For many, the iconic first solo to The Thrill Is Gone is blues guitar soloing at its finest.

It’s a beautiful solo with a lot of dynamics and some epic bends that really showcase BB King’s inimitable style and grace on the guitar.

In this lesson, I’ll show you how to play the solo note for note off the original studio recording. In addition I’ll play it for you slowly and roughly full speed so you can try to play it along with me.

There are no TABs for the lesson but you can find this song transcribed in many places.