Dm guitar chord
D minor. Notes: D F A.01
BeginnerEasy shape
Open position · Tender & dark
Leave a little space under your first finger for the high E.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A muted: don’t play it
- D open (D)
- G fret 2, finger 2 (A)
- B fret 3, finger 3 (D)
- High E fret 1, finger 1 (F)
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HardHarder shape
A-shape · fret 5 · Full & movable
Root on the 5th string at fret 5. Set your first finger across fret 5 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 5, finger 1 (D)
- D fret 7, finger 3 (A)
- G fret 7, finger 4 (D)
- B fret 6, finger 2 (F)
- High E fret 5, finger 1 (A)
Hear it, then check it
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Open Dm in Chordbyte03
Practise changing to Dm
Four-chord progressions with Dm in them. Each opens in Chordbyte with a metronome, a play-along and a one-minute changes drill.
- C major, I–ii–IV–V: C Dm F G
- F major, I–V–vi–IV: F C Dm B♭As in “Let It Be” by The Beatles.
- F major, I–vi–IV–V: F Dm B♭ CAs in “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King.
- F major, vi–IV–I–V: Dm B♭ F CAs in “Zombie” by The Cranberries.
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