D minor chord

D minor chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Alternative shapes

Dm

Relevant chords

Dm/B

Dm/C

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Description and theory

Dm is usually played as an open chord, but it's common to play it as a barre chord as well.

Chords that sound good together with D minor

The primary chords to combine with Dm in chord progressions are: F, Gm, Am, Bb, C.
Secondary chords are among many others: Fmaj7, Gm7, A7, C9, Bbmaj7.

Follow-up chords

Chords that are likely to follow D minor in progressions:
› F
› C
› Bb
› Gm

Chord progressions

Dm - G - C - F

Progressions with diagrams (PDF)

Examples of progressions featuring Dm.

Progression 1: Wild World - Cat Stevens.
Am	Dm	G	C	F	Dm	E

Finger position (Dm chord)

There are two standard ways to finger this chord:

Index (1st) finger on 1st string, 1st fret.
Middle (2nd) finger on 3rd string, 2nd fret.
Ring (3rd) finger or little (4th) finger on 2nd string, 3rd fret.

See The Chord Reference ebook (over 800 chord charts), for a PDF.

Chord names

The Dm is an abbreviation for D minor (a less common abbreviation is Dmin).

Theory of Dm chord

The notes that the 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

Assorted slash chords

Versions with alternate bass notes in short notation:

Dm/E: 000231
Dm/G: 300231
Dm/Bb: X10231
Dm/B: X20231

Alternative chord names

Dm/E is theoretically identical with Dmadd9/E.
Dm/G is theoretically identical with Dmadd11/G.
Dm/B is theoretically identical with Dm6/B.
Dm/C is theoretically identical with F6/C.

Omissions (dyads)

Dm (no3) is a D minor with no third (F).
Dm (no5) is a D minor with no fifth (A).

Written in tab format

- 1 -
- 3 -
- 2 -
- 0 -
- - -
- - -

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