Dm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm7

Minor 7

Notes:D · F · A · C

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 3 2 2	1 1 1 4 2 3	D A D A C F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 3 2 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x D F A C x	hard
x 4 4 3 4 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C F A D x	medium
x 6 4 6 4 6	– 2 1 3 1 4	x D F C D A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 6 7 6	– 1 3 1 2 1	x D A C F A	medium · barre on fret 6
x x x 8 7 9	– – – 2 1 3	x x x D F C	medium
8 9 8 8 11 9	1 2 1 1 4 3	A F A D A C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 9 11 x 11 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x F C x A D	hard
x x 11 11 11 11	– – 1 1 1 1	x x C F A D	easy · barre on fret 11
1 1 1 x 2 2	1 1 1 – 2 3	D A D x C F	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D F C C x	hard
4 4 x 3 4 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	F C x A D x	hard
x 6 4 6 4 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x D F C D x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 6 7 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x D A C F x	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 8 8 7 9	– – 2 3 1 4	x x A D F C	medium
8 9 8 8 x 9	1 2 1 1 – 3	A F A D x C	easy · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dm7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes D, F, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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 Dm7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
♭3	3	F
5	7	A
♭7	10	C

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 D#m7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See Dm7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Dm7 chord?

Dm7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes D, F, A, C.

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.