D Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Open G Tuning)

The D Minor scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F G A Bb C

Tuning: Open G Guitar (D G D G B D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--1---3-----|
B|--0---1---3-|
G|--0---2---3-|
D|--0---2---3-|
A|--1---3-----|
E|--0---1---3-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--7---8--10-|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7-----|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--7---8--10-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--8--10-----|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7-----|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--7---8--10-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|-12--14--15-|
B|-12--14--15-|
G|-10--12-----|
D|--9--10--12-|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|-12--14--15-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|--2---3---5-|
B|--2---3---5-|
G|--0---2---3-|
D|--0---2---3-|
G|--1---3-----|
D|--2---3---5-|

3NPS - First Position

d|-12--14--15-|
B|-12--14--15-|
G|-10--12--14-|
D|-10--12--14-|
G|-11--13--15-|
D|-14--15--17-|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`0 2 0 2 3 0`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 7 7 7 6 7`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 7 7 7 6 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 7 7 7 x x`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 14`
III	F	F A C	`3 5 3 5 6 3`
III	F	F A C	`x 10 10 10 10 10`
III	F	F A C	`x 10 10 10 10 x`
III	F	F A C	`x 10 10 10 x x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 0 x x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`5 3 5 3 3 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`5 7 5 7 8 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 12 12 12 11 12`
V	Am	A C E	`x 2 2 2 1 2`
V	Am	A C E	`x 2 2 2 1 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x 2 2 2 x x`
V	Am	A C E	`7 5 7 5 5 7`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 3 3`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 3 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 x x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
VII	C	C E G	`x 5 5 5 5 5`
VII	C	C E G	`x 5 5 5 5 x`
VII	C	C E G	`x 5 2 0 5 2`
VII	C	C E G	`x 5 5 0 5 5`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm – Edim – F – Gm – Am – Bb – C

d|------------------------------------5---------------------------|14--------------14--17--14------------------14--------------14--|
B|----------------------------3---5-------5---1-------------------|11------11--15--------------13--11----------11------11--15------|
G|--------------------0---3-----------------------3---0-----------|12--12------------------------------12------12--12--------------|
D|2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|14--------------------------------------14--14------------------|
G|0-------3---------------------------------------------------5---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---5-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|------------------------------------8---------------------------|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------6---8-------8---5-------------------|------------------------3-----------5---3-----------------------|
G|0-------------------3---7-----------------------7---3-----------|0---------------0---3-----------------------3---0---------------|
D|0-----------3---5---------------------------------------5-------|0-------0---3---------------------------------------2---0-------|
G|3-------7---------------------------------------------------9---|3---3-------------------------------------------------------3---|
D|5---8-----------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------5---7---3---------------------------|----------------------------7---8-------------------------------|
B|--------------------1---5---------------5---1-------------------|------------------------6-----------8---6-----------------------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------------------2---------------|3---------------3---7-----------------------7---3---------------|
D|2-------2-------------------------------------------3---2-------|3-------3---7---------------------------------------5---3-------|
G|2---5-------------------------------------------------------5---|7---7-------------------------------------------------------7---|
D|10--------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------8---10------------------------------|
B|------------------------8-----------10--8-----------------------|
G|5---------------5---9-----------------------9---5---------------|
D|5-------5---8---------------------------------------7---5-------|
G|9---9-------------------------------------------------------9---|
D|10--------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm – Edim – F – Gm – Am – Bb – C

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------11------13------15--13------11------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------12----------------------------------------------12------|
D|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|14--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------3-------5-----------5-------3-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|----------------0-------2-------3---2-------0-------------------|
G|----------------7-------9-----------9-------7-------------------|--------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|
D|5-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|----------------3-------5-------7---5-------3-------------------|
G|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|--------7-----------------------------------------------7-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-------7-------8---7-------5-------------------|
G|--------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|
D|10--------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`10 10 10 10 10 10`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 10 10 10 10 10`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 10 10 10 10 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x x x 10 10 10`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`5 3 5 3 3 5`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 12 12 12 11 12`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 12 12 12 11 x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 2 1 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 2 1 x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`7 5 7 5 5 7`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 3 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 3 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 5 5 5 5`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 5 5 5 5 5`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 5 5 5 5 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 5 2 0 5 2`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 7 7 7 6 7`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 7 7 7 6 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`12 10 12 10 10 12`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 14`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm7 – Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – C7

