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Drop D tuning

Dm on guitar

Dm is a minor, spelled D, F and A. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 000231, which sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 15.

Notes and intervals

NoteDFA
Interval1P3m5P

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, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 1 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.231
000231sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor, 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, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
00323xsits at fret 2, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
D minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 3 with finger 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1
003xxxsits at fret 3, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
D minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr21
00076xsits at fret 6, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
D minor, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr321
000765sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 4 to 6.10fr
000101010sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 8 with finger 1, open, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr1234
080101010sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D minor, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 7, fret 7, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 3 to 4.7fr2
0877xxsits at fret 7, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 7, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D minor, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr231
000141513sits at fret 13, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
D minor, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr213
00151415xsits at fret 14, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
D minor, position 15, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 15 with finger 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.15fr1
0015xxxsits at fret 15, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
D minor, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 13 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr1342
0012141513sits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open

Keys Dm belongs to

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

Dm in another tuning

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