Chords of: Hotel California by: The Eagles. (F#, F#7, D, Bm) 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 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#7, D, Bm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 6:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → F#7 → A → Bm → G → D → Em7 → F#7. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:01 | 15% |
| F#7 | 1:01 | 15% |
| Bm | 0:49 | 13% |
| G | 0:37 | 9% |
| F# | 0:31 | 8% |
| A | 0:28 | 7% |
| E | 0:25 | 6% |
| Em | 0:24 | 6% |
Bm – Em – F#7 – A – E – Bm – G – D – Em7 – Bm – F#7 – Bm – F#7 – F# – A – E – G – D – Em – Em7 – F#7 – B – E/F# – Bm – F#7 – A/E – E – E7 – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – Bm – F#7 – Bm – F#7 – A – A6 – E – G – D – Em7 – F#7 – G – D – F#7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – …
