October challenge; texture

Am Dm G7 C
The fall-ing leaves drift by the window
Dm E7 Am
The Autumn leaves of red and gold
Dm G7 C
I see your lips the summer kisses
Dm E7 Am
The sun-burned hands I used to hold
E7 Am
Since you went away the days grow long
G7 C
And soon I'll hear old win-ter's song
F Dm E7 Am
But I miss you most of all my dar-ling
Dm E7 Am Dm
When Au-tumn leaves start to fall

(I've added the chords from the Everly Brothers version in case anyone wants to play along.)

I’m not a music scholar, but I know a good tune when I hear one. And according to Uncle Wikipedia, this is an example of the most common texture in Western music: melody and accompaniment. AKA homophonic texture.

It’s a deceptively simple tune, but relatively easy for any guitar player or pianist to embroider with a few diddly bits in between the chords, and thereby sound as if they know what they’re doing.

The jazz musician will also throw in a few passing chords - these are chords described by Upper case letters, lower case letters and numbers - for example Ebm7. Sometimes they may include a short word like ‘sus’ or ‘aug’ or ‘dim’. (In my case this means that I have not yet sussed passing chords and my playing is thereby diminished.)

It’s amazing what comes into your head when you get into your car and stare at the windscreen first thing on a rainy morning.