How to Play D Minor on Your Guitar

Standard Finger Positioning

Observe the correct finger positions.

Make sure your guitar is in the standard tuning.

Put your index finger on the 1st string, 1st fret.

Press the 3rd string second fret with your middle finger.

Put your ring finger on the 2nd string 3rd fret.

Play the chord.

Check the proper fretting for each string: E string - 1st fret B string - 3rd fret G string - 2nd fret D string - open A string - not played E string - not played

Barred Chord

Bar the fifth fret with your index finger

Press the 2nd string with your middle finger on the 6th fret.

Press the 3rd string with your ring finger on the 7th fret and the fourth string with your little finger on the 7th fret too.

Now play the chord and voila, you've successfully played a d minor chord.

Check the proper fretting for each string: E string - 5th fret B string - 6th fret G string - 7th fret D string - 7th fret A string - 5th fret E string - |5th fret