01:53 Lesson Intro
03:59 Chords (no capo)
06:38 Chords (capo 2)
09:02 Strumming Pattern 1
11:56 Strumming Pattern 2
15:36 Control your strumming hand...!
16:02 Fancy intro
18:50 Song Demo (capo 2)
21:05 Lesson Outro
It's not WHAT you strum...
...But HOW you strum it!
Not sure what to strum for these songs?
How do you come up with strumming patterns?
Fed up strumming D DU UDU all the time?
You need to LEVEL UP YOUR STRUMMING!
[Intro]
|Bm |F#7 |A |E |
|G |D |Em |F#7 |
[Verse]
Bm F#7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A E
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
G D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#7
I had to stop for the night
Bm F#7
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself
E
This could be heaven or this could be hell
G D
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Em
There were voices down the corridor,
F#7
I thought I heard them say
[Chorus]
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California.
F#7 Bm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em F#7
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here
[Verse]
Bm F#7
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
A E
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
G D
How they danced in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Em F#7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Bm F#7
So I called up the captain; Please bring me my wine (he said)
A E
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
G D
and still those voices are calling from far away
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#7
Just to hear them say
[Chorus]
G D
Welcome to the Hotel California.
F#7 Bm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
G D
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
Em F#7
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis
[Verse]
Bm F#7
Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice (and she said)
A E
We are all just prisoners here, of our own device
G D
and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Em
They stab it with their steely knives but they
F#7
just can't kill the beast
Bm F#7
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
A E
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
G D
"Relax" said the night man; we are programmed to receive
Em
You can check out any time you like
F#7
But you can never leave
[Outro]
|Bm |F#7 |A |E |
|G |D |Em |F#7 |
(repeat)