What notes are in a Dm7 chord?

Dm7 is D, F, A, C: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of D.

How do you play Dm7 on guitar?

Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 10 12 10 10 10 10; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 5 7 5 6 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Dm7?

Scales on D that contain every note of Dm7: D Minor, D Minor Pentatonic, D Blues, D Dorian, D Phrygian, D Half-Whole Diminished.

Guitar chord · Minor 7th

Dm7 chord (D Minor 7th)

Velvety smooth minor chord foundational to funk, R&B, and jazz.

Notes DFAC

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7

Shapes 2 on this page

Dm7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, D.

Em7-Shape (6th String Root) 10 12 10 10 10 10

Am7-Shape (5th String Root) x 5 7 5 6 5

Interactive chord diagram

Dm7 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over Dm7

These scales start on D and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Dm7 is the chord of the moment.

D Minor D Minor Pentatonic D Blues D Dorian D Phrygian D Half-Whole Diminished D Dorian b2 D Ukrainian Dorian D Bebop Dorian D Phrygian b4 D Lydian #2 #6 D Hungarian Major D Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Dm7 chord?: Dm7 is D, F, A, C: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of D.
How do you play Dm7 on guitar?: Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 10 12 10 10 10 10; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 5 7 5 6 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Dm7?: Scales on D that contain every note of Dm7: D Minor, D Minor Pentatonic, D Blues, D Dorian, D Phrygian, D Half-Whole Diminished.

Minor 7th chords in every key

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 Ebm7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7 Bm7