- music
- tune
- rhythm
- song
- lyric
- chords
- tunes
- timbre
- piano
- guitar
- chord
- harmonies
- ballad
- vocals
- lyricism
- jazzy
- choruses
- falsetto
- air
- melancholy
- riffs
- strain
- pitch
- line
- phrasing
- rhythms
- tonal pattern
- melodic phrase
- intonation
- melodic line
- part
- compositions
- solos
- theme song
- voice
- cello
- accompaniment
- phrase
- sound
- lyrics
- glissando
- saxophone
- melodies
- songs
- lyrical
- melodic
- ode
- lilting
- melodious
- intro
- syncopated
- bluesy
- riff
- soulful
- ballads
- diatonic scale
- synth
- orchestral
- lyrically
- harmony
- plaintive
- sings
- flourish
- theme
- fanfare
- idea
- musicality
- signature
- high
- catchy
- lullaby
- raga
- woodwinds
- vibrato
- word
- hymn
- sax
- harmonic
- leitmotiv
- leitmotif
- roulade
- tucket
- orchestration
- tempos
- synthesizer
- mournful
- dirge
- sentence
- synths
- trumpet
- verse
- singing
- musical
- sounds
- percussion
- guitars
- chorus
- concerto
- descant
- repertoire
- flute
- acoustic
- strings
- tone
- counterpoint
- sing
- baritone
- chanson
- duet
- poetic
- idiom
- bass
- pop
- vocal
- groove
- gospel
- funky
- narration
- staccato
- folk
- greek language
- tenor
- soundtrack
- poem
- beethoven
- keyboard
- ensemble
- dance
- elegiac
- mellow
- violin
- harmonica
- instrument
- stylings
- improvisation
- classical
- album
- tones
- clarinet
- crooning
- motif
- instrumental
- lok
- musique
- signature tune
- lay
- musical theme
- musical perception
- musical phrase
- melodic theme
- sonority
- kuk
- legato
- backbeat
- ostinato
- arpeggios
- pizzicato
- timbres
- syncopation
- rubato
- torchy
- euphony
- cantabile
- toccata
- cadenza
- outro
- tonality
- ragas
- recitative
- pianissimo
- allegro
- vibraphone
- interval
- obbligato
- polyrhythms
- composer
- handclaps
- fingerpicking
- chaconne
- crescendos
- tremolos
- arioso
- tunefulness
- portamento
- melodiousness
- chromaticism
- songcraft
- polyrhythm
- passacaglia
- decrescendo
- barrelhouse
- balladry
- soulfulness
- plaintiveness
- tension
- berceuse
- cadence
- polyphony
- acoustic guitar
- round
- fugue
- musical composition
- melodic motion
- pentatonic scale
- scat singing
- ride cymbal
- harmonic progression
- bass clef
- drum
- adjective
- pan
- steps and skips
- 20th-century classical music
- melodic pattern
- classical music
- western culture
- musical style
- chromatic scale
- rhythmic
- guitar riff
- vocal harmonies
- instrumentals
- guitar riffs
- tuneful
- dissonant
- percussive
- anthemic
- propulsive
- danceable
- rhythmically
- soloing
- melancholic
- guitar solos
- musically
- lilt
- sonata
- acoustic guitars
- cadences
- synthesizers
- alto
- backing vocals
- violins
- soundscape
- twangy
- rootsy
- breathy
- cymbal
- cellos
- symphonic
- folky
- hypnotic
- soundscapes
- songwriting
- tonal
- croons
- croon
- virtuosic
- virtuosity
That's about all the melody related words we've got! I hope this list of melody terms was useful to you in some way or another. The words down here at the bottom of the list will be in some way associated with melody, but perhaps tenuously (if you've currenly got it sorted by relevance, that is). If you have any feedback for the site, please post it here, but please note this is only a hobby project, so I may not be able to make regular updates to the site. Have a nice day! 🐊