"Hotel California" Guitar Solo Lesson - The Eagles

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Hi fam,
“Hotel California” has got to be my #1 most requested guitar solo lesson of all time, and I’m happy to finally put it up here for you. The jam track and TAB are available for you on the Guitar Fam site, and there are also a few new features in the video to help make learning faster and easier. Let us know what you think, and send us any other guitar solo lesson requests you may have.
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This song is excellent for working on bending and using pentatonic scales and arpeggios to play over specific chord changes. The best advice I have for you is to listen to the solo A LOT before even starting to learn it. Also, take it one measure or lick at a time. That will make learning the whole solo more manageable.
Have fun, and let us know how it goes,
Nate
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[@chrisgarza8915]

I know someone complained about the “thinking”, but it’s awesome! Helps adds value to what you’re playing instead of blindly following a lesson with no context. Thank you, you’re awesome!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Yeah, there are probably a couple of hundred videos on YT that teach you where to put your fingers, but I like doing more than teaching people how to paint by number. Thanks for saying this and for watching.

[@Usrthsbcufeh]

@@TheGuitarFamthank you ❤ this is absolute gold

[@radoslavpenov]

One of the best lessons on HC solo. Many thanks, Nate!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@ragsreachrich]

I completely agree!

[@tcmusic_thomas_upton]

One of the most in-depth analyses of this difficult and classic lead. Thanks.

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching.

[@danielsmith7902]

Maybe just the best classic solo lesson ever!!!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for saying that Daniel. :D

[@zdwolfe]

I really liked how you described the scale and chord shapes the solo is playing over. It helped me understand the song instead of just what notes to play.

[@wagnerpera4922]

Great Lesson Nate. It´s a great song to learn scales, shapes and how the solo connects with the hamonic progression.

[@TheGuitarFam]

Yeah, it was really good for me to listen and dig in to see how these guys think about playing over chords.

[@ethansmith8324]

Great video I love the in depth theory! It teaches you how to be a MUSICIAN not a poser! 👏

[@user-iu9nx8ou6z]

One of the best tutorials ever.... many thanks ... best regards.

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching.

[@robertstambulovski]

Probably the best instruction for this solo ' Fantastic '

[@wagnerpera4922]

Great Lesson. Complete and very well explained. Thanks !

[@phaikgekcheah4649]

Thank you for showing the scales and the solo and shapes!.. so helpful!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Sure. I really like doing videos that show these types of things. Thanks for watching.

[@user-yc1uq1gg9l]

What a wonderful song

[@shivankitss8396]

Perfect can’t wait to get this

[@toofypeg7931]

Holy shit!!! That intro was amazing I keep playing it on my ear phones!! WOW!! Cheers buddy love ya!!

[@operavin]

The chord progression is so important to internalize. Thank you.

[@ericastonergolf]

This was extremely helpful and I greatly appreciated the thorough explanation. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you!

[@TheGuitarFam]

I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching.

[@chip308]

This is just what I was looking for, in my opinion the "thinking" part is the most invaluable thing about this! I love the side diagram of what scale/ chord position we are in, it helps us improvisors know where we are meaning we could put our own stamp on it! Subscribed!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching. I really like teaching like this and picking apart the solos.

[@souravranjansohala9368]

Beautiful playing, just what I needed

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks, and thanks for watching.

[@Eowynable]

watching from Australia! love your channel! so helpful! cheers!!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching.

[@JakeSpeed1000]

Fabulous playing and fabulous lesson. Thank you!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching Scott. You are welcome.

[@cobar5342]

This is a really very good lesson. It is a tough and complex solo and to be able to play it is my life dream, guitar wise

[@TheGuitarFam]

You can do it.

[@micahmaresca9763]

Great lesson, and your telecaster looks outstanding and sounds the same.

[@nguyenminhtin1308]

Very good. Thanks❤

[@Chris-yq7xv]

What a great lesson and, what a great teacher!

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching.

[@wangialtsering5004]

Thank you for the tutorial 👍👍👍

[@tsc9034]

This is fantastic, thank you Sir

[@TheGuitarFam]

You are very welcome

[@lpdoc3369]

Good stuff my man

[@Milan_ZeroGravity]

Understood it nicely... ! Thank you so much

[@TheGuitarFam]

Most welcome!

[@richard21995]

Brilliant tutorial, thank you.

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching.

[@SpiderC-666]

amazing lesson. thank you so much.❤💯👏

[@TheGuitarFam]

Glad you liked it!

[@luisalmeida7397]

The Masterclass.

