Demonstrate BB King's approach to soloing over a blues progression using animated fretboard visuals, covering bends, vibrato, and pentatonic note choices.
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“The fretboard isn't a wall of dots. It's a small alphabet arranged in patterns — and once you can read it, every song you already know becomes a sentence.”