Banjo Dm chord (Open G)D minor on the 5-string banjo: 0 2 3 3, and 5 more shapes

Dm chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 0 2 3 3, open position, with the short 5th string marked
Dm (D minor) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 0 2 3 3, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 2 3 3 (open position)

  1. String 4 (D): open, D
  2. String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger, A
  3. String 2 (B): 3rd fret, middle finger, D
  4. String 1 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: D A D 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 g adds the 4th over Dm, a colour rather than a clash.

Up the neck: D minor shape: 3 2 3 3 (at the nut); Barre minor shape: 7 7 6 7 (6fr); F minor shape: 12 10 10 12 (10fr). Slide a shape up or down to play another chord of its kind.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Dm shapes

  1. 213gFADD3 2 3 0
    open
  2. 6fr213gDDFA0 7 6 7
    6fr
  3. 10fr11gDFAD0 10 10 0
    10fr
  4. 12fr1234gDADF12 14 15 15
    12fr
  5. 14fr123gDADF0 14 15 15
    14fr

Other D chords in Open G

DDmD7Dm7Dmaj7D6Dsus4Dsus2DdimDaug

Other minor chords

GmAmDmCmBmEmFmB♭mE♭mF♯mC♯mA♭m

Dm in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app