noun
tune
TOON/tuːn/
A melody or short musical piece.
The violinist plays a flowing tune on the violin.
Etymology
Tune is an unexplained variant of tone, whose ancestor tonos connects musical pitch with a stretched, taut string. The English meaning broadened from a single musical sound to a connected succession of notes forming a melody.
In context
you know i want to write a melody then so i went back and wrote this melody for jocko to play which is what happens on the end of the tune yeah um
More examples
- She hums a familiar tune while washing the dishes.
- I recognize the tune but forget the words.
- The band plays several lively tunes after dinner.
Forms
tune · tunes
tuneful adjective — Having a pleasant, musical sound.