"Black Mountain Side"
Song by Bert Jansch, Led Zeppelin
from the album 'Led Zeppelin'
Released	January 12, 1969
Recorded	October 1968
Genre	Folk, Hard rock
Length	2:12
Label	Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Page
Producer(s)	Jimmy Page
'Led Zeppelin' track listing
"Your Time Is Gonna Come" (5)	"Black Mountain Side" (6)	"Communication Breakdown" (7)

Black Mountain Side is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, featured on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. The beginning of the song starts over the end of the previous track, "Your Time Is Gonna Come" Cover of the Led Zeppelin album, Led Zeppelin. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Herbert Jansch (born 3 November 1943[1]), known as Bert Jansch, is a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Your Time Is Gonna Come is a song by the rock group Led Zeppelin, from their debut album. ... Communication Breakdown is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Your Time Is Gonna Come is a song by the rock group Led Zeppelin, from their debut album. ...

Although originally credited as a Jimmy Page composition, it is actually an instrumental version of a traditional folk song called "Blackwaterside". The song's guitar arrangement is virtually identical to the version previously recorded by singer-songwriter Bert Jansch. One important difference, however, is that Page plays in DADGAD tuning (Which Page called the "CIA" tuning, an acronym for Celtic, Indian and Arabic), whereas Jansch used a simpler 'drop D' tuning. In the actual recording Page's guitar is tuned a half step down from DADGAD tuning. James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Herbert Jansch (born 3 November 1943[1]), known as Bert Jansch, is a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. ... DADGAD, or D modal tuning gets its name from the tuning of the guitar strings. ... Dropped D tuning: DADGBe, also known as simply as Drop D, is a guitar tuning style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down a whole tone (dropped) to D rather than E as in standard tuning (EADGBe). ... DADGAD, or D modal tuning gets its name from the tuning of the guitar strings. ...

Folk singer Anne Briggs, a friend of Jansch, taught him the song. She, in turn, learnt it from the folk music historian A. L. Lloyd. She also recorded her own version, though this was not until the early 1970s — a few years after the Jansch and Page interpretations. Page later claimed that he, like Jansch, also learnt the song directly from Briggs, though given the strong resemblance between his and Jansch's versions this seems unlikely. Anne Briggs 1973 album Sing a Song For You Anne Patricia Briggs (born 1944), known as Anne Briggs, is an English folk singer. ... Albert Lancaster Lloyd (29 February 1908- 29 September 1982), usually known as A. L. Lloyd or Bert Lloyd, was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s. ...

An overdubbed rapid guitar lick can be heard on the album version. Page did this to simulate the sound of a sitar. To enhance the Indian character of the song, drummer and sitarist Viram Jasani plays tabla on the track. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Diagram of some sitar parts. ... Viram Jasani played tabla drums on Led Zeppelins first album. ... A typical set of Tabla. ...

When the song was played at Led Zeppelin concerts, it was usually featured as part of Jimmy Page's instrumental "White Summer", with the combined arrangement "White Summer-Black Mountainside" typically running at 11 minutes. Page would sit on a stool for the duration of the two songs and usually played them on a Danelectro guitar, tuned differently than his favored Gibson Les Paul. These songs were used by the band to showcase Page's skills as a guitarist, as he plays almost entirely by himself, with drummer John Bonham adding some fills later in the song. Poster for a Led Zeppelin concert at Oakland Coliseum, July 1977 Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, English rock group Led Zeppelin was one of the worlds most popular live music attractions, making numerous concert tours of the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe in particular. ... White Summer is a song by English rock guitarist Jimmy Page. ... Danelectro DC-3 reissue. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Gibson Les Paul is one of the most recognizable solid-body electric guitar designs in the world. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. ...

A live version of this song can be seen on the Led Zeppelin DVD, during Led Zeppelin's 1970 Royal Albert Hall appearance. A similar version can be heard on the expanded version of Coda, an album of outtakes released in 1982. This arrangement has the "White Summer" segment being played for around eight minutes, and "Black Mountain Side" is heard somewhere in the middle. Led Zeppelin is a double DVD set by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Albert Hall” redirects here. ... Coda is an album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1982. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Page later played versions of this song when he was with The Firm, the group he founded with Paul Rodgers. For the hip hop group, see Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album. ... Paul Rodgers is an English rock singer/songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ...

Dread Zeppelin recorded a version of this song on their album Un-Led-Ed. Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for covering the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style sung by an Elvis Presley impersonator named Tortelvis, though their act now encompasses many other songs and other styles of music. ... Un-Led-Ed is the debut album by Dread Zeppelin, released in 1990. ...

Sources

• Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
• The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9