Chords of the minor and diminished seventh

• both chords of the 7th formed from the 7th scale degree
• in major = chord of the minor 7th
  • in modern harmony this is a half diminished chord
• in minor = chord of the diminished 7th
  • in modern harmony this is a fully diminished chord
• how to resolve these chords
  • pretend they are dominant 9th chords that do not have their fundamental
  • therefore the lowest tone resolves up while all the other tones resolve down
    • one exception
      • if in the chord voicing, the 3rd is below the 7th, it must be led up
      • this is to avoid parallel 5ths
• inversions
  • they have the same names as the dominant chords
• these chords should be prepared, but it does not need to be