Dm7 is the D minor seventh chord. It has 4 notes: D – F – A – C (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).
A minor seventh adds a flat seventh to a minor chord. It sounds smooth and mellow, and is everywhere in R&B, neo-soul, jazz and worship music (often as the ii chord).
Dm7 chord on Guitar
xx0211
x57565
10-12-10-10-10-10
x53535Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D open; G 2nd fret; B 1st fret; high E 1st fret.
Dm7 chord on Ukulele
2213
5555
7988
10-12-10-12Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C 2nd fret; E 1st fret; A 3rd fret.
Dm7 chord on Piano
Play D, F, A and C together with your right hand, and D (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Dm7 chord
Dm7 appears in 562 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Noah Kahan – End Of August Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Running The Show Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Eddie Dalton – Another Day Old Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Parker McCollum – Montgomery County Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Sam Fender, Olivia Dean – Rein Me In Duet Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Koe Wetzel – Gtfo Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Olivia Dean – So Easy To Fall In Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- RAYE – Nightingale Lane Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Bruno Mars – Why You Wanna Fight Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Bruno Mars – Something Serious Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Bruno Mars – Cha Cha Cha Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Joji – Tarmac Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other D chords:
Chords in the key of F major:
Dm7 chord: questions
What notes are in the Dm7 chord?
Dm7 (D minor seventh) is made of D, F, A and C (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).
How do you play Dm7 on guitar?
The most common shape is xx0211 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Dm7 on ukulele?
Play 2213 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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