Chords of: Hotel California by: The Eagles. (Bm, F#7, Em, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Hotel California” by The Eagles is in D Major and runs at about 75 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, F#7, Em, D.
F#7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 6:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → A/B → Em → F#7 → Dmaj7 → Bm7 → F#m → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#7 | 0:59 | 14% |
| Em | 0:55 | 13% |
| D | 0:53 | 13% |
| Bm | 0:43 | 10% |
| A | 0:34 | 8% |
| F# | 0:33 | 8% |
| G | 0:33 | 8% |
| E | 0:23 | 6% |
Bm7 – A/B – Em – Bm7 – Em – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – F#7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A – Bm7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Em – Bm – E – Bm – F# – Bm – F#7 – A – E7 – Bm – G – D – Em7 – F#7 – Bm – E/B – Bm – F#7 – A – D/A – A – E7 – G – C#m7b5 – D – E – Em – F# – B – Bm – F#7 – A – E – …
