Assoli di Chitarra

Tra le recensioni dei vari assoli di chitarra certamente non poteva mancare questo pezzo storico degli Eagles. Uscito nel 1976 Hotel California narra di un viaggiatore stanco che si ferma a riposare in un albergo che sembra da prima confortevole e rilassante ma che poi si rivelerà una trappola infernale dalla quale non si potrà più uscire: “tu puoi lasciare l’albergo quando vuoi, ma non potrai andartene mai”.

Nella canzone ci sono chiare allusioni alla schiavitù da sostanze stupefacenti che all’epoca era quasi una consuetudine tra musicisti e che segnerà diversi passaggi fondamentali della carriera degli Eagles. Ma veniamo alla parte che più ci interessa di questa stupenda song cioè quella chitarristica. Hotel California si apre con uno stupendo arpeggio che crea la giusta atmosfera e ci proietta verso un vortice melodico in crescendo che ci accompagnerà per tutta la canzone fino all’epilogo sancito dal meraviglioso assolo.

L’esecuzione e tutto un alternarsi tra i due chitarristi Don Felder e Joe Walsh (subentrato l’anno prima a sostituire Bernie Leadon e portando le sue influenze rock nella band) veramente molto coinvolgente. L’assolo si conclude con delle partiture altamente melodiche eseguite all’unisono dai due chitarristi ma con note differite di un ottava l’uno dall’altro. Un assolo diventato leggenda, non mi resta che darvi il link ad una delle loro migliori versioni live.

Qui sotto potete vedere la tablatura dell’assolo di Hotel California:

^  - bend
^^ - full bend
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull off
r  - release bend
/  - slide down
\  - slide up
~  - vibrato

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------10h12^^---10-12--------7-----------------------------------
G--10/11------------------9--7-9---7---------------------------------
D------------------------------------8--9h11p9p7^--------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------10----------------7-----10^^--
B-----7--------------7-------------10^----10^r-7-10-8^-----7---------
G-7-9---7--------7-9---7---------------------------------------------
D---------9-7-9----------9-7-9--7------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-10--10^r-7-----10------------------10------------------------------
B------------10^----10^r---8-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------x-x-9^----9^r---7---7p6--7-------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------7----------------
B------7^--7^r---------7^-7^--7^r---------7-10----7------------------
G-7h9-----------9-7-9--------------9-7-9^------9^------9^-9p7--9^----
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------7----7-7-----------------------------------------------
B----7-10----7------7-7-----7-7---------------------------------------
G-9^------9^-----9^------9^-----9^rp7-9---7----9^-///////-------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

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E-----------------------7----------10--------------------------------
B--------7----------10^---10-7-10^----10-12-11--10-9~----------------
G-11^--9---7-----------------------------------------------------14^-
D-------------9--7---------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------17--------------------15-16-17-19------------------
B-12--15--17-15-17^----17^r--15-17-15-17^-------------17^-17^r-15--17--
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------17-17--------------------14-----17-17-------------------17^-
B-17p15--17^-------17^r--17^~--17r-15----17^-------17^r-17^~-17^r-15-----
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----10-----10------------------------------------------------------
B-12^----12^-------------------11------------------------------------
G----------------10p9p7----------------------------------------------
D------------------------9--8----------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-12^^--12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12-12p10----12-10------------
B------------------------------------------------12-------12---------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-10------------10-------8-------------------------------------------
G----9^r-7--9^-------9^----------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-10----9---7---------------------------14----12-10------------------
B----10---8------10---8--------------------10------------------7---8-
G-------------11----9-----7-----------7-------------12^r--11---------
D-----------------------7---7\5-4-5/7--------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------9-----10-----12--------------------------------
B-8--10----12---11---------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 1:
E-14-------14-------14-------14-------14-----------------------------
B----15-------15-------15-------15-------15--------------------------
G-------16-------16-------16-------16-------16-----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------18---------------------------------
B--17--14-----17--14-----17--14--------------------------------------
G---------15---------15----------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----16-
B----14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------12-------12-------12----
G-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------13-------13----------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----14-
B----12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------10-------10-------10----
G-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------11-------11----------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------11-------11-------------14-
B----12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------11-------11----11-------
G-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------11-------11----11----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

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