4.23Voice leading can create melody inside the chords

Suppose the top note of each chord is:

C → C → D → D → C

That's already a small melodic line.

Now choose different inversions so the top notes become:

G → A → A → B → C

Now your chord progression has a rising inner melody.

This is one reason good accompaniment sounds intentional.

The pianist is often controlling:

• bass line
• top line
• inner voices

simultaneously.