Chapter4 —3-Note Chord Siructures—The Palette Chart Here is the Clusters Close family in all its inversions. Again, notice the leapirogging of the bottom note to create the inversions. The 22 seed is a tough (if not impossible) finger-grabber without the occasional help of open strings. Its inversions, 26 and 62, are much easier to finger, and they retain the unique richness of the Cluster family. The Cluster Family ClosePosition Inversions &] @ fl a oe “8 _ o® = = S| 8 b= Fig. 4.7. Clusters Close inversions a Close- and Open-Position Structures The Palette Char is divided in half diagonally by the Octave fami lose seed families are found in the upper-left triangle, and the open seed families are found in the lower-right triangle. These terms close and open refer to how much room there is between the seeds’ notes. In a close-position seed, the interval distance between the bottom and top notes is within an octave. Here are some close position seeds from the Palette Chart’s upper-left triangle: a 24, a 23, and a 62 seed, in the key of E major. Notice the interval distance between the bottom and top notes is within an octave. Some Close-Position Seeds & os t3— v Fig. 4.8. A Variety of Close Seeds ‘To open up a close-position seed, bring the middle note up or down an ‘octave, so that it is either above or below the seed’s other two notes. In the next example, the seeds from the previous example change from a close position to an open position. Notice the middle note, moving above the seeds’ other notes to “open” things up. Close Position Moving to Open Position The middle note of a close-position seed moves to an octave above to create an open-position seed. Open-position seeds span more than an octave between bottom and top notes. 87