The key of D minor has one flat. For reference, here are the notes in the D minor scale:
- D
- E
- F
- G
- A
- B Flat
- C
All the chords in the key of D minor are made up of these seven notes, and each note gets to be the root note for one of the chords, thus making seven triad chords in this key.
- D Minor
- E Diminished
- F Major
- G Minor
- A Minor
- B Flat Major
- C Major
Note: In this article I’m using guitar chord charts that I created using Microsoft Paint. Here are all the guitar chord charts that are free to use personally and commercially under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
i Chord — D Minor or D Minor Seventh
The first chord (i) in the key of D minor is the D minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D minor chord on guitar.

The D minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the i chord in the key of D minor. Below is my favorite way to play the D minor seventh chord.

iidim Chord — E Diminished or E Minor Seventh Flat Five
The second chord (iidim) in the key of D minor is the E diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E diminished chord on guitar.

The E minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iidim chord in the key of D minor. Below is my favorite way to play the E minor seventh flat five chord.

III Chord — F Major or F Major Seventh
The third chord (III) in the key of D minor is the F major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F major chord on guitar.

The F major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the III chord in the key of D minor. Below is my favorite way to play the F major seventh chord.

iv Chord — G Minor or G Minor Seventh
The fourth chord (iv) in the key of D minor is the G minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G minor chord on guitar.

The G minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iv chord in the key of D minor. Below is my favorite way to play the G minor seventh chord.

v Chord — A Minor or A Minor Seventh
The fifth chord (v) in the key of D minor is the A minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A minor chord on guitar.

The A minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the v chord in the key of D minor. Below is my favorite way to play the A minor seventh chord.

VI Chord — B Flat Major or B Flat Major Seventh
The sixth chord (VI) in the key of D minor is the B flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B flat major chord on guitar.

The B flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VI chord in the key of D minor. Below is my favorite way to play the B flat major seventh chord.

VII Chord — C Major or C Dominant Seventh
The seventh chord (VII) in the key of D minor is the C major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C major chord on guitar.

The C dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VII chord in the key of D minor. Below is my favorite way to play the C dominant seventh chord.

Chord Progressions in the Key of D Minor
Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of D Minor that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.
1. D Minor, G Minor, A Minor
E| --1---1-----3---3-----0---0---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2---
D| --0---0-----5---5-----2---2---
A| ------------5---5-----0---0---
E| ------------3---3-------------
2. D Minor, G Minor, B Flat Major, A Minor
E| --1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----3---3-----2---2---
D| --0---0-----5---5-----3---3-----2---2---
A| ------------5---5-----1---1-----0---0---
E| ------------3---3-----------------------
3. D Minor, B Flat Major, F Major, G Minor
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----3---3---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3---
D| --0---0-----3---3-----3---3-----5---5---
A| ------------1---1-----3---3-----5---5---
E| ----------------------1---1-----3---3---
4. D Minor, C Major, B Flat Major
E| --1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----0---0-----3---3---
D| --0---0-----2---2-----3---3---
A| ------------3---3-----1---1---
E| ------------------------------
5. D Minor, G Minor, F Major, B Flat Major
E| --1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3---
D| --0---0-----5---5-----3---3-----3---3---
A| ------------5---5-----3---3-----1---1---
E| ------------3---3-----1---1-------------
6. D Minor, E Diminished, A Minor, D Minor
E| --1---1---------------0---0-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----8---8-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----9---9-----2---2-----2---2---
D| --0---0-----8---8-----2---2-----0---0---
A| ------------7---7-----0---0-------------
E| ----------------------------------------
7. B Flat Major, C Major, D Minor
E| --1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --3---3-----0---0-----2---2---
D| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
A| --1---1-----3---3-------------
E| ------------------------------
8. D Minor, B Flat Major, F Major, C Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----1---1-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
D| --0---0-----3---3-----3---3-----2---2---
A| ------------1---1-----3---3-----3---3---
E| ----------------------1---1-------------
9. D Minor, B Flat Major, D Minor, B Flat Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3---
D| --0---0-----3---3-----0---0-----3---3---
A| ------------1---1---------------1---1---
E| ----------------------------------------
10. D Minor, A Minor, D Minor, G Minor
E| --1---1-----0---0-----1---1-----3---3---
B| --3---3-----1---1-----3---3-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----3---3---
D| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----5---5---
A| ------------0---0---------------5---5---
E| --------------------------------3---3---
11. D Minor, F Major, C Major, D Minor
E| --1---1-----1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----1---1-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
D| --0---0-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
A| ------------3---3-----3---3-------------
E| ------------1---1-----------------------
12. D Minor, B Flat Major, F Major, G Minor
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----3---3---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3---
D| --0---0-----3---3-----3---3-----5---5---
A| ------------1---1-----3---3-----5---5---
E| ----------------------1---1-----3---3---