In this role, a diminished seventh chord resolves to a major or dominant seventh chord whose root is one of the notes of the diminished seventh chord (common tone), the most common being the raised supertonic seventh, which resolves to the tonic in major keys (♯iio7–I, shown below) and the raised submediant, which ...
What resolves from a diminished chord?
I To resolve a diminished 7th chord, the leading tone (which is the root) must resolve up. The rest of the chord members resolve down. There is a little flexibility with the third of the chord to resolve up if needed. A vii°7 chord is made up entirely of stacked minor 3rds.
How do you use diminished chords in a chord progression?
So if you feel stuck trying to figure out a way to use diminished chords in your chord progressions, try this basic rule: take any chord within your progression, and build a diminished 7th (a chord with stacked minor 3rds) on the note that's a semitone below the chord you've chosen.
