Eagles - Hotel California solo (Guitar lesson with TAB)

A guitar lesson with on screen tabs for the solo on 'Hotel California' by The Eagles
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0:00 - Intro
0:04 - Part 1
0:44 - Part 2 - Guitar 1
1:25 - Part 2 - Guitar 2
1:31 - Part 3 - Guitar 1
2:07 - Part 3 - Guitar 2
2:27 - Part 4 - Guitar 1
3:04 - Part 4 - Guitar 2

[@nikolagugoski]

This tab is now available in Guitar Pro format. You can find it here mymusic.st/nikolagugoski/78884 IMPORTANT: Scale names might not be 100% accurate, but that's how it was easiest for me to navigate through this solo. For someone who is seeing this for the first time: I'm showing the scales that are used in this solo. Red dots are the notes played in each position. Blue dots are passing notes (they are not part of the scale). Again, feedback on how to make this better is welcome :D

[@Blkac-pill-Black-Life]

what are they for anyways? for ppl that go by them and not the tabs?

[@jorgemendoza325]

Love the new format! Keep doing it please!

[@nikolagugoski]

@@Blkac-pill-Black-Life So that you can better understand how all these notes work together

[@OmnipotentO]

This is an incredible upgrade to your vids🤯

[@Blkac-pill-Black-Life]

@@nikolagugoski yeah man thanks

[@laruffa216]

Never in a million years did i think i would be able to learn this solo. Thank You Nikola.....

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you for watching :) really glad this helped

[@eymendakak]

NJ_Dozer I’m also trying to learn it. Thanks for the inpiration :D

[@pedroguajardo1095]

Oh my god yes, I learned this slow but I listened to the actual speed and I was like “Aww hell no” but I said FUCK IT and just went straight for it, and easyyyyy, I was so wrong, I played it with no problem

[@nikolagugoski]

@@pedroguajardo1095 that's awesome! Really glad to hear that this video helped you play the solo at the original tempo

[@regulusvillones4403]

You need a intructor like Nikola in real it more easy if one on one

[@misterlife9669]

Imo the best way to learn a song, no useless talking, just the playing and the tabs in case you don't see the fingers precisely enough Thank you Sir

[@jackjames7806]

I so agree fuck talking

[@joshuarapp22]

Ok but we can’t sleep on my boy Marty music

[@hehe5147]

@@joshuarapp22 fr

[@Marcelo-gk8xo]

I wouldn't understimate what someone wiser than me has to say, unless it's too much talking.

[@joshuarapp22]

Marcelo Fr and also this def isn’t the best way to learn cause there’s also learning by ear and reading sheet music

[@justlooteverything4297]

I take my guitar, i connect to amp, i tune, i open utube, i search for video, i watch this video, and im playing chess

[@someone9273]

lol

[@MelaniMarfeldMusic]

😂😂😂

[@nickandrews2255]

same bro same except will play a bit first cheers whats your elo>?

[@PandaGaming-tc5kz]

It took me 6 months to learn this solo😭😭😭😭

[@naninurmalasari5263]

Lol

[@tianzining]

I spent about a month following your video (with countless reloading...) to learn this masterpiece solo. I finally managed to play the entire solo with confidence first time in my life. It's a dream stayed about 30 years and finally come true by a good teacher. I'll keep working on catch up to full speed and dynamics to be able to play with original backing tracks. I am graduate from here, and I want to say THANK YOU to make this video.

[@Guitarizer]

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[@tianzining]

@@Guitarizer awesome! I will follow your video! Really really good one !

[@mr.s5214]

I learned in one day watching maybe only 10 or 15 times

[@Rellemann23]

@@mr.s5214 good for you

[@TFFSRAD]

@@Rellemann23 always one of these humans lol ...

[@robertwyatt4891]

Been playing guitar for 40 years and always wanted to learn this solo. Just did it in one night thanks to this video. This is how all instructional guitar videos should be done. Thank You!

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you Robert! Really glad this helped you 😁

[@johnphillips3382]

I know the feeling. I've been playing for 49 years.

[@Dave-cp4ce]

I know the feeling too. I've been playing for 346 years. I'm a vampire.

[@mellebellebo]

I've been playing for 2 years and learned this in a day! This tutorial is crazy good!

[@CharlesWayneJones]

Exact same here!

