"Black Mountain Side" is an instrumental by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, adapted, without credit, from Bert Jansch's original arrangement of the traditional Irish folk song "Down by Blackwaterside".
It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London, and is included on the group's 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.
The guitar arrangement closely follows Bert Jansch's version of that song, recorded for his 1966 album Jack Orion.
[7][8] To enhance the Indian character of the song, drummer and sitarist Viram Jasani played tabla on the track.
[9]According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:[1] In concert, "Black Mountain Side" was often performed with "White Summer".