Tuning: E A D G B E

LEARNING TO FLY (Bassline) As recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (From the 1991 Album INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN) Words and Music by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Howie Epstein - Bass' Intro Q=117 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------|| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|| 1st Verse E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| ||o-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| ||--------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|--------------------o|| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3---|| 2nd & 3rd Verses E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| ||o-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| ||--------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|--------------------| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3--| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------|| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|| Chorus E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| 1. E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------o|| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3--|| Guitar Solo 2. E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-3-3-3-------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------3-(3)-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-------------|-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------|-------3-(3)-3-3-3-| |-------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-------------| 4th Verse E E E E +E E E E W W W |-------------------||----------|----------|------| |-------------------||----------|----------|------| |-------------------||----------|----------|------| |-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-||----------|----------|------| W W W W H E E E E |----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------------0-| |----------|----------|----------|----------|--------3-3---| 5th Verse E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| ||o-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| ||--------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|--------------------o|| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3---|| Chorus E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| ||o-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| ||--------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|--------------------o|| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3---|| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------| |-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|------| W E E E E +H E E E E +H |----------|----------------|----------------|| |----------|-3-3-3----------|----------------|| |----------|-------3-(3)----|----------------|| |----------|----------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)----|| Out-Chorus E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-3-3-3-------------|-------------------| ||o-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|-------------------| ||--------------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 6x |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------3-(3)-3-3-3-|--------------------o|| |-1-1-1-------------|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3-3---|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Well I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still [Chorus:] I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well the good ol' days may not return And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn [Chorus] Well some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there I'm learning to fly, around the clouds But what goes up must come down [Chorus]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Learning to fly