The idea I had to start this piece was the three note ascending melody that functions as pick-up notes. And I was hearing an initial chord progression of 1 - 3 - 4 (one measure each).
After the pick-up notes, the melody grows to 4 then five then develops and reappears as the most repeated part of the song. Harmonically, it's a constant re-harmonization, substitute chords, leading chromatic chords, diminished sevenths leading up, etc. With no modulation it's easier to mess with the home key as that's all there is. Rhythmically, I do my typical stalling or dragging out of the time over bar lines to mess with it too, basically!
It seems to have a gospel-like quality to it.
After the pick-up notes, the melody grows to 4 then five then develops and reappears as the most repeated part of the song. Harmonically, it's a constant re-harmonization, substitute chords, leading chromatic chords, diminished sevenths leading up, etc. With no modulation it's easier to mess with the home key as that's all there is. Rhythmically, I do my typical stalling or dragging out of the time over bar lines to mess with it too, basically!
It seems to have a gospel-like quality to it.