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Dm7 is a minor seventh chord made of 4 notes: D, F, A, C. It sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off, and you hear it in soul, R&B, jazz and smooth pop, often as the ii chord. It is the i chord of D minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on Dm7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from D | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | root | 0 |
| F | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| A | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| C | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
xx0211x57565(10)8(10)(10)(10)(10)x535xx(10)(12)(10)(10)(10)(10)xx0565The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 5th fret (x57565): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Dm7 belongs to 6 keys: ii in C major, vi in F major, iii in B♭ major, i in D minor, v in G minor, iv in A minor. In D minor, try i–VI–III–VII: Dm7 – B♭ – F – C.
D, F, A, C: the root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: xx0211 (low string first), rated Beginner.
Dm7 has C. Dm7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off; Dm sounds darker and more serious than a major chord.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 2 fingers.