Folk and Melody

Folk

Folk noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.

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Melody and folk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melody" instead a noun "Folk".

Melody noun - A rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect.

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Folk and melody are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folk" instead a noun "Melody".

old	old folk	old melody
good	good folk	good melody
gentle	gentle folk	gentle melody
short	short folk	short melody
Other adjectives: certain, original, single, simple, happy, peaceful, white, traditional, less, strange, classical, acoustic.

To the Tune of: The main riff of "Little Big Horn" (from Blazon Stone) uses the main melody of old american folk song "Girl I Left Behind Me".

Source: Music / Running Wild
Shout-Out: The opening melody of "Magic and Mayhem" is borrowed from an old Finnish folk song "Soittajapaimen".

Source: Music / Amorphis
Sampling - That recurring circus melody that appears as an interlude in Geek the Girl, according to the liner notes, was taken from an "Italian folk tune called Frascilita".

Source: Music / Lisa Germano

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