Led Zeppelin Black Mountain Side COVER DADGAD Acoustic Zep Blackwaterside
Jan 2, 2010 hybrid picking
Posted by
stevy
Led Zeppelin Black Mountain Side COVER Wheew! A very difficult cover of an acoustic number by Mr Page paying tribute to an old Irish folk tune, Blackwaterside. Many have attributed Mr. Bert Jansch with this tune but it is a twist on a called Blackwaterside. The song by Mr. Page was recorded on Led Zeppelin’s first album from 1969. This is in a DADGAD style tuning but 1/2 step lower to match the album which would make it a D flat. Mr. Page calls this his “CIA” tuning…Celtic, Indian and Arabic. What he did with this song and the arrangement and production with tabla shows how ingeniuos he really is…transforming an old Irish tune into sort of an international piece by bringing the connection of Celtic and Indian music together. Remember he did this in the late 1960s when the Beatles and the Stones had featured the Sitar and classical Indian instruments on the songs “Within you, without you” and the Stones “Paint it Black” I believe.
I made several attempts to play this in its entirety and correctly. It is a variation on a theme and is not exactly the way Mr. Page arranged it. I think the hybrid picking and fingering technique is more in line with what Mr. Page did in the studio then just fingerpicking or flat picking the song.
Sorry I do not have any tabs for this song. I learned it by ear. I made an attempt to also show both hands during the taping of this so you can get an idea of how its played.
When I get it closer to 99% I will repost.
I hope you enjoy it and can learn something from it. It is very difficult to learn and play, one of the most challenging of Page’s acoustic numbers. Remember, have fun with your playing !
Duration : 0:1:58
Tags: 1969, acoustic, album, bert, Black, blackwaterside, cover, DADGAD, first, from, guitar, Irish, jansch, Jimmy, led, Mountain, page, Side, traditional, tune, zep, zeppelin, Zeppelin's
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
@lighteningboy …
@lighteningboy Thanks !
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
@lighteningboy Yes …
@lighteningboy Yes I am !
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
You are using a …
You are using a pick!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Nicely done man…I …
Nicely done man…I had to wade through alot of videos to find this! Thanks for posting
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
you got it right !!!
you got it right !!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
U r welcome!
U r welcome!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
ahah it was suppoer …
ahah it was suppoer to be 2705 hookers. typo. But hey! Ill be more then happy to give you half a hooker!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Thanks !
Thanks !
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
@sharrer2 The 0.5 …
@sharrer2 The 0.5 part sounds interesting !
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
if you did a lesson …
if you did a lesson on how to play this id like…
get you 27.5 hookers at once.
D:
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
It’s simply fuckin’ …
It’s simply fuckin’ bad what this guy does!!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Thanks Sorry no …
Thanks Sorry no tabs for this, it was all done by ear.
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Thanks !!!
Thanks !!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Thanks !
Thanks !
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
hi!
you play too …
hi!
you play too well! (:
can you say me the song’s tab?
please!
bye
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Good Cover
Good Cover
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Thanks !
Thanks !
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
great
great
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
THANK YOU VERY MUCH …
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
THANKS !!!
THANKS !!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
THANKS !!!
THANKS !!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
you are the man… …
you are the man…awesome you can explain in a video this beutifull song please ……thanks and you are amazing
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Yes!
Yes!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
Awesome man, great …
Awesome man, great job, on a great tune!!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:13 am
The sound on YT …
The sound on YT doesnt do it justice. I always use D’Addario light Phosphor Bronze. The only way to fly. Elixir doesnt have the crispy highs, martin’s get too old too fast.