Q: When I hear a diminished passing chord resolve up a half step, more often than not, it resolves to *minor* chord. Meanwhile, the resolution to a major chord is a little rarer in my experience. Do you observe the same or is that just confirmation bias on my part?  Because then my question would be: Why is the resolution to a minor chord more common when we have the diminished vii chord resolve up a half step to the major I chord, baked right into the major scale?  I'd love your opinion on this.
A: i can give you a hint, i think if you had that going to a major chord (such as ........ C) it would be more likely that you'd be in a situation where the bass would be playing, in this case ..... G