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DADGAD tuning

Dm7 on guitar

Dm7 is a minor seventh, spelled D, F, A and C. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is 000233, which sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 15.

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NoteDFAC
Interval1P3m5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.123
000233sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 3 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.21
000503sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and lets 4 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 10, fret 10, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 3 to 4.10fr
00101000sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 10 and lets 4 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr213
00010810sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr12
000580sits at fret 5, spans 3 frets and lets 4 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr123
0007810sits at fret 7, spans 3 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 14 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr123
000141515sits at fret 14, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr1234
0012141515sits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 15, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 15, fret 15, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 15, strings 2 to 3.15fr
01515xxxsits at fret 15, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 15, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.213
003230sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 3 with finger 2, open, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.213
030203sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.231
033200sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open

Keys Dm7 belongs to

Dm7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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