Piano chord
D minor 7 chord
Dm7 is a minor seventh chord: the root D, a minor 3rd up to F, a perfect 5th up to A and a minor 7th up to C.
- Symbol
- Dm7
- Notes
- D – F – A – C
Play it yourself
Tap D, F, A and C on the keys below, in any order.
- D
- F
- A
- C
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of Dm7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
D – F – A – C
- 1st inversion · Dm7/F
F – A – C – D
- 2nd inversion · Dm7/A
A – C – D – F
- 3rd inversion · Dm7/C
C – D – F – A
Keys with Dm7
Dm7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.