Did Jimmy Page steal Black Mountain Side?

Even back then, the guitar part was so distinctive that Jimmy Page picked up on it — almost note for note — for his instrumental “Black Mountain Side,” on Led Zeppelin’s 1969 debut, without giving credit.

What tuning is Black Mountain Side?

Composition and recording Page played the instrumental on a borrowed Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar which was tuned to D–A–D–G–A–D, a tuning that he had used for “White Summer”. To enhance the Indian character of the song, drummer and sitarist Viram Jasani played tabla on the track.

Who played tabla on Black Mountain Side Led Zeppelin?

Viram Jasani
Viram Jasani (born 1945) is a Kenyan-born Indian sitar and tabla composer and musician. He is best known for playing tabla drums on the song “Black Mountain Side” from Led Zeppelin’s 1969 debut album.

Who wrote Black Mountain Side?

Jimmy PageBlack Mountain Side / ComposerJames Patrick Page OBE is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Wikipedia

What is Black Mountain Side about?

Black Mountain Side follows a group of archaeologists after they uncover a strange structure in Northern Canada, dating over ten thousand years before the present. The team finds themselves isolated when their communication systems fail and it is not long before they begin to feel the effects of the solitude. — Anonymous

What’s a good version of Black Mountain Side?

David from Portsmouth, Nc Steve Tibbets does a great version of Black Mountain Side on his cd Big Map Idea. Dave from Winnipeg, Canada Could someone please tell me if they can find guitar tabs for the extended one at royal albert hall adrian was talking about.. that would be awesome.

Who is the producer of Black Mountain Side?

Producer(s) Jimmy Page. “Black Mountain Side” is an instrumental by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded at Olympic Studios, London in October 1968 and is included on the group’s 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.

Is Black Mountainside an old take on white summer?

I’ll just say it’s an old take from an old folk song. Black Mountainside is not a tweaked White Summer – it is an almost note for note thieving rip off of Black Waterside by Bert Jansch – its in DADGAD but Bert plays it in dropped D (big deal of a change).