AIN'T WASTIN' TIME NO MORE
As recorded by The Allman Brothers Band
(From the 1972 Album EAT A PEACH)
Words and Music by Gregg Allman
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E B E G# B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=68
1/4 4/4
Gtr I
S S S S +Q S S S S +S E S S S E H S S E S S S S
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------0-3---3-0-----|
|---------|------2-----0-(0)-----------|-------2-----0-(0)-----------1-2-|
|-----2---|------2-----0-(0)---------2-|-----2-2-----0-(0)-----------2---|
|-0h2-----|--------2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---|---2-----2---2-(2)-2---2-0h2-----|
|-------0-|-(0)------0-----------------|-0---------0---------------------|
|---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
H. E S S +H. E S S
|------------------------------5-|-(5)-----------------------------|
|--------2-----------------------|---------------0-(0)-----1---2---|
|-2----2-2-----4-(4)-----5---6---|---------6-----0-(0)---------2-2-|
|----2-----2---5-(5)---------7---|-------7-7-----2-(2)-2-2-0h2-----|
|-0----------0-7-(7)-7-7-5h7-----|-----7-----7---------------------|
|--------------------------------|--5----------5-------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
$
E E E S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S E S S S S
||-------------------------------|-------------------0-3---5--------|
||---2---2---2-2-----------------|-------2--------0----------5-1h2--|
||-2---2-2--------2--2---2-2---2-|-----2-2-2---2---------------2----|
||---2-----2---2-(2)-2---2-0h2---|---2-----2---2-(2)-2---2-0h2------|
||-0---------0-------------------|-0---------0----------------------|
||-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
E. S E S S Q S S E Q E S S S S E a E a E
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------2---2-0---------------|-------2---2-0-----2-0---1S2---1S2-|
|------2-2-----0--2------2-2-2-|-----2-2-----0--2----------------2-|
|----2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-|---2-----2---2-(2)-2---2---0h2-----|
|-0----------0-----------------|-0---------0-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
E S S S E S E. S S S E E. S S S E E. S S S a E
|-------0-----0--2----2-------|--------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2---0-(0)-----0-----|-----------------1----2-5-4-1S2-|
|-----2-2-----0-(0)-------2---|--------2-0-2-----------------2-|
|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2-4-|----2-4---2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2-----|
|-0---------0-----------------|-0----------0-------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
E. S S E S S E S E E
|------------------------------|
|--------1-1---1--1------------|
|------2-2-----------2-2-2---2-|
|----2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---|
|-0----------0-----------------|
|------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
To Coda
S S S S E S S +S E. S S E S S E E S S S E S S E.
|--------------------------------|-----------------0---0-(0)-2---|
|---2-2-2-2---2-0-(0)--------3-3-|-3--1------3-3-3---3-----------|
|-------2-2-----------2--------2-|-2-(2)--2--2-----2---2--2--2---|
|-----2-----2---2-(2)-2--2-0h2---|-0-(0)-(0)-0-----2-2-2--2--2---|
|-0-----------0------------------|-0-(0)-(0)-0-----4-4-4--4--4---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
S S E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|
|-0------0-----1--0---0------|
|----2---------1-(1)------2--|
|-1-(1)-(1)-1--2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|-2-(2)-(2)-2--2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------------------------|
Q E S S Q E S S E S S S S E H
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-2--1---1-(1)s==2------|-2--2-----------0--2-(2)----|
|-2----2----0---(0)-----|-2--2---2--(2)--0--0--0-----|
|-2---------2---(2)---2-|-2-(2)-(2)--2--(2)-2-(2)----|
|-0---------------------|-0-(0)-(0)------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
W H S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------0-3---------5-||
|-------2-----0-(0)-----------|-------2-----0-(0)-------1---2---||
|-----2-2-----0-(0)---------2-|-----2-2-----0-(0)-----------2---||
|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---|---2-----2---2-(2)-2---2-0h2-----||
|-0---------0-----------------|-0---------0---------------------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------||
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
+Q E. S S E S S S S S Q E S S +S E S S S S S
|-(5)------------------------------|-----------------------3-------|
|---------2------2-----------------|-------------0-(0)-2-----5-1h2-|
|-------2-2------0--2--2-2-2-1-2---|-----2-2---0---------------2---|
|-----2------2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---2-|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2-----|
|--0-----------0-------------------|-0---------0-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
E S S E E S E S Q E S S E S T T E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---2-2-2---2----0------------|-------------1-2--1--------------|
|-2---2-2-----0-(0)-2-2-----2-|---2-0-2---0-----------2---2---2-|
|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---|---2-----2---2---(2)-2---2-0h2---|
|-0---------0-----------------|-0---------0---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
