Dm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) 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
3 1 0 0 3 1	3 1 – – 4 2	D F A D A C	medium
3 5 3 3 3 3	1 2 1 1 1 1	D A C F A D	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 0 6 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x x D D C F	easy
x x x 0 6 6	– – – – 1 2	x x x D C F	easy
x 8 8 7 8 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C F A D x	medium
x 10 8 10 8 10	– 2 1 3 1 4	x D F C D A	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 12 10 11 10	– 1 3 1 2 1	x D A C F A	medium · barre on fret 10
3 1 3 0 3 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	D F C D A x	medium
3 5 3 3 3 x	1 2 1 1 1 –	D A C F A x	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 7 6 6	– – 1 4 2 3	x x D A C F	medium
x x 8 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x F D C F	medium
x 10 8 10 8 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x D F C D x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 12 10 11 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x D A C F x	medium · barre on fret 10
3 5 3 0 6 6	1 2 1 – 3 4	D A C D C F	medium · barre on fret 3
3 5 3 3 3 6	1 2 1 1 1 3	D A C F A F	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 x 6 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x x D x C F	easy

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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B Drop D D-A-D-G-B-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.