You can find a range of crappy tabs on the internet, all claiming the title as the "original fingering of Hotel California", but you cannot argue when Don Felder himself is sitting down to school you. Don Felder you rock!
Honestly, Don Felder nowadays only player a stripped down version of the original progression. Watch this to get the real deal: ruclips.net/video/Zv4qBlU1bIk/видео.html
+Ian Leo I would say underrated. He was an amazing guitarist and musician. I would say he's under looked or others see better people. Its mainly based if you're an eagles fan or not.
check the definition of underrated please,you are a million miles away from reality on your definition. this gentleman is one of the most loved,recorded,revered and mimicked guitarists in the world of rock n roll and is in no way ,shape or form underrated by anyone on earth,you sir have a very minimal understanding of the word underrated.please take a break from youtube to educate yourself on word meanings .
+German Hockey check the definition of underrated please,you are a million miles away from reality on your definition. this gentleman is one of the most loved,recorded,revered and mimicked guitarists in the world of rock n roll and is in no way ,shape or form underrated by anyone on earth,you sir have a very minimal understanding of the word underrated.please take a break from youtube to educate yourself on word meanings .
+wayne smith I do not mean he's not loved/respected, I mean he doesn't receive the correct attention he deserves. E.g. I don't see his name in most of the "top guitarists of all time" lists
I would not like to work with Glen Frey. He is a bully, for how he treated Don Felder. After all Frey only plays Acoustic Ryithem Guitar Felder is a first class Lead Guitarist , who pisses all over Frey. However Don Henley is a Brilliant Lead Singer and Drummer. And without a shadow of doubt the leader of the Band.
Me Too, man....without Hotel California almost all the other songs will eventually fade over time in to thin air, especially all those folk songs created by Glen Frey or Don Henley. HOTEL CALIFORNIA has stood the test of times, from its inception in the 70's to this day, spanning so many generations, from Grandfather to grandchildren. And then in the 90's Don Felder made an acoustic version of HOTEL CALIFORNIA, in effect resurrecting the EAGLES reunion for a MAJOR comeback that was well received by old and new fans. Don Felder is the heart and soul of EAGLES in the same way Steve Lukather is for TOTO. In TOTO 's case Steve kicked out Bobby Kimball, instead of the other way around for EAGLES.
@@stratman9449 I think those little clicks and rakes are part of his sound. I've been listening a lot to The Eagles lately and it's really audible especially in their live recordings from the 70s.
you can say that again...i'd say this solo is (on a guitar and musical view) above stairway to heaven......much more structured and cleaner.... but over all Led Zeppelin are my favorite super group still...
I've watched loads of lessons of this song but there's something about watching the actual writer playing it that makes it MORE. It must be like watching Michelangelo actually painting as opposed to seeing the finished product displayed. Masterful.
a civilized society would have kids learn from this man at the youger age. i mean, you have one of the most legendary pieces of music ever played, hubmly explained and taught by the composer himself, as he was talking 'bout the weather. such a great great guy
i think Don Felder and David Gilmour are my favorite lead guitarists. They play so precisely, wringing every nuance out of every note. Nothing wasted, nothing sloppy, just music of pure emotion from the heart. And man, can they bend notes!
Agree! I learned to bend playing these guy's solos and my bandmates are like "how the fk did you get good at bending?" Gilmour, Felder. And I'm not that good a player, but their solos will lift your game, every time.
I can't keep my eyes off of that beautiful flamed maple top Les Paul. That is some of the best looking matchbook flamed maple I've ever seen...just gorgeous. The playing is equally as gorgeous.
+Geo B This is THE best-looking top I've seen. Gibson made a limited-edition Don Felder artist-model fake '59 LP Standard for a BIG price. It doesn't look anything like this one tho. Probably modeled off of something he bought when he was a bit less wealthy.
How can you dislike this video?.The man who co wrote one of the greatest songs in the history of modern music and here he is showing you how to play it perfectly. Imagine if all guitar players were gracious enough to do this. Respect Don Felder.
+Daniel Blackard You would, if your name was Henley or Frey (rip). Those 2 guys heads disappeared so far up their own keisters, it's not funny. Money and power corrupts everyone.
+Daniel Blackard: They needed Don to create something they could arrange and create a melody. They all needed each other but their egos probably could only realize this concept in retrospect.
+CaptainGreyboots The talent in the Eagles was Henley, Felder, Leadon and Walsh. Frey needed outside writers to make sure he got his 33% and shafted everybody else in the name of his own financial gain. Henley was just the wimpy kid who hangs out with a bully who when the bully says "Gimme your lunch money!" he goes "Yeeeeaaah! Give him your lunch money, dweeb!"
amillwardmusic, that comment shows your age. How the hell do you know what was going on with those guys, which happened long before you were even born.
The Solo is THE most beautiful solo in the history of rock music! It's difficult/complex but not shreddy, it fits the harmony perfectly, yet it retains an own singing quality voice with so many facets. I love it so much, God bless you, Don! This was a stroke of genius!
He is such a humble and grounded Genius! How many guitar superstars as busy as Don do you know, who still do the small things, and take time out to teach learning players. He hasn't changed a bit since the early years. He is still that same young guitar whizz in that music shop teaching people how to play, all those years ago. Along with Clapton he is one of my very Favourite Idols.
The kids are so lucky these days! They don't have to play the album over and over to get this. They can get from the guy who...ahhhh. Awesome. Thanks, Don!
@@lacroix9407 YES !! exactly - but that's progress I guess - sadly the younger guys - seem to think they know it all - never spent hours 'in front of a cassette or turntable - trying to work it all out
The thing that creates Don from most guitar players is creativity. Shredders and scale players are a dime a dozen. I read his book and while he was very candid about a lot of the BS from Frey and Henley, he was very professional and gentlemanly about it. Way to go Don. You don't have to worry about your legacy, anybody can see how much your talents brought to Eagles' music.
Thank you Mr. Felder for sharing this wonderful classic. You have made many aspiring guitarists smile as only the original fingers can explain the nuances. Lovely...and love it.
There is nothing better in the world when the guitarist who made a song/riff famous - does a lesson and demo on it. This is close to the best I've seen!
Wonderful stuff - who ever thought they'd hear this played by Felder himself in isolation and in crystal clear quality. This helps us to appreciate the creativity and musicianship that Felder brought to the Eagles.
I use RUclips all the time to learn new songs and licks. Thanks, Don Felder, for being so generous with your time and talent to show us your leads for this great, classic song!
Once I got done salivating over that Les Paul I realized what a great tutorial Don offered here. Is that a AAAAAAAA x10 Les Paul top? I can't get over it....
Great to see someone like Don Felder actually showing us how to play.. Rest of them you have to pay to join their fan club before they will show you anything. Thanks Don from Scotland
I must applaud Mr Felder,i just love his guitar playing,and mature approach to the instrument.I just cant get over how weĺl he can compliment a song.Thanks for your gift here sir.
What an incredibly generous man. So creative and such a guitar genius, responsible for so much of the Eagles sound. Thanks for posting this and for being You.
I never get tired of hearing Don Felder play this even though I've heard it 10,000 times. The only thing better than this video is when he plays it with Joe Walsh. Otherwise very few guitarists can play this right. It's an amazing achievement in the art of rock lead guitar.
Don, Thank you! How awesome it is that you put it out there for us to see and hear. I just wish I had one once of your talent. I am 53 yrs old and trying to learn the guitar. I gotta a long way to go, but I just wanted you to feel my appreciation for sharing your gift to others.
All these years later and "Hotel California" is still one of the greatest guitar solos in the history of rock and roll. It's extremely original and unique and stands by itself. I can't think of many other solos that have ever come close to it in terms of its global popularity. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" is another Eagles classic guitar solo that is at the same level for unique and original, and there's a few others. The Eagles really knew how to strive for exceptional and outstanding arrangements of all their material.
Although I've heard hotel california ten thousands time, I'm amazed by this lesson with mythic Don Felder, which kind of motivating me to start the guitar, as it seems so easy with him, but bearing in mind that perhaps no other human can render hotel california like that. Each time Don Felder is proudly playing Hotel California at the guitar, he proves he is Mr Hotel California music creator/master.
I always thought this was one of the most creative and innovative solo's of all time. It blew me away the first time I heard it. I don't think it's ever been bettered in my humble opinion. It still gives me goose bumps.
Well, you to have to think of this sort of people: "hey, here is a cup of coffee for you, right as you like!". "No, I like tea now!". "Ok, ok, here is your tea". "No! I like... don't know what I like... I hate everything, myself too".
how fortunate are we to get a personal guitar lesson from a legend in our time. thank don for taking time out to show us hacks your techniques. forever indebted!
