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Hotel California Chords
So, I had learned this one a couple of years ago with one of my teachers. He had taught the original chords. The ones that Tony is teaching are different than the original recorded chords. I’ve decided to just do the challenges with the original chords. A little bit trickier. The original recording used many barre chords. Fun song though.
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Not sure if this resolves the difference that you’re experiencing, but in Rythm Guitar Challenge Lovely Place (coming up on Thursday), Tony will tell you “If you want to play along with the original Eagles recording, slap a capo on the 2nd fret!”
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This is a great song because there are so many ways to play it. As one masters new skills they can voice new arrangements and try new techniques. There are no less than 8 overlapping guitar tracks on the original recording…
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Yes, the original recording is in Bm, this version is Am, switching the chords 2 semitones higher or playing the same shapes with a capo on 2 will get you there. I think I’ll stick to Am time around, but I will probably make sure I can play some of the cool licks I made up today in B as well!
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Yeah, I’m so used to playing this in Bm, to F# to A using barre chords and have adapted the lesson for these chord shapes. The only chords I play that aren’t barred are the E and D chords. This is probably an easier way to play it for sure. Maybe that’s why Tony teaches it this way. This was the song my teacher chose for me to start leaning barre chords, and actually taught me how to play all the chords in barre shapes. My barre chords aren’t always very clean, but I’m improving slightly.
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