how to play "Hotel California" by The Eagles - guitar solo lesson part 1

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Part 1 of an electric guitar lesson on how to play the guitar solo parts to "Hotel California" by The Eagles.
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[@golfnguitarz]

You are the only person that has really explained "both" harmony parts well in a tutorial and especially the bit about how Felder's video shows him playing it differently now. I skipped ahead to see how you handled it. Thanks, can't wait to get deeper into this lesson now!

[@rigzoggunnah]

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[@daaneshsharma57]

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[@sbrenner2561]

Thank you! Very well done. Here's an approximate time-frame of your lesson; it helped me know where to "take my bites" in order to swallow this beast! SOLO Don Felder #1 00:00 to 11:25 Joe Walsh #1 11:26 to 18:06 Don Felder #2 18:07 to 20:35 Joe Walsh #2 20:26 to 21:39 HARMONY Felder 21:40 to 27:20 Walsh 27:21 to END . Again, many thanks!!

[@flyinhawaiian49]

I am 58 and still rockin' I appreciate your efforts immensely. I wish we had this back in the seventies....I could have been a contender!

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[@bobphillips6356]

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Bob Phillips Thanks Bob.

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[@WysteriaGuitar]

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[@cockers6682]

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For more information on this lesson, my DEMO and the TAB: www.shutupandplay.ca/hotel-california--solos.html

[@thomasdavis1189]

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[@markmartin6349]

I could not agree more. I have been wanting to learn this for a long time. You break things down in a way that I can really understand and follow. Thank you!

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Mark Martin Thanks for watching Mark. cheers

[@jeremiahpalad4185]

By far the best player and teacher not just for this song but for others as well, i mean you play it so smooth. I've watched some of your videos and it made me want to play electric guitar. I've been playing Acoustic for a while now but i feel like an electric guitar would be a lot more fun. Is there any tips you could give me maybe? Just to avoid some beginner mistakes. I heard that Epiphone Les Paul Standard is one of the best at the price range of $300-500. Cheers!

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Jeremiah Palad Thanks for the nice comment Jeremiah! AS far as guitars go, my advice would be to go into a well stocked guitar shop and play as many guitars as you can, take your time and IGNORE ALL SALES PEOPLE! Don't listen to the BS, and don't look at price tags! Find the guitar that speaks to you and then see if you can afford it! Good luck and thanks for watching. cheers

[@h4mammal866]

At part 16:04 I think most people have not experienced bending 2 string at once before (myself included). I found that the best way is to use your index finger to hold down the b string while your other 2 fingers bend the e string so that when you do bend, the b string goes nicely underneath your ring finger. This also sets it up nicely when you come down from the b string. This could've been explained more in the video rather than just saying it's difficult which helps no one.

[@rtstodden]

Fantastic lesson. You made a very complicated solo easy to learn. Especially the harmony part at the end.

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Richard Stodden Thanks Richard.

[@murphymoe753]

Arranged so many parts too many to mention esp.bends. Thanks you're always the best mentor

[@Edd1eP_123]

After a lot of practice i've finally got the whole thing down! A great lesson for a landmark solo :)

[@semin811]

Been playing this solo for years but still got stuffs to learn from you! Thank you and please keep up the goodies!!

[@tweedguitar9103]

Thanks for the thorough lesson, appreciate all the finer points on execution, intonation and harmonic detail. cheers and compliments of the season to you.

[@brolyssj]

Most accurate and best instructions on playing the solo I've seen

[@chocodiledundee1]

Man you are what I appreciate the most , you go the extra miles , you get it done and you are extremely attentive to details , never change man , you are rarity in this cutting cost and profit making world that live at ! Thank you so much bless you man you made me so happy to learn it so well from you . Bless you Australia

[@hogboyventura]

I've been watching you for a while now, and I want to tell you thank you so much for being an awesome teacher. I have learned more from you the pass year than I have in the last 20 years of white knuckling it on my own. Thank you I just put $50,00 in the tip car hardly enuff for everything you've shared with me.

[@juergenschmitt245]

Best guitar lessons on the Web . Thank you for all your uploads.

[@jts2398]

Great job, as always! I really appreciate the time and effort that you have put in on our behalf. You are a tremendous asset to the community. Peace and love, brother.

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James Swanson Thanks a lot James. I'm glad you're getting something from the videos bro! cheers

[@stevieg9951]

this is as good as it gets for tutorials

[@skaterdude1596]

Excellent lesson. Glad somebody can teach a solo note for note on youtube. I appreciate the channel. Thanks

[@SusiGwynneGalfe1966]

Love love love it! Love singing this song and now, I want to learn to play AND sing it! Thank you so much for sharing your talent on you tube?

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Susi Gwynne-Galfe Thanks Susi.

[@microflite]

Awesomely taught! You cover the subtle but critical points that most others don't. Thanks!

