melodic

Adjective

Meaning

Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious.

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I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born. Charlie Parker

Poetry is a lyrical insinuation. Often, its melodic subtlety kisses the subconscious mind. Masiela Lusha

It became such a hit that it superseded anything that any band had ever had. It was the first time that a so-called swing band played something melodic and still gave it a beat. Artie Shaw

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting. David Antin

For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion. Dweezil Zappa

We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when you improvise you don't just shut out different languages, you use all the languages that you have. Fred Frith

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