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    Default 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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    https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/...songs-all-time


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    Yay!!

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    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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    Awesomeness!
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    Default 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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    Default Re: Hotel California Named Top 30 Of 12 String Guitar Songs of All Time

    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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    As it should be.
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    Default Re: Hotel California Named Top 30 Of 12 String Guitar Songs of All Time

    Quote Originally Posted by Ive always been a dreamer View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by groupie2686 View Post
    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.

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