Indeed. One of the greatest solos of all time. Don Felder, however, appears to have changed it slightly over the years (something we often naturally do as musicians, without realizing it). If you can find the original multitracks/guitar only track, you may notice this - especially if you slow it down - and then take the audio from this video and do the same but also raise the pitch a whole step. It's just a note or two, here and there, but VERY CLOSE, of course. And such beautiful guitar work - he's such a phenomenal guitar player! From all of us guitar players, thank you Don for sharing this!
Florent Cochet That makes it that much more epic to me. He left out the pick slides so its not the true version they played on the Hotel California tour. My pops said they did the duel pick slides when he say them in Gulfport, MS on the Long Run Tour!!!
I had the unequaled opportunity to meet Don in California back in the early '80s. One of the nicest guys--EVER!! He sat down with me and showed me how to play HC the 'right way'. One of the most awesome memories I have next to sitting down with John McLaughlin backstage at the Tower Theater and getting a master class in harmony for an hour and a half....!
The seventies rock bands really featured a lot of these kinds of extended melodic solos usually split up between two or three axemen trading licks or doubling up on harmonies etc. Younger players should also check out bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd,The Little River Band,Wishbone Ash,The Allman Brothers(of course)and Thin Lizzy among others to hear more of those beautifully constructed,powerful,almost "cinematic" solos. Also "Layla era" Clapton trading licks with Duane Allman is guitar Gold.
I get goose bumps when I hear and see these guys play this song....A MASTERPEICE! They are perhaps the best songwriters and musicians this planet has ever had...
Glad to see Mr. Felder break this down for the world to see. Lots of imitators, even the good ones, hack away at this classic and never get it quite right. Now there is no excuse. This great classic can now live on in live performance forever and be played just as it was intended to be played!
To me the song is a stroke of genius. It evokes a stony Twilight Zone-ish dreamy mysterious allegory of that crazy state and state of mind we call California. One of the Top Ten Songs in the past 60 years.
The whole song is killer good and one of my all time favourite tunes with such tasteful guitar playing throughout--like a huge rock lesson all rolled into one--I love it!
I think one reason for why so many musicians hesitate or aren't interested in giving lessons teaching how to play their songs, is that it's very easy to come across as being a pompous, self-centered prick. Not Don, though! :)
DoofsterDan The guy who got kicked out of the eagles. FYI. But not because he was a bad guitarist or a bad bandmate but because Henley was such a prick.
Did u see docunentry. The got mad at felder because he wasn't into a politician they actually cussed him out on stage after ,and he wanted to sing 1 song.they said no way with all those albums if Felder wanted to sing 1 song, let him ..it wouldn't have a made a difference.
This past July (2015)I went to see the History of the Eagles. Completly different from what I expected. It was all about Henley and Frye. To be honest I only went because I wanted to see Joe Walsh and that my grandson wanted to see the Eagles. Not to many performer's would make a video to help beginner's and player's play anything, but Don is not just any player. He is one of the only few player's who really enjoy's playing in front of people and puts his heart and soul into it. Thanks Don, you are truly a man of the people.
I was wondering why no one is talking about it! I mean, I've always been a Fender guy but this Les Paul sound? It just let's you see why it is so famous. Well deserved fame, that is.
It was probably either Frey or Henley that did that!!!! This is amazing. Everyone of us posting would forever have wet dreams if we could write anything half as good as Hotel California!!
Damn you, Don Felder! (Shaking fist) Why can't I play this? It's frustrating!! Once I got to where I could make it through the first part of the outro slowly and with some timing issues still, the high E started breaking at the 7th fret. Such a great song. I will figure out what I'm doing wrong if I have to go through 100 sets of strings. ...maybe I should just move up to 10's. What do other people use? Are 9's just too light for the bends he does? So glad he put this video up. What an awesome guy.
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This video is pure gold.
This legend was here 6 yrs ago
Wow
@@jameshang673 yeaah Kfir is BADASS too
Omg, the legend himself!
We agree legend ❤️
Woah
You can find a range of crappy tabs on the internet, all claiming the title as the "original fingering of Hotel California", but you cannot argue when Don Felder himself is sitting down to school you. Don Felder you rock!
