Dm7 is the D minor seventh chord, made of the notes D F A C. Most guitarists play it as X X 0 2 1 1, an open chord. Below are all 6 ways to hold Dm7 on the guitar, from the lowest on the neck to the highest, and the same chord in Drop D and DADGAD. The TabTunix app plays each one. Check out our full chord library.
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Dm7
X X 0 2 1 1
Notes
Degrees: R b3 5 b7. Notes: D F A C.
RD
b3F
5A
b7C
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How to play Dm7
The shape most players use is X X 0 2 1 1, from the lowest string to the highest. Hold it like this:
Put your ring finger on the G string at fret 2.
Put your index finger on the B string at fret 1.
Put your middle finger on the high E string at fret 1.
Let the D string ring open.
Do not play the low E and A strings.
Dm7
X X 0 2 1 1
6 ways to play Dm7
Every shape the chord library holds for Dm7 in standard tuning, from low on the neck to high. In each one D is the lowest note; they differ in where your hand sits and in which strings ring.
A chord is yours when you can change to it in time. In TabTunix, put Dm7 and the chord before it into a chord-change exercise, set a target tempo, and play the change to a click that counts you through it. Rate each take, and the app keeps your best tempo, so you see it climb.