D minor chord
Dm
- DR
- F♭3
- A5
Open
What each note does
- D is the root. It names the chord and is the note your ear hears as home.
- F is the minor third, a half step below the major third (F♯). That one note is the whole difference between sad and happy.
- A is the fifth. It adds weight without changing the character, so it is the first note to drop when a voicing gets crowded.
More voicings
Barre · Am shape · 5th fret
Barre · Em shape · 10th fret
Triad · top 3 strings · 10th fret
Triad · middle strings · 2nd fret
Progressions that use Dm
- Open in builder →
i–iv–v–i · D minor · Minor folk
DmGmAmDm
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–IV · F major · Pop
FCDmB♭
- Open in builder →
I–vi–IV–V · F major · 50s
FDmB♭C