Andrei T Ikr? Fucking badass.
that what I would say
+Andrei T ...and he makes it look so simple, yet it's, by far, the most beautiful version of Hotel California I've heard.
John Barry Completely agree!
Honestly, Don Felder nowadays only player a stripped down version of the original progression. Watch this to get the real deal: ruclips.net/video/Zv4qBlU1bIk/видео.html
One of the most underrated guitarists ever
Anappreciated maybe, but not underrated. He's given credit for writing Hotel California and that alone makes him a notable guitarist.
+Ian Leo I would say underrated. He was an amazing guitarist and musician. I would say he's under looked or others see better people. Its mainly based if you're an eagles fan or not.
check the definition of underrated please,you are a million miles away from reality on your definition.
this gentleman is one of the most loved,recorded,revered and mimicked guitarists in the world of rock n roll
and is in no way ,shape or form underrated by anyone on earth,you sir have a very minimal understanding of
the word underrated.please take a break from youtube to educate yourself on word meanings .
+German Hockey check the definition of underrated please,you are a million miles away from reality on your definition.
this gentleman is one of the most loved,recorded,revered and mimicked guitarists in the world of rock n roll
and is in no way ,shape or form underrated by anyone on earth,you sir have a very minimal understanding of
the word underrated.please take a break from youtube to educate yourself on word meanings .
+wayne smith I do not mean he's not loved/respected, I mean he doesn't receive the correct attention he deserves. E.g. I don't see his name in most of the "top guitarists of all time" lists
One of the greatest rock guitar solos of all time!
+John Bedinghaus Not one of, but "THE"
+John Bedinghaus El mejor, para mí...
uh no krisztain76
Makes me steam when they play it on the radio,and fade it in the middle of this amazing final solo/duet!
Top player.The most talented member of the Eagles by far.
I would not like to work with Glen Frey.
He is a bully, for how he treated Don Felder.
After all Frey only plays Acoustic Ryithem Guitar
Felder is a first class Lead Guitarist , who pisses all over Frey.
However Don Henley is a Brilliant Lead Singer and Drummer. And without a shadow of doubt the leader of the Band.
i prefer joe walsh but felder is great
@@keithhill101 Glen was cool.
Don felder is a musical genius. I wish I could experience playing guitar with him in person. My life would be complete.
+Rapids Bills He is still very active and available at his appearances.\
I've been seeing him in Germany lately, amazing..... amazing..... still Fingers Felder. Bravo!
I want a 2007 Ford Mustang with a good sound system and take a road trip. Then my life will be complete.
He was Tom Petty's guitar teacher back in Jax so that's saying something :)
I never get tired of listening to this solo, Thanks Friend
Me Too, man....without Hotel California almost all the other songs will eventually fade over time in to thin air, especially all those folk songs created by Glen Frey or Don Henley. HOTEL CALIFORNIA has stood the test of times, from its inception in the 70's to this day, spanning so many generations, from Grandfather to grandchildren. And then in the 90's Don Felder made an acoustic version of HOTEL CALIFORNIA, in effect resurrecting the EAGLES reunion for a MAJOR comeback that was well received by old and new fans. Don Felder is the heart and soul of EAGLES in the same way Steve Lukather is for TOTO. In TOTO 's case Steve kicked out Bobby Kimball, instead of the other way around for EAGLES.
GARY I like coming back to this now & then
Friend and legend
No slop with Don, one of the cleanest Guitarist ever.
there is even time for a few little bits and clicks here and there a little rake here.....:-)
Do you think this is purely excellent muting technique or is there a noise reducer on there somewhere?
@@stratman9449 I think those little clicks and rakes are part of his sound. I've been listening a lot to The Eagles lately and it's really audible especially in their live recordings from the 70s.
No matter how great the lyrics are, Don Felder's guitar work is way better. This is his song!
The 162 dislikes was from Don Henley
fahd s 😂
ha ha correct!!
And Glenn Fry
@@colonelbuendias It's Frey...and he's dead, so he'd struggle press anything with his dirty bone finger.
😂😂😂😂
I think this song is one of those rare genius compositions few artist achieve.
John Barry correct
you can say that again...i'd say this solo is (on a guitar and musical view) above stairway to heaven......much more structured and cleaner....
but over all Led Zeppelin are my favorite super group still...
