How To Play Hotel California - Guitar Lesson With Solo

In this video I demonstrate how to play Hotel California by the Eagles. This is an easy song from a chord structure stand point, but it's simplicity is part of the beauty of the song with it's great chord changes and articulate and well thought out guitar solo. I break down each part and show you the all the cool bends and phrasing so you can master this classic!
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[@steveelling9604]

One of the greatest solos of the rock age -- Felder and Walsh trading blows. Never get tired of hearing it.

[@JerryTheVeganRockstar]

I hope Henley doesn’t shut you down. This is gold. Thank you

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Me too! Hahah. You’re welcome. ☮️

[@williamlancaster786]

Don Felder song and he's not a prick

[@garyslash7552]

To me this is THE greatest guitar solo of all times! Your channel desreves 100 times more subscribers, Marty. Your tutorials and your gear presentations are outstanding. Cheers from Germany

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

I love this solo too! It’s very lyrical and perfectly laid out. So beautiful. Thanks for the awesome comment. I appreciate you watching and it makes me very proud to know people like yourself enjoy the content. Thank you! 😎☮️

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

Thank you Don Felder for this masterpiece and thank you Marty for showing it to us, note for note….🙏🏻💪🏻🎸

[@muleblues71]

Gen X here. The Boomer GOAT of bends was EVH. FTW

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Probably so and how amazing they were! Gen X myself! 😎☮️

[@johnwwest8407]

Great lesson, thank you. 👍

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching man!

[@standingvertical3048]

Yeah!!

[@guitarplayer5805]

Great playing and you have some awesome guitars!

[@Big_Uncle_Randy]

Thanks for posting...love how this song is one of only a few that sound amazing regardless of what personal nuances the player gives to it while playing the cover!!..ive always love that song!!! Just wanna let you know watching your vids help keep me uplifted while battling terminal cancer and it's treatments...since I'm null and void of any guitar or amp since we sold alot of stuff to help pay for gas to and Seattle and back to the Yakima area...which I'll be doing for the rest of my life...so being so bummed about not having any gear anymore ..I also had to say goodbye to saving up for my little dream setup ..that was either my first choice a evh 5150 not the newer ones with 2 pickups but the OG red white and black striped beauty!! Which has been my dream guitar since i was 13!! In 1986. ..2nd choice would be the Wolfgang Special or standard in Chlorine Burst...and the awesome 5150 III LBX-S Head and 2x12..or maybe just the iconic 1x12....i had just started saving when we found out my cancer diagnosis..so any money from now on goes into the gas fund...but love your vids my friend...it really does help keep my head out of going down that depression rabbit hole...I just play air guitar along with your vids and other channels as well 😆 🤣 Actually made a few Dr's and nurses big fans of EVH..and his legacy and just VH music all around. .thay have me turn up the vids and tunes everytime I'm in treatment!!...so your well known at The Virginia Mason Hospital Cancer Center ..they love ya too!!! ..keep em coming brother...they really do help...and I'll keep on the air guitar beside ya!!!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Bless you buddy. Best of luck on this hard road you are facing. I am glad I can provide you with some moments of joy and entettainment. Keep staying strong brother. 😎🤟🏻☮️☮️☮️🎵

[@waltzb7548]

God bless you and your battles. So hard to lose your own music. Praying for your miracle.

[@leswadley6792]

Sweet; looking forward to learning this the right way! I’ve hacked it up for yrs lol!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Have fun man and enjoy! 😎🙌

[@leswadley6792]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker So great! Nailed it🤪🤘🏼!

[@dorfsteen]

Thanks bro good lesson

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thank you man!! 😎🙌

[@TaxPayingContributor]

I subscribed because your porch reminded me of an awesome time and place in 1989 Breckinridge Colorado with Greatful Dead and Metallica type bands trading fourths after hours...

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thank you! Sounds like a great time!

[@Boyd1875]

Thank you again. Another cool song that I can’t wait to get started on. 👊😎🎸

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

You’re very welcome. 😎🤟🏻

[@chiparooo]

Very nice breakdown of the solo. Hope the video doesn’t get blocked. Eagles are terrible for this. Can’t understand it. Thanks for sharing!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

You’re welcome man! I hope not. It made it to this point so I believe I’m ok. Fingers crossed!!! 😎🥂

[@6StringDisease]

Great Lesson Marty!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪🎸

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thank you Daniel!! 😎☮️

[@waltzb7548]

Thanks for this video! One of my all time favorites and have been playing, or trying, for many years. I know I have been doing the lead in wrong position and bad habits are hard to break. We'd usually wait for the end of the night after the audience was sufficiently watered so they wouldn't notice. Trying to learn lead in the original form from your video. Your are spot on and wondering how do you come up with your lessons? Are you going from sheet music or tabs or ear or just a combo of everything? We really appreciate you. Cheers!

[@me.roderick]

Fk yeah buddy!!! Thx Marty.😆💪🎸🍻

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

You’re very welcome! 🤟🏻

[@spiralespirale5355]

I always look forward to your videos, you are my guitar teacher ;-)

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks so much, I’m honored to be of help and glad you really like the videos. I appreciate you man! 😎🤟🏻

[@wjewell63]

This is great man...you rock !!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thank you so much. I appreciate your support! 🤟🏻😎

[@kennethhoneycutt4513]

What I always say great content man but you the man I just hope Henley and his henchman don't come after you LOL

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks Kenneth! I was legit worried I’d get a content strike on this but it passed through ok! Woohoo!

[@kennethhoneycutt4513]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker I was watching another KZbinr on here and he was doing hotel California and he made a reference to Henley and his henchman I cracked up laughing over that which I think it's all bull I'm with Rick Beato on that all the way on that people like them are not letting us introduce our music to the newer generation and keep that going

[@corinnemoreno3765]

6:31

[@JudgeFredd]

Proudhonien to be a boomer..

[@JudgeFredd]

Proud

[@Big_Uncle_Randy]

Suuup my friend!!!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

😎🙌. I’m a Gen X but there is nothing shameful in either generation. Some of the best music created when we were coming of age. 😎🤟🏻

[@ajmpatriot4899]

I LOVE your channel!! Hate this song. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks for the support man! Sorry for the clunker ☮️

[@user-kk6gb4vu2z]

There are massive sections of this that are incorrect. Thanks though.

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

Thank you Don Felder for this masterpiece and thank you Marty for showing it to us, note for note….🙏🏻💪🏻🎸