Banjo Dm chord (Open D)D minor on the 5-string banjo: 0 3 0 3, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 3 0 3 (open position)
- String 4 (D): open, D
- String 3 (F♯): 3rd fret, index finger, A
- String 2 (A): open, A
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, middle finger, F
- String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, not in the chord
Sounds: D A A F · Dm is D, F, A (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: C major (ii), G mixolydian (v), C mixolydian (ii), G dorian (v), D dorian (i), C dorian (ii)
The 5th string: the short f♯ rubs against the F in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
Open D tuning: f♯DF♯AD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Open D once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Dm shapes
- 3 3 0 0
open - 3 3 5 3
3fr - 0 3 5 3
open - 0 8 8 7
7fr - 12 11 12 12
11fr - 0 15 0 15
15fr
Other D chords in Open D
Other minor chords
Dm in other tunings
All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app