d|------------------------------------15--------------------------|------------------------------------8---------------------------|
B|----------------------------13--15------15--11------------------|----------------------------6---8-------8---5-------------------|
G|7-------------------10--14----------------------14--10----------|0-------------------3---7-----------------------7---3-----------|
D|7-----------10--12--------------------------------------12------|0-----------3---5---------------------------------------5-------|
G|10------14--------------------------------------------------15--|3-------7---------------------------------------------------9---|
D|12--15----------------------------------------------------------|5---8-----------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------5---7---3---------------------------|------------------------------------8---------------------------|
B|--------------------1---5---------------5---1-------------------|----------------------------6---8-------8---5-------------------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------------------2---------------|0-------------------3---7-----------------------7---3-----------|
D|2-------2-------------------------------------------3---2-------|0-----------3---5---------------------------------------5-------|
G|2---5-------------------------------------------------------5---|3-------7---------------------------------------------------9---|
D|10--------------------------------------------------------------|5---8-----------------------------------------------------------|

d|------------------------------------10--------------------------|----------------------------10--12--8---------------------------|
B|----------------------------8---10------10--6-------------------|3-------------------6---10--------------10--6-------------------|
G|2-------------------5---9-----------------------9---5-----------|2-----------5---7-------------------------------7---------------|
D|2-----------5---7---------------------------------------7-------|3-------7-------------------------------------------8---7-------|
G|5-------9---------------------------------------------------10--|7---10------------------------------------------------------10--|
D|7---10----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|14--------------14--17--14------------------14--------------14--|
B|11------11--15--------------13--11----------11------11--15------|
G|12--12------------------------------12------12--12--------------|
D|14--------------------------------------14--14------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm7 – Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – C7

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|----------------14------15----------15------14------------------|----------------7-------9-----------9-------7-------------------|
D|12------15----------------------------------------------15------|5-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|----------------7-------9-----------9-------7-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|5-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-------------------------------|----------------7-------8-----------8-------7-------------------|
G|----------------9-------10----------10------9-------------------|7-------10----------------------------------------------10------|
D|7-------10----------------------------------------------10------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------11------13------15--13------11------------------|
G|--------12----------------------------------------------12------|
D|14--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 2 0 2 1 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 2 2 2 1 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 2 2 2 1 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 2 2 2 1 x`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`2 0 0 0 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`2 0 0 3 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`2 0 2 0 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`2 0 2 3 3 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 2 3 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 3 2 3 0`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 3 2 3 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 3 2 3 x`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 2 3 5 5`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 5 3 5 2`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 5 3 5 5`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 5 3 5 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 0 2 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 0 2 1 3`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 3 2 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 0 2 1 x`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 0 3 3 2`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 0 3 3 5`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 0 3 5 0`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 0 3 5 2`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm9 – Em7b5b9 – Gm9 – Am7b9 – Bbmaj9 – C9

d|------------------------------------5---------------------------|------------------------------------5---------------------------|
B|----------------------------3---5-------5---1-------------------|----------------------------3---5-------5---1-------------------|
G|--------------------0---3-----------------------3---0-----------|--------------------0---3-----------------------3---0-----------|
D|2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|
G|0-------3---------------------------------------------------5---|0-------3---------------------------------------------------5---|
D|2---5-----------------------------------------------------------|2---5-----------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|----------------------------5---7-------------------------------|
B|------------------------3-----------5---3-----------------------|------------------------5-----------6---5-----------------------|
G|0---------------0---3-----------------------3---0---------------|2---------------2---5-----------------------5---2---------------|
D|0-------0---3---------------------------------------2---0-------|2-------2---5---------------------------------------3---2-------|
G|3---3-------------------------------------------------------3---|5---5-------------------------------------------------------5---|
D|5---------------------------------------------------------------|7---------------------------------------------------------------|

d|------------------------3---7---5-------------------------------|------------------------5---8---7-------------------------------|
B|--------------------3---------------5---1-----------------------|1-------------------5---------------6---3-----------------------|
G|3-----------2---3---------------------------2---0---------------|0-----------3---5---------------------------3---2---------------|
D|0---0---3-------------------------------------------2-----------|2---2---5-------------------------------------------3-----------|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------5---3---|5-------------------------------------------------------7---5---|
D|15--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm9 – Em7b5b9 – Gm9 – Am7b9 – Bbmaj9 – C9

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
G|----------------3-------5-----------5-------3-------------------|----------------3-------5-----------5-------3-------------------|
D|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-------2-------3---2-------0-------------------|----------------2-------3-------5---3-------2-------------------|
G|--------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|--------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
D|5---------------------------------------------------------------|7---------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-------2---0---------------------------|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|
D|--------0-------3---------------------------3-----------0-------|--------2-------5---------------------------5-----------2-------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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