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Dm7 Ukulele Chord

A soft, warm sound typical of jazz, neo-soul, R&B and bossa nova. Combines the minor mood with a relaxed seventh coloring.

Ukulele

Strings 2–2–1–3

How to play the Dm7 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–2–1–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the Dm7 chord

Other names: D minor 7th, Dmin7, D-7

Music theory name: minor seventh chord

Common name: D minor seven chord

Notes and intervals in the Dm7 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F Minor 3rd
A Perfect 5th
C Minor 7th

All variations

Open
2–2–1–3
Fret 5
5–5–5–5
Fret 7
7–9–8–8
Fret 10
10–12–10–12

Songs using Dm7