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How to Play the D Minor Chord on Guitar

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D Minor Chord Overview

Notes

D-F-A

Interval Build & Degrees

I-♭III-V (Root, Minor Third, and Perfect Fifth)

Tab

X-X-0-2-3-1 (X-X-D-A-D-F)

D Minor Step by Step Instructions

Here is how you play D Minor:

1. Place your index finger on the first fret of the first string (F)
2. Place your ring finger on the third fret of the second string (D)
3. Place your middle finger on the second fret of the third string (A)
4. Leave the fourth string (D) open
5. Strum from the fourth string down

Common D Minor Voicings on Guitar

D Minor Barre Chord (6th string root)

10-12-12-10-10-10

D Minor Using 5th String as the Root

X-5-7-7-6-5

D Minor Using 4th String as the Root

X-X-0-2-3-1

D Minor First Inversion

X-X-X-10-10-10 (F as the root)

D Minor Second Inversion

X-X-X-2-3-1 (A as the root)

Famous Songs That Use the D Minor Chord

  • Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
  • Hurt by Johnny Cash
  • Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's
  • Every Breath You Take by The Police
  • Mad World by Gary Jules

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