Guitar Chords in the Key of D minor

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Chords in the key of D Minor

D minor Chord Dm
E diminished Chord Edim
F Major Chord F
G minor Chord Gm
A minor Chord Am
B Flat Major Chord B♭
C Major Chord C

D minor - E diminished (E°) - F Major - G minor - A minor - B♭ Major - C Major 

      Dm  Edim    F     Gm    Am    B♭    C     
e|----1-----------1-----3-----0-----1-----0----|
B|----3-----------1-----3-----1-----3-----1----|
G|----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----3-----0----|
D|----0-----2-----3-----0-----2-----3-----2----|
A|----------1-----------1-----0-----1-----3----|
E|----------0-----------3----------------------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII

The key of D minor is the relative minor key of F major.

Minor keys are formed with the same chords as their relative major key, by starting with the 6th (vi) chord of the major key. The chord formula for any minor key is minor, diminished, Major, minor, minor, Major, Major.

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of D Minor Using 7th Chords

D minor 7 Chord Dm7
E minor 7 ♭5 Chord Em7♭5
F Major 7 Chord FMaj7
G minor 7 Chord Gm7
A minor 7 Chord Am7
B Flat Major 7 Chord B♭Maj7
C Dominant 7 Chord C7

D minor 7 - E minor 7♭5 - F Major 7 - G minor 7 - A minor 7 - B♭ Major 7 - C Dominant 7

     Dm7  Em7♭5 FMaj7  Gm7   Am7  B♭Maj7  C7    
e|----1-----3-----0-----------3-----1----------|
B|----1-----3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1----|
G|----2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----2-----3----|
D|----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----3-----2----|
A|----------------------x-----0-----1-----3----|
E|----------------------3----------------------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII