D Minor 7th
Dm7
Notes
D · F · A · C
Intervals
- RootD (1P)
- Minor 3rdF (3m)
- Perfect 5thA (5P)
- Minor 7thC (7m)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Drop-2 voicings (12)
Drop-3 voicings (8)
Shell voicings (2)
About
The D minor 7th (D–F–A–C) combines a minor triad with a minor seventh. The C softens the minor triad, giving m7 a more open, fluid sound than a plain minor chord. The F and C are the two essential tones — together they define both the minor quality and the seventh extension; the 5th can be dropped. In jazz, m7 is the standard ii in major ii–V–I progressions (Dm7 → G7 → CMaj7) and a common tonic color in modal contexts. In funk and soul, it provides warmth without the tension of a dominant chord. Compared to Dm, m7 is less tense and more harmonically relaxed; compared to Dm9, less ornamental.
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 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 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)
- 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.