D minor chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning

Common progressions

• i – ♭VII – ♭VI – ♭VII: Dm – C – B♭ – C
• i – ♭VI – ♭VII – i: Dm – B♭ – C – Dm
• i – iv – ♭VII – i: Dm – Gm – C – Dm (with the minor iv)

Basis: The Chiff & Fipple forum and common session practice: aeolian tunes lean on ♭VI and ♭VII (Em-D-C, Bm-G-A).

The seven chords in D minor

1. i Dm0 0 0 3
2. ii° Edim7 5 7 8
3. ♭III F0 3 3 3
4. iv Gm5 5 5 8
5. v Am0 2 3 2
6. ♭VI B♭1 3 1 0
7. ♭VII C3 2 3 5

Other modes on D

Other minor keys

D minor in other tunings

All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app