I have heard this song a million times but watching this makes me realize there's so much I've missed.
I can watch this guy play guitar all day long. Such a unique soloing style.
Someone who such a great tune there's no arrogance at all. That's rare for a rock star.
I've watched loads of lessons of this song but there's something about watching the actual writer playing it that makes it MORE. It must be like watching Michelangelo actually painting as opposed to seeing the finished product displayed. Masterful.
a civilized society would have kids learn from this man at the youger age. i mean, you have one of the most legendary pieces of music ever played, hubmly explained and taught by the composer himself, as he was talking 'bout the weather. such a great great guy
i think Don Felder and David Gilmour are my favorite lead guitarists. They play so precisely, wringing every nuance out of every note. Nothing wasted, nothing sloppy, just music of pure emotion from the heart. And man, can they bend notes!
I think I'd have to agree with that. My two favorites as well.
I concur, I put Mark Knopfler in that same league also. They're true team players in the band.
JamieBeauxis i was lucky enough to see Dire Straits in the early nineties
he can definitely play
I would suggest Hank Marvin is a good comparison in the UK, if we are talking precision
Agree! I learned to bend playing these guy's solos and my bandmates are like "how the fk did you get good at bending?"
Gilmour, Felder. And I'm not that good a player, but their solos will lift your game, every time.
One of the most beautiful flame-tops ever
Yes it's real purdy
his flametop compares to my guitar
Is it a 59? I’m sure I read someplace that he owns one.
I can't keep my eyes off of that beautiful flamed maple top Les Paul. That is some of the best looking matchbook flamed maple I've ever seen...just gorgeous. The playing is equally as gorgeous.
+Geo B This is THE best-looking top I've seen. Gibson made a limited-edition Don Felder artist-model fake '59 LP Standard for a BIG price. It doesn't look anything like this one tho. Probably modeled off of something he bought when he was a bit less wealthy.
THEY GET THAT LOOK BY CUTTING AGAINST THE WOOD GRAIN... TRUE!
How can you dislike this video?.The man who co wrote one of the greatest songs in the history of modern music and here he is showing you how to play it perfectly.
Imagine if all guitar players were gracious enough to do this.
Respect Don Felder.
Tim Read Wonderfully written comment Mr Tim Read
He made this tutorial video to totally tick off Henley.
I love it.
Wow! How cool is this!! If I was ever in a band, I would never let Don Felder get away!
+Daniel Blackard You would, if your name was Henley or Frey (rip).
Those 2 guys heads disappeared so far up their own keisters, it's not funny.
Money and power corrupts everyone.
+Daniel Blackard: They needed Don to create something they could arrange and create a melody. They all needed each other but their egos probably could only realize this concept in retrospect.
+CaptainGreyboots The talent in the Eagles was Henley, Felder, Leadon and Walsh. Frey needed outside writers to make sure he got his 33% and shafted everybody else in the name of his own financial gain. Henley was just the wimpy kid who hangs out with a bully who when the bully says "Gimme your lunch money!" he goes "Yeeeeaaah! Give him your lunch money, dweeb!"
Don and Joe walsh took the Eagles to another level of cool.
amillwardmusic, that comment shows your age. How the hell do you know what was going on with those guys, which happened long before you were even born.
Always been my favourite guitar solo....Don is the legend.
Never heard any solo better than this song ever... full of dynamic..perfect tone..and combination 2 guitar make it even better....
The Solo is THE most beautiful solo in the history of rock music! It's difficult/complex but not shreddy, it fits the harmony perfectly, yet it retains an own singing quality voice with so many facets. I love it so much, God bless you, Don! This was a stroke of genius!
He is such a humble and grounded Genius! How many guitar superstars as busy as Don do you know, who still do the small things, and take time out to teach learning players. He hasn't changed a bit since the early years.
He is still that same young guitar whizz in that music shop teaching people how to play, all those years ago. Along with Clapton he is one of my very Favourite Idols.
Well said, Don is a genius guitar player, if it had not been for him the Eagles would have been nothing.
Eric Clapton is also one of my idols
Timeless solo , a Classic Masterpiece !
