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WASTED WORDS (Bassline) As recorded by The Allman Brothers Band (From the 1973 Album BROTHERS AND SISTERS) Words and Music by Gregg Allman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Berry Oakley - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------||--------------------| |-------------------|-----7--------||o-------------------| |-------------------|--------8--7--||o-------------------| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5----------||--5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-| 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 Q Q Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----7---------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------8--7---|| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-----------|| Pre-Chorus Q Q E Q E +Q E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E |--------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|-------------------| |-5--5-------5-|-(5)--5---5--5--|-------------------| |-------5-7----|--------5-------|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-| E E E E +Q Q Q Q E Q E +Q E E Q Q |-----------------|--------------|----------------| |-------7-(7)-----|--------------|----------------| |--------------8--|-5--5-------5-|-(5)--5---5--5--| |-5-5-5-----------|-------5-7----|--------5-------| Chorus E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------||-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||-------------------| |-------------------|-------------3-5-6-||-7-7---7-(7)---5-6-| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-------||-----7-------7-----| 1. To Coda E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------------|--------------------|-------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------| |-7-7---7-(7)---7-6-|-5-5---5-(5)---5----|-------7-----| |-----7-------7-----|-----5-------5---6--|-7--7--------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------7-(7)-7-----| |-------------------|---------------8-7-| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-5-------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4---|| 2. Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------|-------------------|-------7-(7)-7-----|| |-------7-----|-------------------|---------------8-7-|| |----7--------|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-5-------------|| Interlude E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-5-7-8-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-5-7-8--|| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----7-7---------| |-5-5-5-----0-3-4-|-5-5-2-2-0-0-----|---------8-8-7---| |-------0-1-------|-------------1-1-|-5-5-----------8-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------4-4-|-------------4-4-| |-------------------|-----3-3-7-7-----|-----3-3-7-7-----| |---------------8-7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------| |-5-5-8-5-(5)-5-----|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-7-7---7-(7)---5-6-| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-----7-------7-----| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------| |-7-7---7-(7)---5-6-|-5-5---5-(5)---5---|-------7--7--| |-----7-------7-----|-----5-------5---6-|-7--7--------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------5-7-8-| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-------| D.S. al Coda E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------7-(7)-7------|| |-------------------|---------------8-7--|| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-5--------------|| & Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------7-----|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-----------|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-| W Q Q H E E E E +E E E E |----------|------------|-------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------| |-5--------|-------7----|-------------------| |----------|-7--7-------|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-| E E E E +E E E E W Q Q Q Q |-------------------|----------|-------------| |-------------------|----------|-------------| |-------------------|-5--------|-------7-----| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|----------|-7-----------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-|-5-5-0-5-(5)-0-3-4-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-5-5---5-(5)---3-4-|-5-5---5-(5)---5----| |-----5-------5-----|-----5-------5---6--| Outro E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 9x |-------------------|-----------||--------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|-----------||o-------------------|--------------------o|| |-----7-------7-----|-7---------||o-5-5---5-(5)---3-4-|-5-5---5-(5)---3-4--o|| |-7-7---7-(7)---5-6-|-----------||------5-------5-----|-----5-------5-------|| 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 3x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o---------------7-|---------------7-|---------------7-|---------------7-o|| ||o-----------7-8---|-----------7-8---|-----------7-8---|-----------7-8---o|| ||--5-5-8-5-8-------|-5-5-8-5-8-------|-5-5-8-5-8-------|-5-5-8-5-8--------|| 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