Open D Minor Chord

The D minor chord on guitar has a lot of high end notes (treble) as when playing the chord you skip the top two strings. This means when you play it your first note is on the D string. What you can do with it is awesome – try hitting it with an upstroke when strumming to really push the high strings. This chord also sits in the key of C/ Am so you can pair it with the A minor chord and the E minor chord. You can pick up those lessons at https://7minutemusic.com/rhythm/level-1/open-a-minor-chord/ and https://7minutemusic.com/rhythm/level-1/open-e-minor-chord/. To use the D minor chord try the upstroke mentioned above, picking the notes individually, and an Am, Em, Dm progression.

  • Don’t hit the top 2 strings

  • Don’t touch the strings below

  • Push down hard

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Strum chord with a down, up 10 times (don’t hit the E or A string)

Pick each note down then up 5 times

Play chord with a down, up, down, down, up rhythm

Strum then pick each note while holding the chord – must ring clearly

Play chord then change to Am chord and back