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D minor chord

Symbol: Dm · Notes: D – F – A

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• D: root
• F: minor third
• A: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: D – F – A
• 1st inversion: F – A – D
• 2nd inversion: A – D – F

In which keys

• II in C major
• VI in F major
• III in B♭ major
• I (tonic) in D minor
• V (dominant) in G minor
• IV (subdominant) in A minor

Other D chords

D · D7 · Dmaj7 · Dm7 · Dsus2 · Dsus4 · Ddim · D+ · D6 · Dm6 · Dadd9 · Ddim7 · Dm7♭5

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