Dm chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E
in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning
Dm
Minor
Notes:D · F · A
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Dm shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 3 1 0 1 3 | – 3 1 – 2 4 | x D F A D A | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 4 3 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x D A D F A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x 5 5 4 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x x A D F x | easy | |
| 5 6 5 5 x x | 1 2 1 1 – – | A F A D x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 10 0 8 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | D F D A A x | hard | |
| 10 10 10 8 8 8 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | D A D F A D | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 0 x 11 | 1 1 1 – – 2 | D A D A x F | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 1 0 1 x | – 3 1 – 2 – | x D F A D x | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 4 x | – 1 3 4 2 – | x D A D F x | medium | |
| x 6 5 5 4 x | – 4 2 3 1 – | x F A D F x | medium | |
| 5 6 5 5 8 8 | 1 2 1 1 3 4 | A F A D A D | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 10 0 x x | 2 1 3 – – – | D F D A x x | hard | |
| x x 10 8 8 8 | – – 2 1 1 1 | x x D F A D | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 12 x 11 | 1 1 1 3 – 2 | D A D A x F | hard · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 1 0 4 3 | – 2 1 – 4 3 | x D F A F A | medium | |
| x x x 5 4 3 | – – – 3 2 1 | x x x D F A | medium |
The Dm chord (Minor) is built from the notes D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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.