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
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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
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
- 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