Dm chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
Dm
Minor
Notes:D · F · A
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Dm shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 5 0 3 3 3 | 2 3 – 1 1 1 | D A A F A D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 3 3 3 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | D A D F A D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 7 8 6 | 1 1 1 3 4 2 | D A D A D F | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 x 7 8 6 | – 4 – 2 3 1 | x D x A D F | hard | |
| x 10 8 7 8 x | – 4 2 1 3 – | x D F A D x | medium | |
| x 10 8 0 8 10 | – 3 1 – 2 4 | x D F D D A | medium | |
| x 10 12 12 11 10 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x D A D F A | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x x 12 0 11 x | – – 2 – 1 – | x x A D F x | easy | |
| 5 1 0 0 3 3 | 4 1 – – 2 3 | D F A D A D | hard | |
| x x 5 3 3 3 | – – 2 1 1 1 | x x D F A D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 0 8 6 | 1 1 1 – 3 2 | D A D D D F | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 8 7 x 6 | – 4 3 2 – 1 | x D F A x F | hard | |
| x 10 8 7 x x | – 3 2 1 – – | x D F A x x | medium | |
| x x 8 0 8 10 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x x F D D A | medium | |
| x 10 12 0 11 10 | – 1 4 – 3 2 | x D A D F A | medium | |
| x x 12 12 11 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x x A D F x | easy |
The Dm chord (Minor) is built from the notes D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.
How the Dm chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D |
| ♭3 | 3 | F |
| 5 | 7 | A |
More D chords
Other roots
See Dm in another tuning
What notes make up the Dm chord?
Dm is a Minor chord built from the notes D, F, A.
How do I read the diagram?
Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.