Lit - Black Magic - Acoustic Guitar Lesson

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Lit - Black Magic - Acoustic Lesson

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Get Weird (Expanded Edition) album cover
Get Weird (Expanded Edition)
2015 3:32
Lit 2015 E major
Capo Advisor 0 E major · Original key

Black Magic


Black Magic by Lit appears on the 2015 album Get Weird (Expanded Edition). This rock track offers guitarists a chance to explore the band's energetic style rooted in their Nashville origins. The song presents engaging riff work and rhythm patterns typical of modern rock.

  • Lit released Black Magic as part of Get Weird (Expanded Edition) in 2015.
  • The band originated in Nashville, Tennessee before relocating to Los Angeles.
  • Rock track featuring dynamic guitar work suitable for intermediate to advanced players.
Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Lit's rhythm guitarist used Stratocasters for their versatile single-coil brightness, allowing palm-muted chords to cut through the mix while maintaining note clarity in the band's moderate-gain pop-punk style. The responsive pickups deliver the articulation needed for Lit's energetic, defined rhythm work.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

Popoff's Telecaster Plus with active electronics provided the articulate, cutting tone essential for Lit's rhythm guitar foundation, maintaining definition even under distortion and natural power-tube saturation. Its bright character became synonymous with the band's clean-yet-aggressive pop-punk attack.

Boss DS-1 Distortion
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Boss DS-1 Distortion

Popoff paired the DS-1 with his tube amp's natural breakup to control gain staging, avoiding excessive distortion while preserving the note definition critical to Lit's style. This minimalist pedal approach allowed him to shape tone through amp dynamics rather than heavy effects processing.