D minor chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAD 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 Dmx 0 0 3
2. ii° Edim0 2 1 2
3. ♭III F2 3 3 3
4. iv Gm0 0 1 0
5. v Am2 2 3 2
6. ♭VI B♭3 3 1 0
7. ♭VII C0 2 3 2

Other modes on D

Other minor keys

D minor in other tunings

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