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82.38Level 17 — passing diminished revisited

C → C♯°7 → Dm.

C♯°7:

C♯-E-G-B♭.

Bass:

C-C♯-D.

The diminished chord is not floating randomly.

Its symmetry is subordinated to:

bass semitone motion.