Collocations for melody - noun

beautiful, flowing, gentle, gorgeous, lovely, soft, sweet
slow
simple, strong
complex
haunting, memorable
melancholy, mournful, plaintive, sad
catchy (informal), familiar, popular, traditional
vocal
guitar, piano, etc.
folk, pop
Irish folk melodies

acoustic

hum, play, sing
carry
The clarinet carries the melody.

hear
have
Most of her songs have a strong melody.

compose, create, write