Ukulele chord · Triads
D minor chord on ukulele
2210 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Dm on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
Dm is the ii chord in C major, iii in B♭ major and vi in F major. In minor keys: i in D minor and iv in A minor.
- Notes
- DFA
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) A
- 3rd string (C): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) D
- 2nd string (E): 1st fret, index finger (1) F
- 1st string (A): play open A
Tablature
A|--0---| E|--1---| C|--2---| G|--2---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Dm note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Dm on ukulele
2210: middle and ring fingers on the 2nd fret of the G and C strings, index on the 1st fret of the E string.
You’ll find Dm in common progressions such as Dm–B♭–F–C (the minor-feel pop progression in F major), Dm–Gm–A–Dm (the minor cadence in D minor) and Dm–C–B♭–A (the Andalusian cadence in D minor).
Learning ukulele? Dm is part of stage 5 (“E minor and D minor”) of our first ukulele chords path.
