The Allman Brothers Band - Wasted words

WASTED WORDS 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 B E G# B E) - 'Dickey Betts - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E B E G# B E) - 'Dickey Betts - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=128 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I 1st - 3rd Verses $ N.C. ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Q E E +H W H +E E E E +H H |----------------||-----------|---------------5-|-(5)---------| |----------------||o----------|-----------------|-------------| |----------------||-----------|-----------4s5---|-------------| |-/5--3s5-(5)----||-----------|-/5----(5)-------|-------------| |----------------||o----------|-----------------|-------------| |----------------||-----------|-----------------|-------------| ~ ~~~ ~ H E E S S E H Q S E. +H E E E E |----------------|---------------|--------------5-| |--------5s3-----|---------------|----------------| |------------3s5-|---------------|----------4s5---| |----------------|-5---------/5--|-(5)------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------| ~~~ +H. Q Q E E +E E a e E |-(5)---------|----------------------|| |-------------|------5-(5)s3---------|| |-------------|--------------3s5-----|| |-------------|------------------(5)-|| |-------------|----------------------|| |-------------|----------------------|| | | Gtr II | W W |-------------|----------------------|| |-------------|----------------------|| |-------------|----------------------|| |-------------|----------------------|| |-------------|----------------------|| |-------------|----------------------|| Pre-Chorus | | Q q E E E E +Q a E E E Q E |-/12s=10--9s7---/10-|-(10)--10s9---5s9s=7--| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| ~~~ ~~~ H. Q H. Q Q q E E E E +Q a E E E Q E |-------------|--5----------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------|-------------|--/5s==3------------|---------------------| |-------------|-------------|----------5s3----/6-|--(6)---6s5----------| |-/9----------|-------------|--------------------|--------------5s9s=7-| |-------------|-------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------------|---------------------| | | ~~~ | H. Q H. Q Q q E E E E +Q a E E E Q E |-/9----------|-17----------|-/12s=10--9s7---/10-|-(10)--10s9---5s9s=7-| |-------------|-------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------------|---------------------| Chorus N.C. ~~~ ~~~ H. Q H. Q E. S e E H E. S e E H |-------------|--5----------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------||-12s10s12--------|-12s10s12--------| |-------------|-------------||-12s10s12--------|-12s10s12--------| |-/9----------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------| | | ~~~ | H. Q H. Q E. S e E H E. S e E H |-/9----------|-17----------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------||-12s10s12--------|-12s10s12--------| |-------------|-------------||-12s10s12--------|-12s10s12--------| |-------------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------| 1. To Coda ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ H. Q q q Q Q Q E E Q. E E E E E +H |--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-/10----------|-7--7--12\-----|---------------|-------5-(5)----| |-/10----------|-7--7--12\-----|----4s5--------|-5s4s5----------| |--------------|---------------|--------5----5-|----------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| | | ~~~~ | H. Q q q Q Q W W |--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------|-7--7--12\-----|---------------|----------------| |-/10----------|-7--7--12\-----|---------------|----------------| |-/10----------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 2. |-3--| Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q Q q q. E Q E E +Q E E |---------------|-5----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|---5-------------o||--------12\------|----/5-/5-(5)--\3---| |----4s5--------|-----/5-----------||----/7--12\------|------------------5-| |---------5-----|--------5--(5)----||----/7-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------o||-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|------------------||-----------------|--------------------| | | W W Q q q Q W |---------------|------------------||-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------o||--------12\------|--------------------| |---------------|------------------||-----7--12\------|--------------------| |---------------|------------------||-----7-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------o||-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|------------------||-----------------|--------------------| Interlude N.C. ~~~~~~ E E E E +H Q E E H E E E E +H Q E E H |-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |-\3--------------||o----3s5--------|-7s5------------|----3s5---------| |----5------------||---------5------|-----5----------|--------5-------| |------5-5-(5)----||----------------|-------5-(5)----|----------------| |-----------------||o---------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| | | W Q E E Q. E E E E E +H Q E E Q. E |-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||o---------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||-----4s5--------|-6s5------------|----4s5---------| |-----------------||---------5----5-|-----5-5-(5)----|--------5----5--| |-----------------||o---------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| Guitar Solo N.C. E E E E +Q +Q E Q. E E E E |-------/17-(17)--(17)\---||---/10-------------10-| |-7s5--------------------o||----------10s8--------| |-----5-------------------||---------------/10----| |-------------------------||----------------------| |------------------------o||----------------------| |-------------------------||----------------------| | | E E E E +H W |-------------------------||----------------------| |------------------------o||----------------------| |-6s5---------------------||----------------------| |-----5---5--(5)----------||----------------------| |------------------------o||----------------------| |-------------------------||----------------------| +Q S S E E Q. E Q E E E Q |-(10)----------10-------|-----------------| |-------10s8-------10\---|----5----5s3-----| |------------10----------|-/5----5-----/5--| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| | | W W |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| E E E E +Q E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|------------------10-| |-------------------|----/10--10s8--------| |--------------4s5/-|--------------/10----| |-5s3---5-(5)-------|---------------------| |-----5-------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| +E Q E E E Q E Q E Q E E |-(10)s13s=14-10---------|--------------------| |----------------10------|----5-----8-----10--| |-------------------10\--|-/5----/8----/8-----| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| +Q E E +E E Q E Q E E E E E |----------------------|-----12--------------12-| |-(10)-----------------|------------12s10-------| |-------8--------------|-/12-----12-------12----| |---------/8-(8)s7-5\--|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| +E E Q Q +Q E Q. E E E E |-(12)--------------------|-------------------10--| |---------/16s=15--(15)\--|---/10-----------------| |------12-----------------|----------10s8-/10-----| |-------------------------|---------------/10-----| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| ~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +E Q. E Q. H E E E E +H E E E E +Q. a E +H |-(10)\-------------|---------------|--------------5-|-(5)-----------------| |-------7\---5------|-------------5-|-(5)----5s4s5---|-------17s15-(15)----| |--------------4\---|------/5s4s5---|----------------|-------17s15-(15)----| |-------------------|-5-------------|----------------|-------17s15-(15)----| |-------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| D.S. al Cod& ~~~ ~ ~ |--3---| |--3---| H. Q q q H Q a Q Q H Q a Q Q H |-------------|--------------|----------5----|---------------| |-10----------|-7--7--12\----|---5s3---------|---5s3---------| |-10----------|-7--7--12\----|-------/5------|-------/5------| |-------------|--------------|---------------|----------5----| |-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| ~ ~ |--3---| |--3---| W H H Q a Q Q H Q a Q Q H |----------|-------------|----------5----|---------------| |----------|------12\----|---5s3---------|---5s3---------| |----------|------12\----|-------/5------|-------/5------| |----------|-------------|---------------|----------5----| |----------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |----------|-------------|---------------|---------------| E Q E Q E E +E E a H e E |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----10-----10-----10-|-(10)----10s12s===14---| |-/10-----10-----10----|------10---------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |---3----| E E E E +E a Q. H +Q Q Q |--------------------|---------------------|| |-7s5---7-(7)-6s9----|-/17----(17)-17\-----|| |-----7--------------|-----------------/17-|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| Outro N.C. ~~ ~~~ |--3---| |--3--| H Q Q Q Q. E +H Q Q Q Q E E Q E E +H |----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------15-----|-17----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------/17-|-17----17-(17)\----|------------------|------/5-(5)\----| |-17-------------|-------17-(17)\----|---/5-/5-/5--\3---|-5--5------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------5-|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ W H Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E +Q +Q |----------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|-5-5----5--\3---|-3-------------------| |----------|-----------/5-|------5-------5-|---5-----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------|-----5-5-(5)--(5)\---| |----------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ W W Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q q |----------|----------|-----------------|---------------| |----------|----------|-----------------|---------------| |----------|----------|-----------------|------3s4s=5---| |----------|----------|-5----5-(5)--3---|-5-------------| |----------|----------|---------------5-|---------------| |----------|----------|-----------------|---------------| W H E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E |----------|--------------|------------------------------| |----------|--------5s3---|-5---3-----\3-----\3-----\3---| |----------|------------5-|---5-----5------5------5----5-| |----------|--------------|------------------------------| |----------|--------------|------------------------------| |----------|--------------|------------------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. E E E q W H E. S E E Q. E +Q E E |-/3--------------|----------|------------------||--17----17-(17)----------| |---------3-------|----------|---------17s15----||o----------------\15-----| |-----------/5s4--|----------|---------------17-||---------------------17--| |-----------------|----------|------------------||-------------------------| |-----------------|----------|------------------||o------------------------| |-----------------|----------|------------------||-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E 3x |-17----17-(17)---------|-17----17-(17)---------|-17----------------------|| |----------------\15----|----------------\15----|-------15-(15)\--\15----o|| |--------------------17-|--------------------17-|-------15-(15)\------17--|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------o|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|| 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