# White guitar solo > John Mayer's guitar solo on White by Frank Ocean (2012). Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A neo-soul classic from the 2010s. Canonical URL: Frank Ocean, 2012. Solo by *John Mayer*. A short, dreamy interlude where Mayer's clean guitar melody carries the whole track. White is a short, dreamy interlude on Channel Orange, and John Mayer's clean guitar melody carries the entire track. His playing is gentle and lyrical, with soft bends and a warm tone that give the piece a floating, almost weightless feel. The guitar serves as a connecting thread in the album's flow, offering a moment of calm between songs. It shows Mayer's ability to create mood with just a few well-chosen notes. Listen for how the melody drifts over the ambient backdrop, and how subtle variations in phrasing keep the simple line engaging throughout its brief running time. White by Frank Ocean is featured in our Neo-Soul (#6) list. The solo is played by John Mayer and the song was released in 2012. ## In our lists - [The 20 Greatest Neo-Soul Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/neo-soul/) — #6 - [Guest Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guest/) — #20 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2012](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2012/) — #4 - [Guitar Solos on Disco, Funk and R&B Hits](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guitar-solos-disco-rnb-hits/) — #18 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on White? John Mayer played the solo on Frank Ocean's White (2012). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)