What is a D Minor chord?

D minor is an easy-to-play piano chord that’s made up of the notes D, F and A. It can be written as either “D Minor”, or abbreviated to just “Dm”. The key signature of D Minor consists of one black note – Bb – and its relative major is F Major.

Chords related to D Minor

There are a number of other chords that share a similar harmonic family as the chord of D Minor on piano, meaning all of these will always sounds good when played in the same chord sequence:

Chord name	Required notes
G Minor	G Bb D
A Major	A C# E
Fmaj7	F A C E
Bb Major	Bb D F
D Major	D F# A

List of all D chords on piano

D MajorD7Dm7DmM7D6Dm6D5D9Dm9Dmaj9Dsus2Dsus4Ddim7Daug7Dmaj7

What are piano chords?

A piano chord is formed when two or more notes are played on a piano or keyboard at the same time. Click here to read our complete guide to learning how to play chords on piano now!