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How to play the Dm7 piano chord

(Basic Dm7 piano chord and Inversions of the Dm7 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Dm7
  • The Dm7 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A minor-seventh chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Minor third, Fifth, Minor seventh
  • The 4 notes in the Dm7 chord are: D – F – A – C
  • A minor-seventh chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Minor third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Minor 7th. at the bottom.

In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Dm7 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Dm7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Dm7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Dm7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)
Dm7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)

 

Dm7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Dm7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Dm7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Minor seventh at the bottom)
Dm7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Minor seventh at the bottom)

 

More on the Dm7 chord

  • The Dm7 chord is step 1 in the D minor (aeolian) scale.
  • The Dm7 chord is step 6 in the F major (ionian) scale

The D minor (aeolian) scale consists of the notes: D – E – F – G – A – Bb – C – (D)
The F major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: F – G – A – Bb – C – D – E – (F)

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