Learning to Fly (Tom Petty)

This video is my rendition of "Learning to Fly" by Tom Petty. I am playing a baritone ukulele set to standard tuning (GCEA).

I started playing the ukulele a few months ago, and this is the first video I have created. I was, and still am, inspired by the wonderful people I met at the 2011 Ukulele World Congress. Thank you for encouraging me!

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Music

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• Learning to Fly
• Tom Petty
• Ukulele
• Uke
• Baritone
• Erica
• YeahRica
• Learning
• Fly
• Tom
• Petty
• ukelele

[cdoesthehula]

You've just made me buy a baritone ukulele!

I have been listening to baritone for a couple of weeks now, and was tempted, but worried about picking up all the new chord shapes(I never managed to learn guitar in the past!).

So thanks!

[YeahRica]

@cdoesthehula Glad to hear you bought a uke! Playing the ukulele has been one of the best decisions in my life.  Happy playing. :)

[tonvaldi]

I think the tone you sing is too low for you. Try using a capo and play it as you did it but down the neck.

[YeahRica]

@tonvaldi Is there a capo specifically for the uke, or are all capos the same? I will have to try it out--thanks for the suggestion. :)

[FearTheK35]

@YeahRica there are capos specially designed for ukuleles. search for it on amazon.com, or look for it at local music stores. They are the same as banjo capo's

[YeahRica]

@FearTheK35 Ah, nice to know! I tried out a regular, guitar capo, but my hand kept running into the clip. I will check out the ukulele/banjo capos. Thanks! :)

[rottendoubt]

hi erica, this is patrick (we met on a plane flight a few months back). just saw this in my youtube newsfeed. glad to see you're still playing! song sounds great. take care. =)

[07FreshMaker]

ur beautiul and so is your voice... ur so lovely sis :)))

[lifeofmuzic]

@tonvaldi.....i thought the key she played it in was perfect...her tone was great

[1aeronca]

you sound really good. your voice would be perfect for doing a cover of zero 7's song "in the waiting line".

[agnostaxian]

great voice, if you had a 6 string it would sound great but this is cute

[SHUGABELLA]

beautiful mellow voice! i want to get a bari uke and string it gcea too.

[archivestereo]

Your voice is amazing and perfect for this key! Just Amazing!

[bwhites721]

Nicely done!