Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 3506 (Stop the Car)

RhythmBarsMode
Double jig32E Minor
Transcription of first 2 bars of Stop the Car
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JWh (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Stop the Car (composed by John Whelan)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd Discography

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). Album details
and contents
19985#3[JWh] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion).View album details

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1998