I'm not a piano player, nor do I play one on TV. I'm just a guitar picker. However, I used to own a sheet music book for Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas. (This is a live ABB album that came out in 1976.) Ain't Wastin' Time No More is in that book in standard music notation, not guitar tablature. My guess is that if you can read music, locating a copy of the book might be of help.

Here is an image of the first page of the sheet music of the song from musicnotes:

Another website (irocku) features a piano lesson for the song, this link will connect you to the preview video:

https://www.irocku.com/lessons/piano/aint-wastin-time-no-more/

Hope this helps!

[Edited on 1/22/2019 by peachlovingman]

[Edited on 1/22/2019 by peachlovingman]

Thx! That lesson looks neat. Guitar player here too, mostly hack out chords on piano - just love that rolling keyboard when the song kicks in.

YouTube usually has excellent tutorials. Did you search that site?

Worth a try - turned out the lesson above costs and he doesnt let you see the keys until you pay , I just want to see a close up slowed down.

You can find complete sheet music with the Hal Leonard music book The Allman Brothers Band 29 of their best. Book has a good mix of songs from all eras of the band.
Ain’t wastin’ time no more is 5 pages long. The book sells for $19.95, and I think you can find it at music stores or Amazon.
Try a music store first. Sometimes they are looking to clear out stock and you can get it cheaper.
I lucked out many years ago when a store was going out of business. $3.00.

Ive had luck with youtube with alot of stuff and the Hal book is good but i find it above my current level. Ive only been terrorizing the piano for 18 months. Let me know how it goes as i want to take another shot at some of the ABB tunes soon.

Brer -

If you're gonna do this tune, you need the intro as done by Peter Levin. Very nice piano player. Gregg always had great keyboard players. Before Peter Levin, it was Bruce Katz. I believe at one time he had Neil Larsen. And of course Chuck.

Thx. I got the first four notes down.

You may want to try some local musicians in your area to show you some music theory or better yet, sit you down at the piano and show you. Unless the person is a Prima Donna or has an ego the size of Texas, most good musicians will show you. Don’t matter how trained or experienced they are...most are glad to help.
And don’t be afraid to ask for help or even play with people who have music tastes other than yours. I got a lot of music knowledge from guys that played big band, polka, swing, and in wedding bands.
Playing with or jamming with other people will advance your playing quite quickly. Don’t matter if you are playing with a seasoned pro or a beginner. You will learn something or you will be teaching someone else something you know.

Having 4 notes down is a start. Better than what you had before.

You’ll get there.

A little trick you can borrow from guitar players when they would bend a note, is to slide from one note into another. For example if you are playing a Eb (E flat) quickly let your finger slide into the E. This is sort of an introduction to blues notes. Don’t do it all the time or your playing will be sloppy.

A little trick you can borrow from guitar players when they would bend a note, is to slide from one note into another. For example if you are playing a Eb (E flat) quickly let your finger slide into the E. This is sort of an introduction to blues notes. Don’t do it all the time or your playing will be sloppy.

Ive been learning that neat little move. You are correct that it can easily get overdone and sloppy. Most of my playing is that way i think. 😮

I hope its going well BrerRabbit.

A little trick you can borrow from guitar players when they would bend a note, is to slide from one note into another. For example if you are playing a Eb (E flat) quickly let your finger slide into the E. This is sort of an introduction to blues notes. Don’t do it all the time or your playing will be sloppy.

Ive been learning that neat little move. You are correct that it can easily get overdone and sloppy. Most of my playing is that way i think. 😮

I hope its going well BrerRabbit.

Sometimes overdone and sloppy is what is needed for a song. Overcooked. Undercooked. Plain and simple. Whatever it takes. You can play things precise and down to the note on a song or as loose as you want and improvise all you want.
That’s the beauty of playing music. No matter how good or bad you may be, you will always learn something new. And playing only improves with time and practice. Playing out or with friends in your living room...it’s all good.

I gave up, felt like a chimpanzee driving a Cadillac - it is a tough piece, style, and groove - ABB just made it look ez. Figured out Waltzing Matilda instead. Working on Red River Valley now.

[Edited on 2/10/2019 by BrerRabbit]

The 5 man band plays it on Eat A Peach. Gregg plays the piano and Dickey plays slide guitar. And do they sound good. Also Gregg is overdubbed on Organ and Dickey on electric guitar with volume swells. There is congas on the track overdubbed by Jaimoe .

Gregg wrote the song on an 110 year old piano at the studio in Miami. Duane was killed before he finished the lyrics. The song was about soliders returning home from the war but Duane's death shifted some of Gregg's thoughts about the lyrics to his brother.

Thoughts about Duane stayed with the original members for many years. Duane sometimes would say to someone "Take care brother and shine it on".

Dickey remembered that when he and Warren wrote Shine It On in 1990. When they showed it to Gregg he was moved so I've heard.