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Dm7 on guitar

Dm7 is a minor seventh, spelled D, F, A and C. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is xx0211, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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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: muted, muted, open, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 5 to 6.2
xx0211sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D minor seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 5 with finger 1, open, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1243
x50565sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 3, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 3, fret 5 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 3 to 5.234
x53535sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string
D minor seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 2, open, open, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr2341
100010108sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
x3323xsits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
D minor seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10, fret 12 with finger 2, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 1 to 6.10fr2
101210101010sits at fret 10 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 10
D minor seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 8 with finger 3, open, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr3214
800768sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D minor seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 7, fret 7, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 3 to 4.7fr23
8877xxsits at fret 7, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 7 and mutes 2 strings
D minor seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13, fret 13. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 5 to 6.13fr2
xx0141313sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 13, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D minor seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 4, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr1423
xx12141313sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
D minor seventh, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr2314
x15151415xsits at fret 14, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, open, fret 2 with finger 4, fret 1 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.1423
100211sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 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.

Dm7 in another tuning

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