# Hotel California – Eagles: piano chords

Hotel California by Eagles uses 7 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Bm A G F# Bm A G F#
- Chorus 1: D A G D A G D A G D A G Bm A G F# Bm A G F#
- Intro 1: Bm F# A E G D Em F#
- Chorus 2: G D F# Bm G D Em F#
- Verse 2: Bm F# A E G D Em F# Bm F# A E G D Em F#
- Chorus 3: G D F# Bm G D Em F#
- Verse 3: Bm F# A E G D Em F# Bm F# A E G D Em F#
- Chorus 4: G D F# Bm G D Em F#

## Questions

### Which chords does Hotel California by Eagles use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hotel California by Eagles in?

The chords fit B minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Hotel California to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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