# The 20 Best Neo-Soul Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 20 best Neo-Soul guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Pyramids by Frank Ocean, then To Zion and It's a Moot Point. Every video starts at the solo.

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Neo-soul is a keyboard, bass and vocal music at heart, and outright guitar solos are rare, so this list stops at 20 rather than padding it out. It gathers the clearest guitar showcases in and around the style, from John Mayer's work with Frank Ocean and Carlos Santana on Lauryn Hill's debut to newer players like Melanie Faye, Tom Misch and Khruangbin's Mark Speer.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Channel Orange (credits)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Orange), [Wikipedia – Neo soul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_soul), [Guitar World – The greatest guitar solos of the 21st century](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-21st-century-so-far), [Wikipedia – Voodoo (D'Angelo album, credits)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_(D%27Angelo_album))

1. [Pyramids](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-ocean-pyramids/) — Frank Ocean · solo by John Mayer · 2012
2. [To Zion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lauryn-hill-to-zion/) — Lauryn Hill · solo by Carlos Santana · 1998
3. [It's a Moot Point](https://greatestsolos.com/song/melanie-faye-it-s-a-moot-point/) — Melanie Faye · solo by Melanie Faye · 2019
4. [Vultures](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-vultures/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
5. [Cold Little Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-kiwanuka-cold-little-heart/) — Michael Kiwanuka · solo by Michael Kiwanuka · 2016
6. [White](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-ocean-white/) — Frank Ocean · solo by John Mayer · 2012
7. [I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-i-dont-trust-myself-with-loving-you/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
8. [Spanish Joint](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dangelo-spanish-joint/) — D'Angelo · solo by Charlie Hunter · 2000
9. [Maria También](https://greatestsolos.com/song/khruangbin-maria-tambien/) — Khruangbin · solo by Mark Speer · 2018
10. [Texas Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/khruangbin-and-leon-bridges-texas-sun/) — Khruangbin & Leon Bridges · solo by Mark Speer · 2020
11. [Pearl Cadillac](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-clark-jr-pearl-cadillac/) — Gary Clark Jr. · solo by Gary Clark Jr. · 2019
12. [Jungle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tash-sultana-jungle/) — Tash Sultana · solo by Tash Sultana · 2016
13. [Movie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tom-misch-movie/) — Tom Misch · solo by Tom Misch · 2018
14. [Love & Hate](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-kiwanuka-love-and-hate/) — Michael Kiwanuka · solo by Michael Kiwanuka · 2016
15. [Africa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dangelo-africa/) — D'Angelo · solo by Spanky Alford · 2000
16. [It Runs Through Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tom-misch-it-runs-through-me/) — Tom Misch · solo by Tom Misch · 2018
17. [People Everywhere (Still Alive)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/khruangbin-people-everywhere-still-alive/) — Khruangbin · solo by Mark Speer · 2015
18. [Evan Finds the Third Room](https://greatestsolos.com/song/khruangbin-evan-finds-the-third-room/) — Khruangbin · solo by Mark Speer · 2020
19. [Notion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tash-sultana-notion/) — Tash Sultana · solo by Tash Sultana · 2016
20. [Please Come Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-clark-jr-please-come-home/) — Gary Clark Jr. · solo by Gary Clark Jr. · 2012

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