Hotel Yorba (G Major)
Artist:
White Stripes, The
Genre:
Pop Folk
Tempo:
Brisk
Strum Pattern:
| D – d – D – d – |
Roman Numerals:
I, IV, V, VII
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Hotel Yorba
The White Stripes, 2001.
4/4 time (4 beats per chord/measure counted “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &”).
Recording @ YouTube
Verse strum pattern: | D – d – D – d – |
...try hitting the top strings for each D and the bottom strings for each d.
Chorus strum pattern: | D – D – D U D U |.
[G]/8 = strum once and hold 8 beats (2 measures).
Entered by:
Cheryl Leon Levy
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
F♯
(F♯,A♯,C♯)
F♯
C♯
F♯
A♯
C♯
F♯
Verse 1:
Verse Strum: D – d – D – d –
Try hitting the top strings for each D and the bottom strings for each d.
Remember each chord is played twice, noted as: [G](4 beats) |(4 more beats)
I was
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
watching ... | ... with one
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
eye on the other | side
I had
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
fifteen people telling | me to move, I got
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
moving on my | mind
I found
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
shelter ... | ... in some
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
thoughts turning wheels a– | –round
I said
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
thirty–nine times that | I love you to the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
beauty I had | found
Chorus 1:
Chorus Strum: D – D – D U D U
Well, it’s
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
one, two, three, four, | take the elevator, at the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Hotel Yorba, I’ll be | glad to see you later;
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
All they got in– | –side is vacan–
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
–cy ... | ...
Instrumental 1:
Verse Strum: D – d – D – d –
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
... | ...
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
... | ...
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
... | ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
... | ...
Verse 2:
Verse Strum: D – d – D – d –
I’ve been
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
thinking ... | ... of a little
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
place down by the | lake
They got a
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
dirty little road leading | up to the house, I wonder
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
how long it will | take
‘Til we’re a–
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
–lone ... | ... sitting on the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
front porch of that | home
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Stomping our feet on the | wooden boards,
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
never gonna worry about | locking the door
Chorus 2:
Chorus Strum: D – D – D U D U
Well, it’s
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
one, two, three, four, | take the elevator, at the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Hotel Yorba, I’ll be | glad to see you later;
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
All they got in– | –side is vacan–
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
–cy ... | ...
Instrumental 1:
Strum each chord once and hold 8 beats (2 measures each)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
/8 ...
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
/8 ...
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
/8 ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
/8 ...
Verse 3:
Strum each chord once and hold 8 beats (2 measures each)
(I put ' marks to denote where each 2nd measure would start)
It might sound
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
/8 silly ... ' ...for me to think
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
/8 childish thoughts like ' these
But
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
/8 I’m so tired of ' acting tough and I’m
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
/8 gonna do what I ' please
Resume Verse Strum: | D – d – D – d – |
Let’s get
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
married ... | ... in a big ca–
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
–thedral by a | priest
‘Cause if
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I’m the man that you | love the most, you could
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
say “I do,” at | least
Chorus 3:
Chorus Strum: D – D – D U D U
Well, it’s
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
one, two, three, four, | take the elevator, at the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Hotel Yorba, I’ll be | glad to see you later;
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
All they got in– | –side is vacan–
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
–cy ... | ...
Outro:
Note special strumming in last lines (noted in parentheses)
And it’s
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
four, five, six, seven, | grab your umbrella
And
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
grab hold of me, ‘cause | I’m your favorite fella
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
All they got in– | –side is vacan–
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
// (D – D –) –cy
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
// (D – D –)
Slide:
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
/ (D –)
[
F♯
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh
]
/ (D –)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
/– (D – – –)
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