Guitar chord · Sevenths
D minor 7th chord on guitar
xx0211 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Dm7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Smooth and soulful; a staple of jazz, R&B and funk.
Dm7 is the ii7 chord in C major, iii7 in B♭ major and vi7 in F major. In minor keys: i7 in D minor and iv7 in A minor.
- Notes
- DFAC
- 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
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 2 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): don’t play — mute it
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) A
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, held by the barre C
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--1---| G|--2---| D|--0---| A|--x---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Dm7 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 Dm7 on guitar
xx0211: the index finger barres the top two strings at the 1st fret.
You’ll find Dm7 in common progressions such as Dm7–G7–Cmaj7 (the jazz cadence in C major).