[@mimi-ig5kr]

this is what all guitar tutorials should look like

[@Ray-ss8il]

No it really shouldn't, I tried to search for a better one but this one is just him playing and a tab

[@nikolagugoski]

I'm sure you can find a 20 minutes lesson showing how to play each note

[@__Lost_In_Translation__]

⁠@@nikolagugoskidon’t need to be a dick about it some people learn slower than others

[@nikolagugoski]

It wasn't ment to be ironic. I genuinely think he should find longer video with talking to learn this solo

[@ewwnate]

@@nikolagugoskii personally like this format more, i hate skipping into a tutorial and they’re still talking about the same chord.

[@johnphillips3382]

Being self-taught, there are many things that I have missed over the years(Pentatonic Scales, Blues Scale). My hearing is a bit off too. I just listened and tried to learn with absolutely no theory. You have done an excellent job on this solo. Thank you.

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you John! Glad this helped :)

[@denalihighway]

I know the feeling! Learning theory later in life has showed me what I was missing...still wish I had done it years ago.

[@edzappia2892]

Perfect lesson and format. Half speed, with tab, broken down into several parts, no talk, close-up camera on hands. Entire Hotel California solo lesson in 4 minutes. Perfect.

[@wetbeans7957]

You seriously gotta be reading my mind.

[@MACKHAWKSS]

as someone who struggles to stay motivated playin, your channel has done a ton to keep me passionate about music. thank you so very much

[@nikolagugoski]

Really glad to hear that. Happy to help ☺️

[@aids-dz5zc]

I found this video 2 years ago when I was first starting to play guitar, and I was absolutely devastated while trying to learn this solo. I moved on to play other things and 2 years passed so quickly, so I came back to this video and it was so easy to learn it! I can play the whole solo now and all it took was just some experience, crazy how big of a difference it is.

[@bi0lizard1]

Literally EVERY guitar lesson KZbinr should be made to watch this as mandatory! You’re format is absolutely perfect. Not a ton of BS, just getting right to what the view and audience came here for. Loved it!

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you for the nice words. Really glad this helped 🙂

[@castleanthrax1833]

I'm guessing he'd rather they didn't. It's hard to stand out, if you don't stand out.

[@edzappia2892]

Agree. This is the perfect lesson format. Half speed. Tabs. Close-up on hands. Broken down into separate riffs. No talk. The entire Hotel California solo lesson in 4 minutes. Perfect.

[@wombat2874]

My fingers: why are we still here just to suffer every night I can still fell the skin I’ve lost the bends I’ve endured

[@jimmytompkins7750]

I came here afraid of having a string blow up, but instead blew up three of my left hand fingers

[@martins6641]

i cant even feel my fingers anymore

[@dronai]

Use 9's and you wont have this problem

[@foxthooot5090]

use 11-52s like i do lmao

[@rickvaz8940]

I learns this over 30 years ago without KZbin. So much easier now!

[@presinald]

I love how you included the scales, this video is super helpful not just for learning this solo but for all the additional licks and context

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you! I'm glad you find it helpful

[@badcamred8824]

This solo is putting calluses on top of my calluses

[@tolgakoncagul1035]

ı managed to go through half of the video and ı cant feel my finger tops but ıts worth ıt.He is an amazing teacher and not even one note he wrote strikes me as false ıts perfect

[@badcamred8824]

@@tolgakoncagul1035 Definitely! Great video.

[@xsitied2708]

lol fr

[@samyboy7489]

Bro fr my fingers hurting

[@randomworldwidewebuser]

Literally- bro im learning this on an acoustic

[@tylerlangford7040]

The lessons learn from time spent practicing this tab are incredible. Not only did these guys make good music, they passed down their musical talent.

[@daxbeach126]

i dont know why but the harmony at 2:07 always makes me replay it. it just sounds so good. what a nice phrase for this solo

[@zbk343]

And..what i am doing with acoustic guitar in my hand...

[@Cacho-zr7fw]

Same❤ and really more difficult than electro

[@evan4014]

i have searched for many good tutorials and i found yours. I never wouldve thought i would learn this masterpiece. I cant express how much i thank you

[@moussaabmasskouri5796]

Someone is being unfaithful to john frusciante and jimi hendrix I'm just kidding, love the new scale addition, you keep up the good work, thumbs up

[@nikolagugoski]

Thanks for the feedback 😀

[@wandyful]

joe walsh, this man's got a thing for j's

[@theliammoran27]

The scales on screen is actually so helpful. Keep it up!!

