Guitar · scales and modes # D minor scale on guitar D minor has 7 notes: D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C. Also called natural minor, Aeolian. | Note | D | E | F | G | A | B♭ | C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ## D minor on the whole neck Every D minor 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". D minor Note names D minor Degrees ## D minor 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 scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–3, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 16 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in D minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 2 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | | ♭3 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 4 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | 5 | Am | [A minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-minor) | | ♭6 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | ♭7 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | ## Seventh chords in D minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Em7♭5 | [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) · [Em7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2) · [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) · [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | Fmaj7 | [Fmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmaj7) · [Fmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2) · [Fmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-3) · [Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Am7 | [Am7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) · [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) · [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) · [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | B♭maj7 | [B♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmaj7) · [B♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) · [B♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) · [B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | C7 | [C7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c7) · [C7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2) · [C7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-3) · [C7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D minor, starting from another root. - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) ## Minor in every key - [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) - [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) - D minor - [E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) - [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) - [G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) - [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D minor in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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