What notes are in a Dm chord?

Dm is D, F, A: the 1, ♭3, 5 of D.

How do you play Dm on guitar?

Open Am / Am-Shape: x 5 7 7 6 5; Open Em / Em-Shape: 10 12 12 10 10 10; Open Dm / Dm-Shape: x x 0 2 3 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Dm?

Scales on D that contain every note of Dm: D Minor, D Minor Pentatonic, D Blues, D Major Blues, D Dorian, D Phrygian.

Guitar chord · Minor

Dm chord (D Minor)

Sad, deep, and melancholic fundamental minor triad.

Notes DFA

Formula 1 ♭3 5

Shapes 3 on this page

Dm 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.

Open Am / Am-Shape x 5 7 7 6 5

Open Em / Em-Shape 10 12 12 10 10 10

Open Dm / Dm-Shape x x 0 2 3 1

Interactive chord diagram

Dm 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 ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Dm

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Dm chord?: Dm is D, F, A: the 1, ♭3, 5 of D.
How do you play Dm on guitar?: Open Am / Am-Shape: x 5 7 7 6 5; Open Em / Em-Shape: 10 12 12 10 10 10; Open Dm / Dm-Shape: x x 0 2 3 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Dm?: Scales on D that contain every note of Dm: D Minor, D Minor Pentatonic, D Blues, D Major Blues, D Dorian, D Phrygian.

Minor chords in every key

Cm C#m Dm Ebm Em Fm F#m Gm Abm Am Bbm Bm