Thankful for Felder
The kids are so lucky these days! They don't have to play the album over and over to get this. They can get from the guy who...ahhhh. Awesome. Thanks, Don!
yeah but they don't listen and transcribe anymore, which is part of the process of learning
@@lacroix9407 YES !! exactly - but that's progress I guess - sadly the younger guys - seem to think they know it all - never spent hours 'in front of a cassette or turntable - trying to work it all out
@@aaronjwoolley Most younger guys lack the will to pick up a guitar in the first place...
The thing that creates Don from most guitar players is creativity. Shredders and scale players are a dime a dozen.
I read his book and while he was very candid about a lot of the BS from Frey and Henley, he was very professional and gentlemanly about it. Way to go Don. You don't have to worry about your legacy, anybody can see how much your talents brought to Eagles' music.
good book
Don has such a recognizable style. He's easily one of my favorite guitarists, because he maximizes his skills for sound rather than show. Thanks, Don!
Thank you Mr. Felder for sharing this wonderful classic. You have made many aspiring guitarists smile as only the original fingers can explain the nuances. Lovely...and love it.
There is nothing better in the world when the guitarist who made a song/riff famous - does a lesson and demo on it. This is close to the best I've seen!
One of the most musical solo's ever recorded!
Man that gibby sounds thick and great.....beautiful to boot!
Thanks for a great lesson.
Wonderful stuff - who ever thought they'd hear this played by Felder himself in isolation and in crystal clear quality. This helps us to appreciate the creativity and musicianship that Felder brought to the Eagles.
I like Don's version of Extra Slow Motion........ The guy is a genius
How lucky we are to be able to watch that!
I use RUclips all the time to learn new songs and licks. Thanks, Don Felder, for being so generous with your time and talent to show us your leads for this great, classic song!
I just met him les than 2 weeks ago at a small event in Columbus Indiana ' he's so humble and such an awesome guy to talk to !
Sounds just like my buddy Albert Lee
Felder is awesome. Always has been. always will be.
Once I got done salivating over that Les Paul I realized what a great tutorial Don offered here. Is that a AAAAAAAA x10 Les Paul top? I can't get over it....
Agreed...Great tutorial but I can't quit staring at that Les Paul. Such a thing of beauty!
He owns a 1959, and I think he said that Gibson made a copy of that 59 for him. This could very well be that copy.
i come back to this video once in awhile just to remind myself how absolutely gorgeous a Les Paul can be.. jesus christ
Great to see someone like Don Felder actually showing us how to play..
Rest of them you have to pay to join their fan club before they will show you anything.
Thanks Don from Scotland
I must applaud Mr Felder,i just love his guitar playing,and mature approach to the instrument.I just cant get over how weĺl he can compliment a song.Thanks for your gift here sir.
Walsh seems to get the attention, but Felder was to the the architect of the guitar parts. One of these Nights, such a beautiful solo as well
john wei i
One of these Nights - to me - in the top ten guitar solo's of any rock era
What a sound, what a player...!
What an incredibly generous man. So creative and such a guitar genius, responsible for so much of the Eagles sound. Thanks for posting this and for being You.
This is great seeing an original artist show you how they played their classic stuff.
I never get tired of hearing Don Felder play this even though I've heard it 10,000 times. The only thing better than this video is when he plays it with Joe Walsh. Otherwise very few guitarists can play this right. It's an amazing achievement in the art of rock lead guitar.
For any guitarist, this video should be 'gold-dust'. The subtle harmonies... and all parts laid open on such a beautiful and iconic track. Thank you.
Wow. Don Felder giving a lesson on his own solo. Magical.
Superb Guitarist!! I voted him #1 in the World.
That's why they called him Fingers.
You're Eagles's fan huh! So do I sister!
No way he’s not number one and neither will be not even the best In the Eagles
Don, Thank you! How awesome it is that you put it out there for us to see and hear. I just wish I had one once of your talent. I am 53 yrs old and trying to learn the guitar. I gotta a long way to go, but I just wanted you to feel my appreciation for sharing your gift to others.
All these years later and "Hotel California" is still one of the greatest guitar solos in the history of rock and roll. It's extremely original and unique and stands by itself. I can't think of many other solos that have ever come close to it in terms of its global popularity. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" is another Eagles classic guitar solo that is at the same level for unique and original, and there's a few others. The Eagles really knew how to strive for exceptional and outstanding arrangements of all their material.