[@sleepinbed]

I bought my first guitar, it was an acoustic, around one and a half years ago, some more, but due to school dropped it. This solo is what inspired me to, after a year, get an electric. I thought I'd never be able to play something like this, but after half a year and some of practice I came back to this video from since I first saw it, and I was able to pick it up very quickly! Since then, I've also enrolled in a music school, studying guitar & jazz, apart from my main course of study. Guitar's a journey I've just begun and I'm sticking to it 'til I can't play anymore

[@davidcoorey423]

Nikola, after lots of internet searching, I think - IMHO - that your lessons are the best! Played at a pace that my brain can just keep up with (I am a slooooow learner), plus the tab, and without all the well-intentioned, but often needless waffle that often accompanies other videos, I find myself advancing much quicker using your presentations. Thank you!

[@xexouski]

Cuando me iba a la cama de niño me imaginaba tocando este solo pero ni siquiera podía tener una guitarra, hoy acabo de finalizar el aprendizaje. MUCHAS GRACIAS HE CUMPLIDO UN SUEÑO.

[@gatospeludos349]

K bien, y eske esta muy bien explicado este solo aki. Saludos desde gdl mexico

[@nocosa]

Enhorabuena!

[@toxicbio1476]

I started playing the guitar 3 months ago and I’ve seen this video so many times until I’ve mastered the solo and today is the day I have finally mastered it and can now play it by will

[@kenanhacili44]

how are with guitar now?

[@toxicbio1476]

@@kenanhacili44 pretty good I haven’t been keeping up wit my practice consistently but I’m a lot better with my hand coordination and finger placement and playing without having to look

[@cascade3769]

No way can you play this solo after 3 months.

[@toxicbio1476]

@@cascade3769oh yea men, I swr I played all day, I would go to school watch the video, go home watch it and practice, and watch it again before going to sleep 😭

[@gerardomartinez4874]

I thought I could only do this solo in my dreams.............but, all can be real now. Gracias Nikola for making dreams come true. You rock!!!!!!!

[@julianburmeister9489]

This lesson is just great man! By learning this solo, a player can discover so much about music: the chord shapes that are played out, the odd chord notes you are bending to, the blues licks, the the dual voiced arpeggios. It's good for an analysis how you can interpret a solo over such a common chord progression and you can really shape your own finger sound by practicing it a low and lower overdrive: because it forces you to give it your own personal touch, if you ever want to be able to play it fluently.

[@mertgunes9854]

You stepped it up, the scales and metronome + red line, just brilliant

[@xilonqmb]

The world would be a better place if all the guitar solo lessons were like this, right to the point! Very good job man!

[@Analogkid299]

Wow! Just came across this video and wanted to say a HUGE thank you! 🙏 Very cool of you to provide this for others. Great tone, great playing and great tab! Once again, many thanks!

[@elijah23_]

Thanks to you I was able to learn Under the Bridge which helped my playing improve massively and now I'm trying to get better at soloing, so I learned 'I Could Have Lied' and now I'm learning this! Thank you so much man 👍

[@Matesalva]

AWESOME TUTORIAL. You're the best of this type of youtubers. Some ideas to do a lesson (only if you want XD): Have A Cigar - Pink Floyd So Lonely - The Police My Friends - RHCP I Miss KZbin - blink-182

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you for the suggestions 😉

[@IzaacJamez]

I truly do love “I miss KZbin” by Blink-182 😂

[@eliholmes1783]

This is my favorite guitar solo of all time. Thank you so much man!

[@iPhonedo]

I've been here everyday practicing this solo, your video is so easy to follow and understand.

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you for watching! Really glad this helps :)

[@veritaslibertas4976]

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time! Nice format for your tabs too. This is going on my bucket list.

[@derekbravo7811]

Man!!! Putting the tabs and the scales, that’s some next level shit that will help us to improvise a lot!! Thanks, a lot

[@__blackwidow_]

This is the best tutorial I’ve ever seen to this solo. Never thought I could learn this! Thanks

[@dandalee]

This is one of my favorite guitar solos of all time. Thank you so much for taking the time to show us all the little flavorful details like the subtle bends. Well done, sir!

[@IrishPele]

This is a brilliant video to learn it properly at a calm pace. Thank you Nikola! Great job

[@billmorales3751]

Love this video, very comprehensive. Also love the effort to indicate the scales being utilized and including the harmonized lead🤘

[@nikolagugoski]

Glad you like it!

[@jada90]

Holy wow I just found your channel and as an advanced guitarist this is an amazing resource. Every other channel is more targeted towards beginners, but as an advanced player sometimes you just need clarification on a line or a few notes here and there, and just having good close-up footage of hands on a fretboard is nice, and the tab is just a bonus for less advanced players. Truly awesome man, keep it up!

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you Jesse! Glad this helps 🙂

[@Lightinthedark10323]

I played the guitar for 25 years, and I have never played this. Thank you so very much. This is by far the best tutorial channel. I'm a happy 29-year-old man. You're simply the best!

