Chords of: Hotel California by: Victoria. (F, C#, F7, Bbm) 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 Victoria is in Bb Minor and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C#, F7, Bbm.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Ab6 → Bbmaj7 → F7 → Bbm → Fm7 → Eb7 → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:42 | 17% |
| F7 | 0:34 | 14% |
| Bbm | 0:33 | 13% |
| F# | 0:26 | 10% |
| Ebm | 0:20 | 8% |
| F | 0:16 | 6% |
| F#maj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:12 | 5% |
Bbm – F – Ab6 – Eb – Ebm7 – Bbmaj7 – F7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm6 – Eb7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm7 – Bb – F7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Eb7 – Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm – F7 – Fm – F# – C# – F7 – Eb/Bb – Bbm – F# – C# – Ebm – F – Bbm – F7 – Ab6 – Cm – Eb7 – Bbm – F#aug – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm – F7 – …
