D Minor
Dm
Notes
D · F · A
Intervals
- RootD (1P)
- Minor 3rdF (3m)
- Perfect 5thA (5P)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
CAGED shapes (3)
Triad inversions (9)
Spread / open triads (8)
About
The D minor triad (D–F–A) lowers the third by a half step, introducing a darker, more inward quality. It functions as the tonic of D minor or as ii in C major. The F is the defining tone — it is what separates minor from major and from any sus chord that omits the third entirely. On guitar, the fifth can be omitted or doubled freely; root and ♭3 together are sufficient to establish the minor sound. Minor chords commonly precede dominants (Dm7→G7→CMaj7 as ii–V–I) or move within minor diatonic harmony. Compared to Ddim, minor is stable due to its perfect fifth; compared to D, it carries a more subdued, reflective quality.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- D Blues (deg 1)
- D Dorian (I)
- D Harmonic Minor (I)
- D Melodic Minor (I)
- D Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- D Natural Minor (I)
- D Phrygian (I)
- A Diminished (deg 4)
- A Harmonic Minor (IV)
- A Locrian (IV)
- A Natural Minor (IV)
- A Phrygian (IV)
- B Blues (deg 2)
- B Locrian (III)
- B♭ Lydian (III)
- B♭ Major (III)
- C Diminished (deg 2)
- C Dorian (II)
- C Major (II)
- C Melodic Minor (II)
- C Mixolydian (II)
- E Locrian (VII)
- E Phrygian (VII)
- E♭ Diminished (deg 8)
- E♭ Lydian (VII)
- F Lydian (VI)
- F Major (VI)
- F Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- F Mixolydian (VI)
- F♯ Diminished (deg 6)
- F♯ Harmonic Minor (VI)
- G Dorian (V)
- G Mixolydian (V)
- G Natural Minor (V)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.