The song is coming together more recognizably now. I laid down a vocal line and double-tracked my voice for the harmonies during the chorus. I also added a quiet synth in the background in order to beef up the mix and maintain interest in the middle. I generally like it when a song starts off pretty bare and then builds up, layer upon layer, until you’re awash in something undeniable and majestic. But it has to be done right, of course. That’s the trick I’m working on.

The guitar line intro, solo, and outro are just me fooling around and trying to get an idea of what I’d ultimately like to play on this song. I actually have a pretty concrete idea of what the guitar lines should be, since I recorded a pretty fun demo of this song four years ago. Although, to be fair, I think I’ve improved my guitar skills in the last four years, so I wanted to see what I could come up with off the top of my head. I think there are some decent ideas here, ideas that I will identify, isolate, and flesh out. Then it’s a matter of stringing them together under a broader idea of what I want the guitar to say. After that it’s just: deep breath, hit the record button, and try to nail it.

But that’s all for next post.  For now these ideas are still seeds, and the song doesn’t yet fully exist. This is Rabinal, half-developed:

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