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Dm7 D minor seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 5 + Am7 How to play Dm7 Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the G string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string. Middle finger (2): 1th fret of the high E string. Let ring open: D string. Don't play: low E string, A string. ‹ Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets xx0211 3 1 2 E A D G B E Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets xx0211 3 1 2 E B G D A E xx0211 · Dm7 shape
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x57565 5fr 1 3 2 E A D G B E Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x57565 5fr 1 3 2 E B G D A E x57565 · Am7 shape
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x53535 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x53535 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x53535
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets xx0565 5fr 1 3 2 E A D G B E Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets xx0565 5fr 1 3 2 E B G D A E xx0565
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x50565 5fr 1 2 4 3 E A D G B E Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x50565 5fr 1 2 4 3 E B G D A E x50565
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x5353x 1 3 4 E A D G B E Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x5353x 1 3 4 E B G D A E x5353x
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 10-12-10-10-10-10 10fr 1 3 E A D G B E
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 10-12-10-10-10-10 10fr 1 3 E B G D A E
10-12-10-10-10-10 · Em7 shape
Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x5056x 5fr 1 2 3 E A D G B E Dm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x5056x 5fr 1 2 3 E B G D A E x5056x
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Chords that go with Dm7 The other chords of D minor, the key where Dm7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.
Dm i Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Edim ii° Edim Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, open, muted, open. F III F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm iv Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Am v Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. B♭ VI B♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Dm7.
5 fret Am7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Am7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Dm7 chord D minor seventh is built from 4 notes: D (1), F (♭3), A (5), C (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, D, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
Dm7 belongs to C major (ii7), F major (vi7), B flat major (iii7), A minor (iv7), D minor (i7).
