[General] It's a very tuneful song.

[Silverobama]

There's song in my song list. I think it's melodious. Since I'm not a music student, I don't know how to describe a song. When I recommend the song each time to my friends, I say "It's a very tuneful song".

I wonder if it's natural to say it.

Here's the song I mentioned.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's not wrong but it's not particularly complimentary (I don't mean that it's uncomplimentary, just that it doesn't make it sound especially appealing).

It has a beautiful melody.

 

[Silverobama]

It's not wrong but it's not particularly complimentary (I don't mean that it's uncomplimentary, just that it doesn't make it sound especially appealing).

It has a beautiful melody.

I appreciate your prompt reply, kindness and patience. I wonder if you native speakers would say "It's a melodious song" or something similar if you want to express "It has a beautiful melody".

 

[emsr2d2]

"Melodious" isn't a word most native speakers would use in everyday speech. It sounds rather old-fashioned to me.

 

[Glizdka]

Not a teacher
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Since I'm not a music student, I don't know how to describe a song.

In music theory, there's something called harmony. I'd say it's harmonious. It is a beautiful song by the way.

Interestingly enough, Google defines harmonious as:

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harmonious /hɑːˈməʊnɪəs/
adjective

tuneful; not discordant.
"harmonious music"

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Now I'm wondering if tuneful also refers to the properties described by harmony. Could anyone with knowledge in music theory confirm?

 

[jutfrank]

We're talking here about melody, not harmony.

There's nothing particularly positive about melodiousness in itself. There are plenty of very melodious songs that I don't like at all. However, I assume that you want to say that you like the melody/melodiousness of the song, so I'd suggest this:

It has a nice melody.

The word nice expresses your opinion about the melody. If you merely want to describe the song without using an opinion word, you could say:

It's very melodious.

 

[GoesStation]

Does soulful count?