[@luisalthoff]

This is awesome! Thank you very much. @Nikola Gugoski. No talk, no bs comments, no "tips". Nice big tabs and slow playing. This is how all tutorials should be like.

[@robertbaker3174]

Wow! 63 now and never took the time to learn this even though it's almost burned in my head. No excuses now. Thanks.

[@mohzoheir]

The best way to teach a song, no bs talk for an hour, thank you sir very much

[@chrisrust5617]

I recently bought the Vidami pedal. It allowed me to use my foot to start and end a segment to loop, start/stop video, change the speed from 100% to 57%, 50%, 35%, or 20% while maintaining pitch. Really helped learning this solo. This is a great lesson.

[@SuperPreliminary]

You rock! I'm a novice guitar player; I've never vibrated or bent a string before, only played open neck position chords. Yet using your video, in just a few hours, I was able to play sections of this solo.

[@siddharthmadhavan1242]

Holy shit my guy, I just found this video and thought it seemed familiar. I followed so many of your tabs about seven years ago, it’s great to see your’e still going strong!

[@nikolagugoski]

I'm trying to make a living out of this, so yeah, still motivated :) thanks for following for so long

[@deans.8659]

Your video is priceless Nikola! (as all your others). Never thought I would be able to play this epic solo. Now I do. Thank you so much!!!!!

[@maryk6780]

Thanks for telling me about this, Dean

[@chriscorona4938]

Wow, how I wish I have found this awesome video when our band decided to add Hotel. Having both solos; and both outros along with the tab is simply awesome! Great job.

[@TheWoogie2]

I think this is the best guitar lesson I've ever watched, honestly. Your inclusion of the scales is an awesome touch, and I love that you play the sections slowly enough to follow the tabs easily.

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you for watching. Means a lot 🙂

[@AAAAAA-tv9wg]

After learning so many RHCP songs through your videos, I can't help but think in John playing this, because of your tone :P

[@ThinkingaboutU8]

Great tutorial, I already learned that solo but it's the cleanest, done really well, thank for what u do!

[@dfab5226]

Bro you’re amazing, I’ve been able to learn so many solos because of your videos. Thanks man you’re the best guitar teacher I’ve ever had!

[@ydovev]

Amazing lesson, keep up the format. Couldn’t believe I’ll nail it but I did. Thanks!!

[@nikolagugoski]

Really glad this helped 😁

[@mheuuj]

I really like how you display the scales you play like that.

[@sparx550]

Nikola a massive thanks for taking the time to post this. Brilliant. Subscribed.

[@karinlindgren717]

I totally love your video. I can’t play the solos, but I listen to you playing them over and over again. Thank you!

[@maximum8336]

I swear I was just thinking of trying to learn this yesterday. You are wild

[@policeofficer94]

You are the best at these tutorials and an amazing musician!! Thank you for sharing your gift!!

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you for the nice words. Means a lot!

[@patrickbuechel2599]

This is finally making sense to me across the fret board, I had allot of difficulty with this piece being a beginner, but I started studying Mozart, specifically Rondo ala Turka and Molto Alegro from the 40th symphony. Now this all makes sense to me. Thank you for this tutorial,,, I'm a 72 year old disabled Vietnam Veteran USMC, I am definitely adapting, improvising and over coming life's high hurdles,,,

[@jamesraward]

Used this video to nail this solo - THANK YOU! It’s the first solo I’ve actually just dived into (been playing 20yrs and just avoided solos altogether) so this has given me a massive confidence boost! Thank you again - can’t believe this site is free*

[@nikolagugoski]

Happy to hear that James 🙂 really glad this video helped

[@akiresu1561]

Thank you it sounded beautiful I been wanting to learn this solo for years ever since I was a little kid I want to at least play this and you made it possible

[@Kipgendio]

Thank You Nikola... You taught me music with music without utterinh a single word. Picked up my guitar once again after almost 10 year just to learn this solo... Every bend my fingers are killing me, but worthit.

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you for watching. Really glad this video motivated you to play again :)

[@northerdu69]

This is an awesome video you've made. Clear, seem so simple when you do it that way. Thanks for your great work !

[@tristanmartin142]

Bro I don't know how to thank you, finally I can learn this masterpiece. Also, this music represent something really big to me, so thank you, really🙏 Big support from France 🇫🇷

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you! Really means a lot that you find this helpful 😉

[@MYDOT9]

Thanks so much Nikola!!! This is brilliant. Now I can manage to play at least some parts and hopefully the entire thing eventually

[@josephterwilliger7202]

I tried to learn this solo for a while now and your tabs are awesome thank you Nikola i would recommend this lesson to anyone you made fun and easy 😁

[@ivanalibango493]

Finally after how many months of practice I can play the solo now. Thankyou very much for the tabs sir

[@stephenbrain3620]

This video is why KZbin was invented. Just absolutely great, great, great. Thanks so much!

