tune vs theme

tune and theme both are nouns.

tune and theme both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tune	Yes	No	Yes	No
theme	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, theme is a hyponym of tune; that is, theme is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tune:

tune: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
theme: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

Other hyponyms of tune include fanfare, flourish, tucket, glissando, roulade, leitmotif, leitmotiv, theme song, signature, signature tune, theme song, idea, melodic theme, musical theme, part, voice.

tune (noun)	theme (noun)
the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency	a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch	the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence	an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
	(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

tune (verb)	theme (verb)
adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)	provide with a particular theme or motive
adjust for (better) functioning

Difference between tune and theme

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