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How to play Hotel California on piano

Eagles, 1976 · key of B minor · 74 beats per minute

Eight chords in B minor, one bar each; the F♯7 comes back twice and always leads home to B minor.

The chords

Bm · F♯7 · A · E · G · D · Em

Verse

Bm | F♯7 | A | E | G | D | Em | F♯7

Chorus

G | D | F♯7 | Bm | G | D | Em | F♯7

Hand positions that barely move

• Bm: B – D – F♯
• F♯7: A♯ – C♯ – E – F♯
• A: A – C♯ – E
• E: G♯ – B – E
• G: G – B – D
• D: F♯ – A – D
• Em: G – B – E
• F♯7: F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E

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