How to Play Learning To Fly on Guitar?

Tom Petty - Learning To Fly can be played in the key of F using the F, C, Am, G chords. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Learning To Fly with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Tom Petty - Learning To Fly Chords

Chord reference F, C, Am, G

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] Well I [F]started [C]out, [Am] [G]down a [F]dirty [C]road. [Am] [G] [F]Started [C]out, [Am] [G] [F]all [C]alone. [Am] [G]

And the [F]sun went [C]down, [Am] [G]as I [F]crossed the [C]hill. [Am] [G] And the [F]town lit [C]up, [Am] [G]the [F]world got [C]still. [Am] [G]

I’m [F]learning to [C]fly, [Am] [G]but I [F]ain’t got [C]wings. [Am] [G] [F]Coming [C]down, [Am] [G]is the [F]hardest [C]thing. [Am] [G]

Well the [F]”Good old [C]days”, [Am] [G]may [F]not [C]return. [Am] [G] And the [F]rocks might [C]melt, [Am] [G]and the [F]sea may [C]burn. [Am] [G]

I’m [F]learning to [C]fly, [Am] [G]but I [F]ain’t got [C]wings. [Am] [G] [F]Coming [C]down, [Am] [G]is the [F]hardest [C]thing. [Am] [G]

[G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] Well [F]some say [C]life, [Am] [G]will [F]beat you [C]down. [Am] [G] [F]Break your [C]heart, [Am] [G][F]steal your [C]crown. [Am] [G]

So [F]start it [C]out, [Am] [G]for [F]God knows [C]where. [Am] [G] I [F]guess I’ll [C]know, [Am] [G]when [F]I get [C]there. [Am] [G]

I’m [F]learning to [C]fly, [Am] [G] [F]around the [C]clouds, [Am] [G] [F]What goes [C]up, [Am] [G] [F]must come [C]down. [Am] [G]

[G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] I’m [F]learning to [C]fly, [Am](learning to [G]fly), but I [F]ain’t got [C]wings. [Am] [G] [F]Coming [C]down, [Am] [G]is the [F]hardest [C]thing. [Am] [G] I’m [F]learning to [C]fly, [Am](learning to [G]fly), [F]around the [C]clouds, [Am] [G] [F]What goes [C]up, [Am](learning to [G]fly), [F]must come [C]down. [Am] [G]

I’m [F]learning to [C]fly, [Am](learning to [G]fly) [F][C][Am](learning to [G]fly) I’m [F]learning to [C]fly, [Am](learning [G]to fly) [F][C][Am](learning to [G]fly)

Artist Tom Petty

Album Into the Great Wide Open

Genres Country, Rock

Year 1991

Key F

Tom Petty - Learning To Fly can be played in the key of F using the F, C, Am, G chords.

For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Learning To Fly with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.