[@efraintorres8601]

Exelente Maestro gracias

[@TheGuitarFam]

De nada.

[@oslerimbert5315]

Excellent And Awesome. Solo for hotel California. Cheers. Ans All Good Wishes

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching.

[@howeichi]

Detailed and well-explained construction of this epic solo! It made me subscribe this wonderful channel.🎉 Hope there’ll be a solo lesson “ Don’t Cry” by GNR.

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching Vince.

[@Hellnation13]

dude this is so awesome that you provided the sheet music underneath as a piano player

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching.

[@dejanzivic7539]

Yo. The best explained lesson. Cool.men

[@hungnguyen-il8jo]

Thật bổ ích ...xin cảm ơn

[@orlymarquez7671]

Nate excellent lesson can you play Spirit Carries on by Dream Theater

[@bug1730]

Thank you

[@sooparticular]

u are fantastic! what guitar model and pickups is that sounds so fab....great teacher! hey from nyc

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching. That's my oldest and least expensive guitar. It's a California Series Tele. It's got some DiMarzio noiseless single coils in it.

[@daisyvlog5260]

nice full watching

[@awakeash35]

Amazing lesson. Sadly my e string popped from prolonged sessions lmao. Any gauge you would recommend to prevent that from happening?

[@TheGuitarFam]

It just happens sometimes. As long as it's not happening fairly often you are okay. If it's happening a lot, you may have a sharp piece of metal or a burr that needs to be looked at. Thanks for watching.

[@josiaseletricista7468]

Está muito bem explicado parabéns pelo seu trabalho

[@TheGuitarFam]

Muito obrigado por assistir.

[@josiaseletricista7468]

@@TheGuitarFam melhor do que isso é impossível, só se a aula fosse presencial.

[@user-vc9jj8kk7z]

Can i learn this after a year of learning?

[@stevieboi61]

👌

[@clausmeyer5943]

what a great way to teach, lets you know exactly where the lead comes from

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for saying that and for watching. I like to do more than just walk people through TABs. This method takes more energy but it really gets you to where you can do things for yourself.

[@emmanueldelacruz3365]

very Nice…hi Bud can you do Larry Carlton’s ROOM 335 whole leaks slow by slow…thank you very much

[@nickf2170]

Hell yeh. What a great job. Can you do a few Terry Kath solos. I'll subscribe so I don't miss that.

[@TheGuitarFam]

My mom was a huge Chicago and Cetera fan when I was growing up, so this might be a possibility.

[@SmellyTurtleFilms]

I have no idea how anyone can grab that B string while bending the high E on fret 17. Blows my mind, my action is at a normal height. 27:15

[@markothwriter]

who actually played the solo on the album? just wondering.

[@woah9637]

Im a beginner so im not sure but how does your bend have such a high pitch? Does it have to do with the tone ur using, cus when i hend the pitch doesn't go nearly as high as in the video

[@raven4442]

You need to make sure you're in tune, on the right string and fret, and you need to really push the bend

[@telecaster643]

great lesson combining with all of the chordal and pentatonic structure!!! One correction tho, Don Felder and Joe...not Glenn and Joe ;-)

[@clausmeyer5943]

true and felder and joe were the best duo I have seen, what a shame they pushed felder out

[@matas7593]

40:30

[@connorfinch9943]

19:00

[@swhedha]

3:35

[@kapalagila]

8

[@r7gyu437]

what’s the tuning though, no one ever mentions it and i have to go looking for it

[@SmellyTurtleFilms]

Standard

[@alexanderpatlis8642]

Solo

[@MLFranklin]

That run that starts around 1:05 sounds similar to one in classical music. I unfortunately can't remember the song. Maybe it was this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaq6gHyBeNmdn9k

[@eewwww930]

Can just explain the note that need to be played instead of explaining what you think and shot if you know what I mean thanks

[@TheGuitarFam]

There are loads of other videos and channels that already do that.

[@samloinis]

You better pay to learn mate, You can't show some respect and appreciation?

[@noahbourgeois8470]

this video is to get better

[@chrissguitarshow206]

Thank you for your lessons and time. I love how you explain.

[@avoidingpuffins5577]

Ignore this dude Nate, this lesson is killer, thank you for posting. Really hard to find solo tutorials that not only show how it is played but also why it works in context of scales and theory (helps to steal and reuse ideas in my own improv haha 😊).

[@holliswong8519]

Where have you been all my life?

[@TheGuitarFam]

Thanks for watching.

[@rogerrojas3358]

Don't think to much and play the way it is.

[@bloodbath8295]

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