メロ

noun

melody

Abbreviation of メロディー. Common in casual conversation and music contexts.

See also: メロディー

• この曲きょくのメロが頭あたまから離はなれない。

  I can't get the melody of this song out of my head.

• サビよりメロのほうが好すき。

  I like the verse melody more than the chorus.

noun, used as a suffix

section of a pop song

Used as a suffix in music production to label parts of a song, e.g. Ａメロ (verse), Ｂメロ (pre-chorus), サビ (chorus).

• Ａメロは静しずかに入はいって、Ｂメロで盛もり上あげる。

  Start the verse quietly and build up in the pre-chorus.

• この曲きょくはＢメロが長ながいね。

  This song has a long pre-chorus, doesn't it?