Home › Words › S › subtunesubtunesubtune means A tune that makes up part of a larger musical work or collection of tunes.EtymologyFrom sub- + tune.nounA tune that makes up part of a larger musical work or collection of tunes.e.g.“When we reach measure 17 (the first measure of the second “subtune”), the words “Always get” likewise receive an upward slide, but there are subtle changes (Example 15.2).” — 2014, Edward Green, Evan Spring, The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington, page 232:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).