Dm
How to play the D Minor Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol Dm we get the following information:
- The Dm chord has the note D as root note
- The Dm chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The Dm chord is a minor chord
Because Dm is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
Dm chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: D – F – A
Dm chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): F – A – D
Dm chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): A – D – F
Dm chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | D | F | A |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | F | A | D |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | A | D | F |
Dm chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The Dm chord is the 1st. step in the Dm minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Dm | Em(b5) | F | Gm | Am | Bb | C |
The Dm chord is the 4th. step in the A minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Am | Bm(b5) | C | Dm | Em | F | G |
The Dm chord is the 5th. step in the G minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Gm | Am(b5) | Bb | Cm | Dm | Eb | F |
The Dm chord is the 6th. step in the C major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | F | Gm | Am | Bb | C | Dm | Em(b5) |