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73.45Level 23 — dim7 as rotational doorway

Play:

B-D-F-A♭.

Resolve:

C.

Then replay same diminished chord.

Try resolving one voice upward by semitone to another target chord.

Explore.

The chord's symmetry gives several possible exits.

This is a powerful modulating device.