Best Songs By The Eagles
On The Acoustic

All Night Long was written by Joe Walsh and as a solo single, reached #19 in the US and #13 in Canada.

It was his highest charting single. The song also appeared in the film Urban Cowboy back in 1980.

Play this one in standard tuning with a down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. Some lead in this onre using the chords E, A, D, Gbm and B7.

Best Of My Love is from the 1974 album "On The Border". The two official singles from the album were Already Gone and James Dean. But a DJ from Kalamazoo MI began playing Best Of My Love from the album.

Eventually Glenn Frey released it as a single and it became the bands first Billboard #1 hit in Mar of 1975.

The rhythm pattern her is a down up stop up down up stop up and repeat while in standard tuning. The chords here are Cmaj7, C, Dm, Em7, G, G7 and Fm but no lead required.

Desperado the song, hails from the Desperado album of 1973 but, the song was never released as a single. Don Henley partially wrote the song in 1968 but Glenn Frey helped him finish the song and later claimed that Desperado was the beginning of their writing partnership.

In spite of no single, this is one of the most famous of The Eagles songs.

The chords you'll here are G, C, Cm, Em, A7, D7, Dm/F, D/Gb, Bm, Dsus, D7, Am7, G6 and Adim but no work. The rhythm is a basic down down down down up and repeat in standard tuning.

Hotel California was a journey from innocence to experience is how Don Henley explained the true meaning of one of the most famous of The Eagles songs from 1977 and #1 hit, Hotel California. Don Felder wrote the melody while Frey and Henley wrote the lyrics.

Hotel California was named after the Beverly Hills Hotel. The song also won them a Grammy Award in 1978. Of all The Eagles covers, this one is probably the worst to play solo because of the dueling lead guitars and high vocals in this number.

The track is on the album of the same name.

There is lead in this one blended into the rhythm with the rhythm pattern down up down up down up down up down up and repeat. Played in standard tuning with the chords Am, E7, G, D, F, C, Dm and E7.

James Dean was released as a single in 1974 and was written mainly by Jackson Browne according to Don Henley about the real actor James Dean who died in a car crash in 1955 at the age of 24.

The song peaked at #77 and can be found on the album "On The Border".

The ryhthm here is mainly down strokes with a few sliding riffs and some lead required. Play the chords A, B, D, F, E, B7 and Amaj7 in standard tuning.

Love Will Keep Us Alive is from the 1994 "Hell Freezes Over" album and features Timothy B Schmidt on lead vocals. This was the last single featuring Don Felder. The song was never officially released as a single in the US, but it did hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1995.

A high sing thanks to Timothy B Schmidt but one of The Eagles covers you should try and learn as it's a great tune.

The rhythm for this one is a 1-2-3- up down up down up,  where 1-2-3 are notes in the chords. In standard with some lead, play the chords Asus2, A6/9, Dsus2, Esus, E, D, Gbm and Bm.

My Man was written by Bernie Leadon as a tribute song to his long time friend Ingram Cecil Connor III a.k.a. Gram Parsons. The two played together in a group called The Flying Burrito Brothers.

The track can be found on the bands album "On The Border".

Play this one in standard tuning with the chords D, Dmaj7, G, Em, A and Bm. Some lead required with a down up down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Ol 55 is actually a Tom Waits song which he recorded and released in 1973. The Eagles recorded a version in 1974. Tom Waits didn't like their version and later on admitted he never actually like The Eagles songs at all, claiming their albums were good for keeping dust off of the turntable.

This track also found on their 1974 album "On The Border".

This one had no lead to be concerned about while you play the chords C, Cmaj7, Em, F, Gsus, G, Dm7, G7, G6, Am, Am/G, Am7 and Am7/G in standard tuning. Play a down down down up down and repeat rhythm pattern.

Peaceful Easy Feeling was written by songwriter Jack Tempchin while trying to break into the music business. He met Glenn Frey who was impressed with the song as the band was recording The Eagles first album.

The song became their third single and peaked at #22 in the US.

For chords in this one play E, Asus2, B7, A6/9 and Esus with a root down up root up down up rhythm pattern in standard tuning. Some lead required.

Take It Easy was started by Jackson Browne, a close friend to Glenn Frey, but never finished it. So Glenn stepped in, finished the song and the arrangement, and with Jackson' permission, recorded the song on The Eagles debut album and was the bands very first single which peaked at #12 in 1972.

Travis Tritt covered the song in 1994 and his video was responsible for re-uniting The Eagles after 13 years.

Use a root up down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern here with the chords G, C, D, Em, G7 and Am in standard tuning but be prepared for some lead work here.

Take It To The Limit hails from the "One Of These Nights" album from 1975. Randy Meisner wrote most of the song but didn't like performing it live because of the high notes that he wasn't always sure he'd hit.

It was a major reason he left the group. Not many artists do The Eagles covers, but Clay Walker did on this song.

The chords you'll need here are G, C, D, B7, Em, D/C, D/B, D/A, Am and Dsus but no picking needed. Play a root up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning.

The Boys Of Summer was a Don Henley monster song back in 1984 from the album Building The Perfect Beast. The song was a #1 hit in the US and a top 10 in Australia and Ireland.

The track also won Henley a Grammy and four other of music awards. But Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers actually wrote the song.

This one played with a steady up and down rhythm pattern with a signature riff that's hard to miss but normally played on a keyboard. Henley sings this one on the high end with these chords would be a capo 5th position. The chords I use here are Am, Fmaj7, G, F and a C.

The Girl From Yesterday does not have much info on it except to say it's from the "Hell Freezes Over" album.

It was released as a single and peaked at #58 on the country charts in 1994. A bit high for me but so are most of The Eagles covers I do here.

Play a root down up root up down up rhythm pattern for this one but there is a bit of lead work here. Play in standard tuning with the chords C, G, D, G7, D7, D/Gb, Em, G6, Dsus, E7 and A7.

The Sad Cafe was written by JD Souther, one of 10 of The Eagles songs appearing on the "The Long Run" album from 1979.

Another of The Eagles covers that you should know.

I use drop D tuning in this one which can be played with a down strokes and also down up down up down up rhythm pattern. Some lead work with the chords A, Dm, Esus, E, Gbm, Dbm, Bm, D7sus, D7, Dm/B and D.

Victim of Love was performed by the Eagles and appears on their album "Hotel California," which was released in 1976.

"Hotel California" is one of the Eagles' most famous and successful albums. It features several of their hit songs, with "Victim of Love" being one of the tracks. The album is known for its title track "Hotel California," as well as other popular songs like "Life in the Fast Lane" and "New Kid in Town."

"Victim of Love" was written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey. It showcases the band's signature sound, blending rock with elements of country and R&B. The song, like much of the album, deals with themes of excess and disillusionment in the American dream, particularly in the context of 1970s California.

You'll play mainly down strokes as you move through this one until the chorus where you can play a down down up down up down up and repeat pattern in standard tuning. Some improvised lead in this one with the chords Em, A, G, Gbm, D, D/Gb and a C.