The open Dm7 chord is a popular guitar chord. It is similar to the open D minor chord, but involves barring the first two strings. For this reason, it can be helpful to think of it as the standard F chord shape, but with an open 4th string. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the open D minor 7 chord.
How to play the open Dm7 chord shape
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string.
- Barre the first two strings of the 1st fret.
- Strum the first four strings.
D minor 7 (easy open shape) info
- This shape is the open Dm7 chord.
- It contains the notes (from the 4th string down) D, A, C and F.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, b7, and b3 in the key of D.
- It is a minor 7 chord.