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@stephenbrain3620]

@@nikolagugoski If you put a tip jar on your channel, I would put money in it.

[@stephenbrain3620]

Oh, I see you have a patreon account. Here I go.

[@matiaspillaca8674]

thank you nikola!!

[@holyquraneasyreading7204]

Thank you very much Bro, I was looking for such a lesson for years. God bless your parents , the day you were born and you Nikola. Amen.

[@sebastiend7698]

i was looking for this solo with scale explication ! I find it ! For me it's the best way to learn a solo and progress for improvisation ! Great job, thank's !

[@FernandoGarcia-tl4un]

Yo también pensaba q nunca podría tocar este solo. Gracias maestro 👍👍👍

[@OcTBarelz]

this is such a beautiful song to play, gets me in the feels

[@reececavallo9661]

This is excellent; my favorite kind of guitar tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@thepoopsword1919]

This guy's the reason why im getting good progress on playing guitar thank you nikola yous the goat

[@noahbe8501]

Super ! J’ai mis un like 👍🏻

[@peterspaans440]

57 years old and i'm learning a great solo... thanks bro...🎸🤨🫵🥴😁🤙

[@danielbell7855]

49 here. Same.

[@michaelwhite4333]

I'm 57 and learning this also.

[@mazzetti8667]

55 here, love it!

[@eearts]

This was awesome 👏

[@adamplaysmusic2869]

something about the format of this video makes it so much easier to follow than regular tabs or someone trying to tell you which each note is. I can read tabs pretty well but your video helped me see better ways to position my hand and fingers, finally making some progress, thanks man

[@markprada19]

The next year the band of my school is going to play this song in front of more than 500 students (Not including parents and teachers) And this video of yours will help me a lot, thank you so much, I want to be as good as you.

[@OliHerrlich]

I‘m sure you will rock the stage!

[@shashankshay]

All the best to you

[@claudioromero2224]

Muy práctico. Sin necesidad de estar aburriendo con tanta introducción. Muy buen tutorial.

[@dreamsoda897]

Started learning this and I gotta say that it’s really fun to learn, especially the various bends.

[@deydreamer]

Good stuff. Learned this in 3 days following your video. Tried a few years ago and remembered it being frustrating. Now I just need to start speeding up. Thank you

[@Colhogan06]

I have to admit, this song has always intimidated me. I want to learn it really bad. This is really the first video I have found that breaks it down like this. I seem to learn better when using tabs, so thank you for posting this!! I think with this, I will be able to break it down into manageable segments, which may make it less intimidating.

[@colinrobinson9674]

You are not alone my friend

[@Xel-wf1fs]

Learning this with $100 acoustic string guitar, wish me luck lol

[@gantushigsaruul2489]

Thank you for this awesome tutorial 🔥

[@littlefield3003]

Thank you so much this is literally the best tutorial I have have seen

[@constantinebair879]

Can you do a video on Kenny Wayne Shepard’s “while I cry” I can’t find that with tabs and Instruction as well as this video did

[@degieadroable8793]

I thought I'd never learn this solo coz most guitar lesson about this song is literally a crap... glad i found this HAHAHAHAHAH THANKS MAN

[@modestotorres9538]

Hi Nicola, you have a way of teaching guitar solos that make them easy. Thank you for sharing your playing. A hug

[@MrAriel4444]

Thank you so much for this video, down to the point, accurate tabs and playing. Best tutorial hands down.

[@jordank5975]

The baseline has never gotten the credit it deserves...Even being as simple as following power chord alternative picked notes, the staccato style makes it so stylistic.

[@bluemountain8110]

It really wouldn’t be the same song without the baseline, it’s great

[@chancereed123]

I've gotta learn this before this inevitably gets a copyright strike! Jokes aside thanks for the amazing lesson

[@nikolagugoski]

I really hope that this won't be deleted

[@ninersix]

I love your format…awesome job! You’ve definitely earned my subscription!🤘🏼

[@sicklove2553]

hey you can take the solo from scar tissue out of the RHCP live, the meadows 2017

[@kennethvillanueva3955]

What's the guitar tone btw ? I really like this bro this is freaking so amazing ❤️

[@nikolagugoski]

Thank you! I use Guitar rig 5 for the tone. Presets for all of my videos are available on my Patreon page