[@royaloni]

Many Thanks from the bottom of my HEART❤️ For this amazing lesson! Playing this solo was a life long dream of mine that finally came true thanks to You👊

[@jammin5554]

Great song to play (fun also) once you know the "intricacy's" or details of it. You teach them well. Going to be looking up more of your lessons. Thanks for taking the time to instruct us less talented players with such great detail.

[@chocodiledundee1]

Wow thank you from Australia 🇦🇺. Man you’ve got some sound man , you’ve got great fingers ! Thank you very much , my friend Felix asked me to learnt to jam with him , you are good teacher man very grateful for your lesson . Thank you

[@sss128]

Dead on. Thanks for taking the time to get all these complex licks correct.

[@MrBluzhound]

Thank you for your time, explanation of thier respective sounds and record vs. live nuances.

[@jperryfan]

It's funny that after working on this , my intonation is improving and everything else I play sounds better. You are a great teacher and player. Thanks!

[@jbrooks1348]

Fantastic lesson and playing. This is a beast of a solo, but a great bending workout.

[@gk1771]

Great lesson! Been playing my own rough version since the late 70s, and finally decided to learn it the real way which I found out was so much different (back then, we did the play, stop, and rewind on a tape player). After 2-3 weeks using this video I learned it. Could have been quicker except I had to stop after 45 minutes ever day on the first week or so to allow healing time due to soreness from bending strings, and I keep conflicting with the old way I used to do it, that pops up unexpectedly while playing this version. Same thing with Stairway to Heaven, which I learned here too last summer. It would probably be quicker for me to learn something I never played before.

[@ajkillemall2075]

OUTSTANDING JOB !!! You make all the other Guitar instructors sound like they are playing with one hand tied behind them.. I have ( thanks to you ) gotten almost all the way through the Hotel California Tutorial.. You make it easy for an old dude in his 60's Who is Retired, Disabled and getting back acquainted with his old Epiphone les paul and I was wondering if you have gotten around to Figuring out " That Smell" yet.? and if so, could you go through it step by step. I have the rythym down pretty good but am struggling with the lead parts , Thanks again for all the good work.. A J

[@javierf55]

Thank you, very well done lesson. Very well explained.

[@Wagga.b]

"a lot of guys would do it this way"- exactly how i was doing it :')

[@allenmay1102]

No fancy comment just-You are a fantastic player. Thank you.

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Allen May Thanks Allen.

[@stevewainwright3363]

Great stuff, very thorough! This has been requested for a covers gig I'm doing soon, saved me a lot of time cheers!

[@SaxJockey]

Fantastic lesson - Thanks! You illustrate so many nuances that really make this sound authentic (most notably the cut offs/staccato notes).

[@kenzoned]

a big thanks for this! for all the lessons i watched this is the best

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ken zho Thanks Ken.

[@blendincoffee]

That is the absolutely the BEST tutorial I have seen on Hotel California outro. Your explanation of the chords is superb!

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blendincoffee Thank you.

[@nataliejohnson1770]

blendincoffee could not have said it better. Really enjoyable lessons from a 'knows it' kinda guy. Thank you very much.

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Natalie Johnson Thanks Natalie.

[@167aoi]

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[@bobburchett8517]

Love the lesson. Thanks for posting. I want to learn this one so bad. You got me working on it. Much appreciation.!!!!

[@chocodiledundee1]

Man please keep in my mind if you ever take a time to teach us Lynyrd Skynyrd “Double Trouble” that would be super awesome . Thank you so much another fan for life here in Australia 🇦🇺

[@j.sov.4929]

Thanks for putting all the hard work in my friend really appreciate it-made me re-love this choon after 40 odd years.👍🍺

[@Censtudios]

I view myself as an intermediate at this point, not sure because I've been teaching myself to play guitar and I recently bought my first electric (had an old acoustic first to learn the basics). So I started learning this solo and man this one makes you master those bends. I thought I had a good grasp on bends, but this is a whole new level. Not that I didn't get the pitch right on my bends, I did those right but just the amount of fast bends and the switching (like what you do at 12:20) I just kinda sucked at that but this helps me learn those. Thanks man :D I love these kind of videos, especially since I kinda suck at reading tabs lol. I've always prefered doing it by ear, even when I was younger and played the piano. reading the notes was just meh, but once I memorized it I could just repeat it over and over and learn to play it faster that way.

[@Drewdapew]

Same here, more of a lick type of guy

[@anabanana4627]

Congratulations! You're a terrific guitar player! I have learned a lot by taking your guitar lessons on Hotel California! Besides, my fingers got faster just by practicing at the same as you do it, I never thought I would be able to play the Hotel California solo! Thanks a lot lol!!!!

[@andyantoniou2096]

Very well explained.....only have an acoustic, so its better in Am for me...I will just transpose it, much easier for me...Thanks a lot...

[@imannonymous7707]

I love dominant seven chord tone solos that's the kind of lead player I want to be....I'd really love to learn some of those Collin James big band stuff....and or his acoustic covers.....like muds live the life I love That's a wicked track But this is amazing nothing short of......thanks

[@shenli1683]

Greatest tutorial ever!!! Thank you!!!!!!!

