Electric guitar · Minor chord

DmD Minor

Key: F Major
Easy
Popular
Open chord

Dm is the D minor chord on electric guitar, made of the notes D · F · A.

Notes

D
F
A

Structure

1
♭3
5

Sound: Minor triad; Melancholic, introspective
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of F Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	F	Tonic
ii	Gm	Subdominant
iii	Am	Tonic relative
IV	A#	Subdominant
V	C	Dominant
vi	Dm	Tonic relative
vii°	Edim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 2.
4Let string 4 ring open.
5Don't play strings 6, 5.
6Strum from string 4 down.