D minor chord
D minor chord for guitar in different forms, both open and barre chords.
More Dm chord categories: Dm7
Dm
Dm barre 1st
Dm barre 2nd
Relevant chords
Dm/A
Dm/B
Dm/C
Try in a chord progression
Dm - G - C - F
Chords that sounds good together with D minor
The primary chords that sound good to combine with Am in chord progressions are: F, Gm, Am, Bb, C.
Secondary chords are among many other: Fmaj7, Gm7, A7, C9, Bbmaj7.
Follow-up chords
Chords that are likely to follow D minor in progressions:
› F
› C
› Bb
› Gm
Finger position (Dm chord)
Index (1st) finger on 1st (thinnest) string, 1st fret.
Middle (2nd) finger on 3rd (thinnest) string, 2nd fret.
Ring (3rd) finger or little (4th) finger on 2nd (thinnest) string, 3rd fret.
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Chord names
Dm is an abbreviation for D minor (a less common abbreviation is Dmin).
Theory of the Dm chord
The notes that a Dm chord consists of are D, F, A.
To get Dm7 add C.
To get Dm6 add B.
Inversions
1st inversion: Dm/F (means that F is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Dm/A (means that A is the bass note).
Diagrams of these inversions
Omissions (dyads)
Dm (no3) is a D minor with no third (F).
Dm (no5) is a D minor with no fifth (A).
Alternative chord names
Dm/B (X20231) is theoretically identical with Dm6/B.
Dm/C (X30231) is theoretically identical with F6/C.
Written in tab format
- 1 -
- 3 -
- 2 -
- 0 -
- - -
- - -
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