[@MrJairCarvalho]

The best tutorial ive seen thanks

[@kerryewen3624]

Thanks man , I really like your style of teaching

[@mizrachtv2080]

Nice play, thanks for sharing sir.

[@ADIKTIVESOUNDS1]

Hey man great lesson glad that you took the time to teach it much appreciated and well taught.

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Adiktive Sounds Thanks for watching. cheers

[@user-tp1jo9sd6c]

7:41 I broke my high E string several times because of that bend. Now I have thicker set of strings so it's not broken after many attempts yet. Before I went flat on that bend because I was afraid to break the string lol

[@michaelmergiasibhatu]

Great lesson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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michael sibhatu Thanks for watching Michael. cheers

[@wallievisser2051]

like always simply the BEST

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Wallie Visser Thanks Wallie!

[@dickjonesify]

Thanks for the lesson! I've been wanting to learn this solo forever but have been afraid of it. I've now nearly got it down after a few hours and some sore fingers 😬

[@dickjonesify]

Side note: sounds more like a subtle phaser on Joe Walsh's part to me.

[@marcbarton1]

This is a really great lesson. Thank you

[@mairenared]

Great lesson. I have always wanted to learn this solo and your explanation is the most comprehensive I've seen. Definitely going to learn this. I've also subscribed to your channel to learn other tunes. I like your explanation of how to get the right sound. You've really nailed it!

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Joe Cooper Thanks Joe.

[@zvonem123]

great great teacher ...thanx from slovenija

[@pdwicky]

Thanks ... it was really helpful, i've almost done but need to make it polish :) Take Care May Trippel Gem Bless you

[@satyaiyer84]

Huge fan of your lessons, Sir! I've always dug what you impart with your teachings. One of these days, can you do a lesson on Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)?

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Satya Iyer Hey Satya, yeah that's a great one. I'll put it on the list. cheers

[@gustavoisuribehere4809]

Muy buena leccion. Very good lessons.

[@dickvandenberg7941]

Lesson is fantastic, thanks!

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[@sanjaysabhlok3736]

Simply Awesome. Very well played.

[@tim2013]

Nice lesson, as always. How about a lesson on the acoustic part? Cheers, and thanks for everything.

[@kenoz71]

Thank you...awesome lesson...very much appreciated!

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Keno Keaton Thanks Keno!

[@Loban349]

Very nice tutorial ! Thanks for sharing !

[@sevennayts]

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[@mickylimbu6740]

nice lesson and if provide tab can easy to understand event beginner guitarist thanks a lot Ken Zho,

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Micky Limbu I don't do tabs Mickey...but you could always make your own. cheers

[@13thAMG]

Definitely always only ever been in Bm. But brilliant demo and lesson. Thank you.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Yeah, I hear ya. To me Bm and D are the same thing, just focusing on a different root note...Bm being the relative minor of D and all. Cheers Andy

[@ericwitscher8901]

Great video bro!!! Right on with the bends and great explanation.

[@willux104]

beast of a lesson mate👍

[@outoworkdreamer]

thanks man! nice tone with that LP.

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+mike Braxus Thanks Mike. cheers

[@simoneverington4521]

Superb! Thank you!

[@Roszmantra]

Amazing lesson thank you.

[@tommylee8605]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@waynepalmar6101]

lol even before i watched i liked it :P

[@Andreorsel]

That bending part where you think another guitar is playing that i don’t believe there is. Either it is a punch in ,or, as i do it and sounds very close, you use a second finger for the second bend. So i first bend with the ringfinger, drop, and quickly bend again with the middlefinger.

[@guitarmusic6716]

great dude,plz make lesson over power chord progression

[@SN.LurkinG]

May I suggest the solo for one of these nights, also by the eagles? thank you so much for these videos :)

[@montanatorice1985]

MeAmJjguo yes! That solo is so powerful

[@imannonymous7707]

Tricky rythym to that track....powerful solo ya

[@littlealbert2618]

Great! best out there!

[@nalidbass]

Can you please explain a little more on what you do after you come down from walsh's spooky lick at 21.19.?

[@mariadcruz-sl7bw]

Buén tutorial !!!

[@GeorgeThomas-ue6zk]

Thank you

[@nckwlch]

Excellent

[@jasons7181]

very nice lecture!!

[@pericabenic4413]

love it very much.

[@padvou]

Top stuff as usual. Thank you!

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Pad Vou Thanks again Pad.

[@canadianplinker9011]

on the joe walsh part with the "spoky part" you forgot how to show how to do that one little thing right after you bring it back down....

[@westfield90]

Thank you thank you

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westfield90 Thanks for watching. cheers

[@checocr]

So good... I love bending... thanks...

[@andys9337]

Very good....!!

[@persiaguitar]

Excellent, Thanks. One question: I am a beginner in Electric guitar and I find it a little hard to bend . May I ask what string gauge you are using?

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

There's a link to my gear page in the description box below each video. I list everything I use there. Cheers