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# Dm7 arpeggio on guitar

The D minor 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: D, F, A, C.

| Note | D | F | A | C |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |

## Dm7 on the whole neck

Every Dm7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

Dm7 Note names

Dm7 Degrees

## Dm7 in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 0–3, 9 notes

Position 2: frets 3–7, 9 notes

Position 3: frets 5–8, 10 notes

Position 4: frets 7–10, 10 notes

Position 5: frets 10–14, 10 notes

## Dm7 voicings

- [Dm7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2)
- [Dm7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3)
- [Dm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4)

## Scales with Dm7 in them

Scales on this site that contain Dm7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 2
- [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 6
- [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 3
- [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on 1
- [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on 5
- [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on 4
- [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on 2
- [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on 1
- [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on 5
- [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on 1
- [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on ♭7
- [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on 4
- [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on 7
- [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 6
- [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 3
- [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on 2
- [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 6
- [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 5
- [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on ♭7
- [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on 4
- [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on ♭3
- [A harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-harmonic-minor) on 4
- [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) on 2
- [F major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major-pentatonic) on 6
- [D minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor-pentatonic) on 1
- [D blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-blues) on 1
- [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 2
- [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 6
- [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 5
- [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 3
- [B altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-altered) on ♭3
- [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) on 6
- [E Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 2
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on 1

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c) (Dm7 as ii7)
- [ii–V–I in D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d-minor) (Dm7 as i7)
- [I–vi–ii–V in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-c) (Dm7 as ii)
- [I–vi–ii–V in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f) (Dm7 as vi)
- [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (Dm7 as 7)
- [Take the A Train](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/take-the-a-train) (Dm7 as 5)

## Minor 7 arpeggio in every key

- [Cm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7)
- [C♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7)
- Dm7
- [E♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7)
- [Em7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7)
- [Fm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7)
- [F♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7)
- [Gm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7)
- [G♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7)
- [Am7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7)
- [B♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7)
- [Bm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the Dm7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-m7:2:arpeggio)