Although I've heard hotel california ten thousands time, I'm amazed by this lesson with mythic Don Felder, which kind of motivating me to start the guitar, as it seems so easy with him, but bearing in mind that perhaps no other human can render hotel california like that. Each time Don Felder is proudly playing Hotel California at the guitar, he proves he is Mr Hotel California music creator/master.
Thanks Don. The Eagles are over without Don Felder & Randy Meisner.
after all these years, still get chills!
Don Felder showing us this masterpiece note for note. Incredible and great for him to do this.
I always thought this was one of the most creative and innovative solo's of all time. It blew me away the first time I heard it. I don't think it's ever been bettered in my humble opinion. It still gives me goose bumps.
I laugh at the 51 dislikes. The man is showing you how to play the most classic riffs of all time. "Mom, the meatballs, fu%#!!!"
can u imagine page showing us 1 of his,this was so cool,oh no ,I think henly wants to b fire him again.
Watch ur swearing... Meatballs dont
Well, you to have to think of this sort of people: "hey, here is a cup of coffee for you, right as you like!". "No, I like tea now!". "Ok, ok, here is your tea". "No! I like... don't know what I like... I hate everything, myself too".
Wonderful! Just wonderful.
Thank you Mr Felder Sir. Not just for this video, but for your contribution to music in general.
A free guitar lesson from Don Felder himself😳!....unbelievable! This is unique...historic...what a fabulous post. Many Thanks.
how fortunate are we to get a personal guitar lesson from a legend in our time. thank don for taking time out to show us hacks your techniques. forever indebted!
Don Felder is awesome. His phrasing is so smooth and fluid
Indeed. One of the greatest solos of all time. Don Felder, however, appears to have changed it slightly over the years (something we often naturally do as musicians, without realizing it). If you can find the original multitracks/guitar only track, you may notice this - especially if you slow it down - and then take the audio from this video and do the same but also raise the pitch a whole step. It's just a note or two, here and there, but VERY CLOSE, of course. And such beautiful guitar work - he's such a phenomenal guitar player! From all of us guitar players, thank you Don for sharing this!
Don plays the live version !
Florent Cochet That makes it that much more epic to me. He left out the pick slides so its not the true version they played on the Hotel California tour. My pops said they did the duel pick slides when he say them in Gulfport, MS on the Long Run Tour!!!
I disagree. Not one of the best solos. THE best solo. The G. O. A. T.
Hello don and felder me... No. 1 fan
I had the unequaled opportunity to meet Don in California back in the early '80s. One of the nicest guys--EVER!! He sat down with me and showed me how to play HC the 'right way'. One of the most awesome memories I have next to sitting down with John McLaughlin backstage at the Tower Theater and getting a master class in harmony for an hour and a half....!
Just amazing how effortlessly he knocks that out the park. Must be the best solo ever. 😎
this cat is one of the greats that came out of the seventies.....AWESOME what he can do with the pentatonic scale
The seventies rock bands really featured a lot of these kinds of extended melodic solos usually split up between two or three axemen trading licks or doubling up on harmonies etc. Younger players should also check out bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd,The Little River Band,Wishbone Ash,The Allman Brothers(of course)and Thin Lizzy among others to hear more of those beautifully constructed,powerful,almost "cinematic" solos.
Also "Layla era" Clapton trading licks with Duane Allman is guitar Gold.
Something like this is made once in a lifetime and i am lucky enough to witness this in my life 🙌
One of my favorite guitar solos.
The technical creativity coupled with sheer melodic sensibility leaves me in awe.
Thanks for doing this Don! You are one of the most classiest and tasteful players of all time!
Just plainly KICKS ASS....GREAT GREAT solo.....can any of you even imagine coming up with that....so damn iconic.
I get goose bumps when I hear and see these guys play this song....A MASTERPEICE! They are perhaps the best songwriters and musicians this planet has ever had...
Super dang nice of Don to share his EXACT techniques. His unique timing is everything! Elusively difficult to nail it right.
My happy place any day anywhere. Thank you Don Felder. What a beautiful piece of guitar music!
wow who better to learn from!!! great video.
Don Felder was my first inspiration to start to play the Guitar, thanks for that, the music is life and I discovered by The Eagles.
Glad to see Mr. Felder break this down for the world to see. Lots of imitators, even the good ones, hack away at this classic and never get it quite right. Now there is no excuse. This great classic can now live on in live performance forever and be played just as it was intended to be played!
Thanks "Fingers" for taking the time to show the world this great masterpiece that YOU wrote.....you'll always be my bud
Don Felder you truly are The Best....
your the best don felder
christine kirkland camoon
On top of the incredibly diverse notes and complexity, he throws in these little "chk-chk" noteless seasonings. Genius.
yeah, that's what I like something "extra" in Hotel California, I could not name it before but I call it "chk-chk" anymore :D. good definition.
amazing how a super guitarist spends time to demo this fine piece of pure art. Feeling thankful
My favorite solo ever. The interlocking melodies are amazing and both players had such style
wish he was still with the Eagles
To me the song is a stroke of genius. It evokes a stony Twilight Zone-ish dreamy mysterious allegory of that crazy state and state of mind we call California. One of the Top Ten Songs in the past 60 years.
The whole song is killer good and one of my all time favourite tunes with such tasteful guitar playing throughout--like a huge rock lesson all rolled into one--I love it!
The words that Henley put to this are almost as magical
Don you're a legend amongst the legends called the eagles. I accidentally arrived on this channel and I am so thrilled to know that it exists.
Incredible. I've heard other people on youtube play this solo and they play it well. However they still don't sound quite like Don Felder!
thanks , one of very few to give a lesson of their own music, loved it . a 10 video
I think one reason for why so many musicians hesitate or aren't interested in giving lessons teaching how to play their songs, is that it's very easy to come across as being a pompous, self-centered prick.
Not Don, though! :)
teppolundgren; I read his book/autobiography, and he comes across as a normal guy with his head on straight.
DoofsterDan The guy who got kicked out of the eagles. FYI. But not because he was a bad guitarist or a bad bandmate but because Henley was such a prick.
Dalton Kelso
Actually, it was more Frey than Henley. Read Felders book. Henley is anal, but Frey has the bigger ego.
Did u see docunentry. The got mad at felder because he wasn't into a politician they actually cussed him out on stage after ,and he wanted to sing 1 song.they said no way with all those albums if Felder wanted to sing 1 song, let him ..it wouldn't have a made a difference.
Awesome!! The man himself!! Don, Thank you for your gift to humanity!!!
This past July (2015)I went to see the History of the Eagles. Completly different from what I expected. It was all about Henley and Frye. To be honest I only went because I wanted to see Joe Walsh and that my grandson wanted to see the Eagles. Not to many performer's would make a video to help beginner's and player's play anything, but Don is not just any player. He is one of the only few player's who really enjoy's playing in front of people and puts his heart and soul into it. Thanks Don, you are truly a man of the people.
Anytime I hear 4:19 especially, I think of Joe wearing that bandana and totally effed up, solo-ing with Don in the Hotel Live video from '77.
thanks for sharing Don, not the biggest Les Paul fan, but dang, that tone rips, if only I had several thousand bucks lying around, you've sold me
Blimey. Incredible. One of THE most iconic solos of ALL time....
Amazing to have you spend time teaching us, greatly appreciated.
Man that guitar sound is to die for. I wonder what amp/ effects he is using here.
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@@moonmadness1 thats an awesome rig rundown vid. Don seems like such a cool dude, loves to chat gear. Amazingly simple setup, its all in the fingers
I was wondering why no one is talking about it! I mean, I've always been a Fender guy but this Les Paul sound? It just let's you see why it is so famous. Well deserved fame, that is.
Don Felder. Great guitarrist.
What a true star to share this with us! Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing. One of my all time favourites!
How does anyone thumb this down WTF? AWESOME solo
It was probably either Frey or Henley that did that!!!! This is amazing. Everyone of us posting would forever have wet dreams if we could write anything half as good as Hotel California!!
Bob Malcom Amen brother.
kamala2111 justin bieber and skrillex fans did it
Because their ears must be painted on.
Damn you, Don Felder! (Shaking fist) Why can't I play this? It's frustrating!! Once I got to where I could make it through the first part of the outro slowly and with some timing issues still, the high E started breaking at the 7th fret. Such a great song. I will figure out what I'm doing wrong if I have to go through 100 sets of strings. ...maybe I should just move up to 10's. What do other people use? Are 9's just too light for the bends he does? So glad he put this video up. What an awesome guy.
That was mesmerising but at the same time humbling. What a player.
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on you tube. What a song, what a guitar sound. It doesn't get better than this. Thanks Don.