Dm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm7

Minor 7

Notes:D · F · A · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 2 0 1	2 3 – 4 – 1	D A C A C F	medium
2 2 2 5 5 5	1 1 1 2 3 4	D A D C F A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 5 5 5	– 2 1 1 1 1	x D F C F A	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 10 0 8	– 1 3 4 – 2	x D A F C C	medium
0 10 9 10 9 10	– 2 1 3 1 4	C F A F A D	medium · barre on fret 9
12 10 12 10 12 10	2 1 3 1 4 1	C F C F C D	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 2 2 0 1	– – 2 3 – 1	x x D A C F	easy
2 2 5 5 2 5	1 1 2 3 1 4	D A F C D A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 5 5 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x D F C F x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 10 0 10	– 1 2 3 – 4	x D A F C D	medium
9 10 9 10 0 10	1 2 1 3 – 4	A F A F C D	medium · barre on fret 9
0 10 0 10 0 10	– 1 – 2 – 3	C F C F C D	easy
2 2 5 2 0 5	1 1 2 1 – 3	D A F A C A	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 2 5 5	1 2 1 1 3 4	D C D A F A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 5 0 5	– 4 1 2 – 3	x D F C C A	medium
x 7 9 10 0 x	– 1 2 3 – –	x D A F C x	medium

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 – Open 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 Open C C-G-C-G-C-E 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.