The D Minor chord can be played on many different places on the guitar. This page on how to play D minor on guitar will focus on the first position. Any minor chord is a chord that contains a root, a minor third, and a perfect fifth. These three notes put together make up a minor chord. A minor chord differs from a major chord because a major chord has a major third above the root note instead of a minor third.http://www.cyberfret.com/theory/chord-construction/3-note/part-1/page2.php The D minor chord is found within the D minor scale. The three notes that make up this chord are D (root), F (minor third) and A (perfect fifth).

The D minor chord is a very frequently used guitar chord and can be found in many popular songs. This chord is essential to learn because the shape that is used to make the chord runs chromatically up the guitar neck, meaning that the same shape can be used to find different chords on different places of the guitar. The finger placements may be difficult to become accustomed to for a beginner guitar player but as always, practice will make this valuable chord much easier. In this How-To, your fingers will be referred to as the first (index), second (middle), third (ring), and fourth (pinky).

Place your first finger on the first fret on the first string (bottom E string). This is the minor third note (F) of the chord. After placing your finger on the string you can pick it to make sure you are putting enough pressure on the string.

Keeping your first finger on the first string, place your second finger on the second fret on the third string (G string). This is the perfect fifth note (A) of the chord. Again, after doing this, you can pick the string to make sure your finger placement is correct.

Continuing to keep your first and second fingers on their strings, you will now place your third finger on the third fret on the second string (B string). Make sure this finger is not resting on any other strings and is only on the B string. This is the root note (D) of the chord. This step completes the D minor chord. You can now strum the chord to hear the sound. You should start your strum on the fourth string (D string). The fifth (A) and sixth (E) strings are usually not played in this chord.

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