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D minor guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 71 playable shapes
About the chord
D minor guitar chord
The D minor minor chord, composed of the root (D minor), minor third F, and perfect fifth A, evokes a melancholic or introspective emotion. The lowered third F gives it a somber, contemplative quality, contrasting with the major chord’s brightness, and is often used to express depth and emotional complexity.
Root note: D
Quality: minor
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 71
Chord tones
DFA
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
D Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
F Minor Third ♭3
This note supplies the minor color and gives the chord its darker emotional pull.
A Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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