D minor 7th (Dm7)
DRoot
Fmin 3
APerf 5
Cmin 7
Smooth and mellow. Essential in jazz and funk. Often used as ii7 in ii-V-I progressions or as a tonic in minor keys.
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How to play it
Dm7
D minor 7th, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- DRoot
- Fm3
- AP5
- Cm7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy a minor 7th chord sounds the way it does
D+3 fretsF+4 fretsA+3 fretsC
Stacked from 3 intervals. Compare with D7 →
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Where to go next
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How to play it
Dm7
D minor 7th, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- DRoot
- Fm3
- AP5
- Cm7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04