E5 high e string, fret 12
  23. C#5 high e string, fret 9
  24. A4 B string, fret 10
  25. E5 high e string, fret 12
  26. C#5 high e string, fret 9
  27. A4 B string, fret 10
  28. E5 high e string, fret 12
  29. C#5 high e string, fret 9
  30. A4 B string, fret 10
  31. E5 high e string, fret 12
  32. C#5 high e string, fret 9
  33. A4 B string, fret 10
  34. D5 high e string, fret 10
  35. B4 high e string, fret 7
  36. G#4 B string, fret 9
  37. D5 high e string, fret 10
  38. B4 high e string, fret 7
  39. G#4 B string, fret 9
  40. D5 high e string, fret 10
  41. B4 high e string, fret 7
  42. G#5 high e string, fret 16
Plain text tab
e|-14--10------14--10------14--10------14--10------12--9--|
B|---------12----------12----------12----------12---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----12--9------12--9--18--12--9------12--9------12--|
B|-11---------11--------------------10---------10------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-9------12--9------10--7-----10--7-----10--7--16--|
B|----10---------10---------9---------9-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Where it sits on the neck

Green rings are every place this tab uses. The solid one is played most: D5, high e string, fret 10, 7 times.

Strings
B and high etwo strings
Frets
7 to 18
Lowest note
G#4B string, fret 9
Highest note
A#5high e string, fret 18
Open strings
Noneevery note is fretted
Tempo
75 BPM38 BPM at half speed

How to practice it

Practice mode in Lark slows the song down and loops the part you keep missing, while it listens to every note.

  1. Start slow

    Practice mode plays the click at 0.5x (38 BPM), 0.75x (56 BPM) or 1x (75 BPM). Stay at half speed until you stop missing, then step up.

  2. Loop the hard part

    Set a loop around any stretch of notes and it repeats until you have it. A good first loop: notes 19 to 22, the busiest stretch in this tab (frets 12, 9, 18, 12 on the high e string).

  3. Play it and watch the score

    Lark listens through your mic. Every note turns green when you hit it and red when you miss, your accuracy updates as you go, and you see if you came in on the beat, late or slow.

  4. Read the coach's note

    When the song ends, the AI coach reads your run and gives you one specific thing to fix before the next one.

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