Song help - Western guitar tune with no lyrics

[shifty_uk]

I hear this tune quite often, either on TV, radio or in public, yet never catch the name of it.

It's music only, no words, a western style guitar solo. It must be a pretty famous tune, sounds like it should be from a cowboy film.

Google has provided no answers, I don't know what I'm looking for!

Any ideas?

 

[scorza]

Duelling Banjos?

 

[Kosmiche]

Something from the Kill Bill soundtrack perhaps?

 

[cheesyboy]

Apache by The Shadows?

 

[OhEsEcks]

Apache by The Shadows?

Funnily, that's actually a "surf" track, but most associate it with cowboys and westerns.

 

[v0n]

Not strictly western, but in context and played often enough everywhere - Misirlou?

 

[darreny]

Ecstasy of gold is the only one I hear often by ennio morricone but has a woman humming (maybe not the right term

Still one of my fave pieces of music

 

[shifty_uk]

Apache by The Shadows?

Spot on Thanks! Knew someone would get it instantly.

Funnily, that's actually a "surf" track, but most associate it with cowboys and westerns.

It's the only way I could describe it without just saying 60's sounding guitar tune It does sound very western, wouldn't have associated it with surfing at all.

 

[Muban]

Haha! I know the tune but never would have got it from your description If only you'd said the tune from the Mattesons advert

 

[OhEsEcks]

It's the only way I could describe it without just saying 60's sounding guitar tune It does sound very western, wouldn't have associated it with surfing at all.

Yeah, it is pretty easy to confuse the two. I think most associate it with westerns because of it's title "Apache".

I mean, even the opening track on that mix you're not sure "is this a western soundtrack or california surfing music?". And then the second track starts and you're like "nope, definitely surf rock".

 

[SilverTongue]

Apache by The Shadows?

came in to say exactly that

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I wish I had a £1 for the amount of times I've played Apache in Clubland.
I also used to do Wonderful Land and FBI.
Hank Marvin is one of the most influential guitarists ever who made millions pick up the guitar.