Guitar chord · Sevenths
D♭ minor 7th chord on guitar
x42400 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♭m7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Smooth and soulful; a staple of jazz, R&B and funk.
D♭m7 is the ii7 chord in B major, iii7 in A major and vi7 in E major. In minor keys: i7 in C♯ minor and iv7 in G♯ minor.
- Notes
- D♭F♭A♭C♭
- Formula
- 1♭35♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, ring finger (3) D♭
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, index finger (1) F♭
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) C♭
- 2nd string (B): play open C♭
- 1st string (high E): play open F♭
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--0---| G|--4---| D|--2---| A|--4---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♭m7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D♭m7 on guitar
On guitar, D♭m7 has an open-position shape, x42400, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
You’ll find D♭m7 in common progressions such as C♯m7–F♯7–Bmaj7 (the jazz cadence in B major).
