Minor familyvi7 in F major
D minor seventh chord
Dm7D minor seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
- ♭7
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- D1
- ♭2
- 2
- F♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- A5
- ♯5
- 6
- C♭7
- 7
- D Root
- F Minor 3rd
- A Perfect 5th
- C Minor 7th
About this chord
What is a D minor seventh chord?
Dm7 is built from 4 notes: D (the root), F (the ♭3), A (the 5), C (the ♭7). Mellow and smooth, the ii chord of countless jazz and soul tunes.
- Notes
- D · F · A · C
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
- Also written
- Dmin7 · D-7
- Found in
- vi7 in F major · ii7 in C major · iii7 in B♭ major · i7 in D minor
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