D minor has one flat and a reputation for seriousness; it is the key of a great deal of baroque and film music, and of a lot of modern house and techno. Its chords are Dm, E°, F, Gm, Am, B♭ and C, with A as the major dominant and its C♯. F major is the relative major and D major the parallel. It sits comfortably for singers and for keyboard left hands, which keeps it in use.
The chords of D minor
Seven chords, one on each note of the scale. Songs in D minor often borrow A, the major V, for a stronger pull home.
Dm is sounding: D, F and A.
D minor
DEFGAB♭C
F major
FGAB♭CDE
Make your own in D minor
The generator, set to D minor. Lock the chords you like, generate the rest, then download it as MIDI.
Chord names with spaces, up to 16.
More in and around D minor
- D minor: scale, chords and key signature
- F major chord progressions, its relative major
- D major chord progressions, its parallel major
- Sad chord progressions
- Minor chord progressions
- The Andalusian cadence
- The minor ii–V–i
- Move these chords to another key: the chord transposer
- Which key is your song in? The key finder
Piano sounds by the Salamander Grand Piano (Alexander Holm), CC BY 3.0.
