Hotel California Named Top 30 Of 12 String Guitar Songs of All Time
01. The Eagles, "Hotel California" Hotel California (1976)
"Yes, it's "Hotel California." What a nice surprise! Admit it: Don Felder's 12-string acoustic guitar intro (and every other note and chord he plays on this song) is, at this point, a part of our collective consciousness. This song, the ubiquitous soundtrack to 37 trillion barbecues, elevator rides and long trips through Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley, California, at 3 a.m., has never gone away—and probably never will."
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Re: Hotel California Named Top 30 Of 12 String Guitar Songs of All Time
The intro definitely has a magical quality to it. I remember being excited getting my 12 string to play that song, but I couldn’t because my capo wouldn’t fit the neck. So when I finally got one, it was so cool to play that intro.
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Re: Hotel California Named Top 30 Of 12 String Guitar Songs of All Time
Very glad to see Hotel California take the top spot here - that doesn't happen often in these types of polls. However, I still have to scratch my head at some of the choices such as Stairway to Heaven in the #12 spot - I mean really? That song deserves to be way higher and I'm not even a Led Zeppelin fan.
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I am a Zeppelin fan and I don't get how Over the Hills and Far Away is ranked higher than Stairway to Heaven. Very happy Hotel California made it to #1 though!
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Ive always been a dreamer
Very glad to see Hotel California take the top spot here - that doesn't happen often in these types of polls. However, I still have to scratch my head at some of the choices such as Stairway to Heaven in the #12 spot - I mean really? That song deserves to be way higher and I'm not even a Led Zeppelin fan.
The famous intro is played on a 6-string. The 12-string appears after the first few minutes. Perhaps that's why it's not higher on the list.
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groupie2686
I am a Zeppelin fan and I don't get how Over the Hills and Far Away is ranked higher than Stairway to Heaven. Very happy Hotel California made it to #1 though!
Perhaps the writer wanted to show that he knows slighlty more obscure Zeppelin songs as well. :mrgreen:
