I've seen multiple sources and videos where V7->I
(major) and V7->i
(minor) are said to be the strongest resolutions. In the case of the minor scale, I hear vi dim->i
(where vi is minor of b6) as the better resolution. They both have tritones but vi dim->i
has 3 half-step (one down, two up) movements while V7
has 2 half-step (up) movements and 1 full-step (up) movement. Am I missing something? Did I understand this completely wrong?
Any explanation or extra theory is appreciated!
Edit: There has been a bit of focus on the names I have used to describe the chords. While I'm not an expert at theory at all, and while I'm interested in all the naming conventions (and their history), I want to know why one chord-progression sounds "better" to me than another does, and why music-theory videos/sources do not agree with me. I would like to read further answers that tackle the sound or feel of the two progressions.
C dim -> E minor
andB 7 -> E minor
are the progressions I want to compare. Call them however you want to (and correct me if I used the wrong names).
Edit 2: If a mod is reading the comments and the rest of the thread: If no further clarification is possible, I vote to close this post from future answers and comments. If you'd like me to delete the post instead, please let me know. Thanks!
V7 -> i
would beE-B-D-G#
going up toA-E-A-C
on the same strings on the guitar. Whereasvi dim -> i
would beF-B-F-G#
going up toA-E-A-C
in the same way.C-F#-C-D#
toB-G-B-E
as well asB-F#-A-D#
toB-G-B-E
. I'm still learning theory so I might make mistakes with semantics (saying Ab instead of G# and vice versa). My original question was however about the sound of the resolution.