D minor 7th chord on guitar (Dm7)

D minor 7th is played in open position as × × 0 2 1 1: ring finger on the G string at fret 2, index finger on the B string at fret 1 and middle finger on the high e string at fret 1. The D string rings open. The low E and A strings stay muted.

Tip — The low E and A strings must be muted while the other four strings ring, which requires precise right-hand control.

D minor 7th is played at the 3rd fret as × 5 3 5 3 5: barre your index finger across fret 3, middle finger on the A string at fret 5, ring finger on the G string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 5. The low E string stays muted.

D minor 7th is played at the 5th fret as × 5 7 5 6 5: barre your index finger across fret 5, pinky finger on the D string at fret 7 and ring finger on the B string at fret 6. The low E string stays muted.

D minor 7th is played at the 10th fret as 10 12 10 10 10 10: barre your index finger across fret 10 and pinky finger on the A string at fret 12.

D minor 7th is played at the 12th fret as × × 12 14 13 13: index finger on the D string at fret 12, pinky finger on the G string at fret 14, middle finger on the B string at fret 13 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 13. The low E and A strings stay muted.