The second part is at the & beat of the 4th beat. Here you need to remember that you need to start strumming as your foot rises to the & beat and you need to strum 3 times before you strum down on the 3rd beat.

The first 16th notes are at the 2nd beat. Now, if you got the theory let’s put it into practice. This means each time you hit the downbeat (your foot is down) you have strummed four times. So each time you are counting the beat with your foot you hit and raise your foot you need to strum twice.

The thing you need to understand is that two 16th notes equal one 8th note. Once you mastered the first part let’s add the 16th notes. Pick one of the chords for example Am and strum the chord down on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th beat (when your foot hits the floor). First, let’s simplify the strumming pattern. But don’t worry it isn’t that hard as you think. The strumming pattern contains 16th notes which may be hard for beginners. Here are other easier versions of those chords. If you are having a hard time playing the barre chords F or Bm. Each of the chords replaces the same chord in the same order as the version with the capo: If you don’t have a capo or want a bit more challenge you can play the song with the following chords. All the following content will assume you are using the capo version. All the chords will be played as if the capo is the nut. The version with the capo is much easier than without one and more suited for beginners. the song is played at 74 bpm which is fairly slow. For either way, your guitar needs to be on standard tuning.

There is nothing i can no about this at this time.You can learn to play this song with a capo or without one. If this changes, I will update this page.Īlso, the video may not play in certain countries, again due to copyright restrictions decided upon by the record company. Sadly, due to change in copyright, the TAB is no longer available for this song, not even to purchase. So, I came up with this hybrid arrangement, which keeps the pattern as similar as possible throughout- making it MUCH EASIER to learn! Private students love it, so I chose to film this version, hope you like it! However, the live version was a bit too simplified and didn't sound like the record to me. I was therefore going to teach the live version (see the video of Don Felder demoing that further down this page). I've taught this to private students many times over the years, and all of them struggled massively with the 'as the record' version. Here's how to play my arrangement of 'Hotel California' by the Eagles! See various arrangements and ideas of how to play this classic song on this page! Check out my signature capo with the button below, it's a super affordable capo that will work on ANY electric or steel string acoustic guitar! Some strings may not ring out with some cheaper capos.

Hotel california fingerstyle tab