E E E S S +S E S E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------0-----2-(2)-0---------|-------------------------5-------5-|
|---2-------2-0-(0)---1-------|---------------1h=2--1-2-----1h2---|
|-----2-2-----0-(0)-----2---2-|-2-2-2-2-2-----0-(0)-----------2---|
|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---|-----2-----2-4-2-(2)-2---2-0h2-----|
|-0---------0-----------------|-0-----------0---------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
S E S +S E S +S E S E. S +E E S S S S E S S E E
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-2-2---0-(0)-----------3---------2-|-(2)---------------------3---3-||
|-------2--2--2---2-(2)---------2---|-----2---2-2-2-2-------2-----2-||
|-----2-------2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2-----|-----2-----2---2-2-2---2-0h2---||
|-0-------------0-------------------|--0----------0-----------------||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------||
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S S E S S S E
D A6/C# B E
S S E E S S E S S +S S E S S E E. S E E S S S S Q S S S S Q E E
|--------------------0-(0)-0-2-|------------------------|----------------------|
|-3-1-----3-3-5----3-----------|-0---1------2-0-0-------|-2--1-2-1-1-(1)--1-3--|
|-2---2-2-----4----------------|---2------1-1-----2-2---|-2-----------0--------|
|-0-----0-----4-4-------4------|-1-----1----2---------4-|-2-----------2--------|
|-0-----0-----7-7-------7------|-2-----2----2-----------|-0--------------------|
|-------------5-5-------5------|------------------------|----------------------|
Q Q S E. Q Q Q H
S S E E S S E E +S S E Q S S S S +S E S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2---2-0-0-0-(0)-----------|-2--2-----0-(0)-------------|
|-2-2----------0--2-(2)-----|-2--2-----0-(0)---------2---|
|-2------------2--------4-2-|-2----2---2-(2)-2-2-0-2-----|
|-0-------------------------|-0------0-----------------0-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Q S S S S +S E S S S S S
|----------------------------||
|-2--2-----0-(0)-------------||
|-2--2-----0-(0)---------2---||
|-2----2---2-(2)-2-2-0-2-----||
|-0------0-----------------0-||
|----------------------------||
S E S +S S E E S S E S S S S E S S S S +S S E S S E
|---------------0-----------0-|-----5-0-----3-(3)---0--------|
|-3-3-3-(3)-3-1-----3-3-3-2---|-5-3-----3-2-------2---1-2----|
|-2------2------2-2-----2-----|-2-------------------------2--|
|-0------0------0-0-----0-----|-2----------------------------|
|-0------0------0-0-----0-----|-0----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Q Q S S E Q W
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E. S +E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S +E S S
|-5----------------------------|---5-----5----------------------|
|-7--8-(8)-8-5-5-5-------------|-5-----5------------------------|
|-5-----5----5-5---7-(7)-5-----|-5---------5-6------------------|
|-7-----7----7-7------7----7-7-|-7-------------7-5---7-(7)---7--|
|-5-----5----5-5------5--------|-7-----------------7------------|
|-5-----5----5-5------5--------|-5------------------------------|
Q Q S S E Q W
S E S +S E T T E E S S S S E E E S S +E E E S S E E E S S S E. E. S
|-0-----------0-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-1-3-3-(3)-3---3-1-----1-------|-1-1-----1-(1)---------|-2-0-0---1-0---------|
|-2------2--------2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-----------2-0-|-1-----2-----2-----2-|
|-0------0--------0-0---0-------|-2---------------------|-2-------------------|
|-0------0--------0-0---0-------|-0---------------------|-2-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
Q Q S S E Q
S E S E. S S E S E E H +E E S S S S
|-0------------------5-||-[17]-------------([17])-------<12>------------|
|-1-3-3-3--3-1---------||----------2-----0---(0)------------------------|
|-2------------2-2-----||--------2-2-----0---(0)------------<7>---------|
|-0----------------0---||------2-----2---2---(2)--2---2---0h=2------<7>-|
|-0------------------4-||---0----------0------------------------<9>-----|
|----------------------||-----------------------------------------------|
W E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
+H. Q
|---------------------------5------|
|-----------2-----0-(0)------------|
|---------2-2-----0-(0)---------2--|
|-(<7>)-2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2----|
|---------------0------------------|
|---5------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
H. S S S S
|-[17]---------------------<12>------------|
|----------2-----0-(0)---------------------|
|--------2-2-----0-(0)---------<7>---------|
|------2-----2---2-(2)-2-2---0h=2------<7>-|
|---0----------0-------------------<9>-----|
|------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
+H Q E S S
|-------------------<12>-----<12>------<12>-|
|-----------2-----0--(0)--------------------|
|---------2-2-----0--(0)------------2-------|
|-(<7>)-2-----2---2--(2)-2-2---0h2----------|
|---0-----------0------------------<9>------|
|-------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
+Q S S S T T Q S S S S
|-(<12>)-----<12>---------<12>-----<12>---<12>---------<12>-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2------<7>----------<7>-------------<7>----------|
|--------2--------------------------------------------------|
|----0----------------<9>--------------------------<9>------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E S S H.
+Q S S S S +E E S S S S
|-(<12>)-----<12>---------<12>-(<12>)-------<12>---------<12>--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2------<7>------------------<5>-------<7>-----------|
|--------2-----------------------------------------------------|
|----0----------------<9>----------------------------<9>-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S H.
+Q S S S S +Q E S S
|-(<12>)-----<12>---------<12>-(<12>)----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------2------<7>-------------------<7>------<7>-|
|--------2-------------------------------------------|
|----0----------------<9>--------------------<9>-----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
E S S H.
+S S E S E S E E S E.
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-(<7>)-----<7>------<7>-------<7>---------------|
|------------------------------------------<7>---|
|-------<9>------<9>------<9>-------<9>----<5>---|
|------------------------------------------------|
D/A A6/C#
Q Q S S S S +E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------<12>-----------------|
|-<7>--<7>--<7>----------<7>-(<7>)---|
|------------------------------------|
|--------------------<5>-------------|
B E
H S E S +E E H. E. S +W
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|
|-<12>-----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------<12>-|-(<12>)----|
|----------------------------------|-<7>----------<7>--------|-----------|
|----------<12>----------------<9>-|-------------------------|-----------|
|---------------<12>-<5>-(<5>)-----|-------------------------|-----------|
D.S. al Coda
W W
|------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------2-----0-(0)-----------|-------2-----0-(0)---------------||
|------2-2-----0-(0)---------2-|-----2-2-----0-(0)----------2----||
|----2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---|---2-----2---2-(2)-2--2-0h2------||
|-0----------0-----------------|-0---------0---------------------||
|------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
&
S S E E. S S S E E S S Q S S S S +H
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-1---0----0-1h2-0-------|-------1-2---0-(0)-----------|
|---2--------------2-0---|-----2-2---2-0-(0)---------2-|
|-1-----1----2---------2-|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2-0h2---|
|-2-----2----2-----------|-0---------0-----------------|
|-2-----2----0-----------|-----------------------------|
Q Q H E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
E S S S S S S +S E S +E E
|------------------------------|
|---2-2-0----------------------|
|-----2-2-0-0-2-(2)-2-x-(x)--2-|
|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2--0h2---|
|-0---------0------------------|
|------------------------------|
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
Q E S S +S E S +E S S S S S S E E Q Q
|----------------------------0---|---0------------------------------||
|-------2---2-3-(3)-3-2-(2)----2-|-2---2-0-------0-(0)--------------||
|-----2-2--------------------2---|-------2-2---2-0-(0)----------2---||
|---2-----2---2-(2)-2-2--0h2-----|-----2-----2---2-(2)-2--2-0h2-----||
|-0---------0--------------------|-0-----------0--------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------||
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
W W
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o-------2-----0-(0)-------------|-------2-----0-(0)-------------o||
||------2-2-----0-(0)----------2--|-----2-2-----0-(0)----------2---||
||----2-----2---2-(2)-2--2-0h2----|---2-----2---2-(2)-2--2-0h2-----||
||o-0---------0-------------------|-0---------0-------------------o||
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E S S S S S S +S E S S S E E S S S S S S +S E S S S E
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
