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Essential Chords in Open Dm
Tuning
A guide to the Open D Tuning
through chords
AN EBOOK FROM GUITAR-CHORD.ORG
Copyright © 2021 Guitar-chord.org. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission from the publisher except for personal use. Table of Contents
Introduction
Understanding the Open Dm tuning
Open chords
Voicings
Movable chords
Chord progressions
Tabs
Introduction About this ebook
The purpose with this ebook is to let you explore more of the Open Dm Tuning landscapes by presenting over 100 chords with diagrams.
The ebook is sparse in sense of colors and has a simple layout, which is made with the print possibility in mind.
Tune in into Open Dm Tuning
If you are unfamiliar to how to tuned to the Open Dm Tuning, the guitar should be tuned as D-A-D-F-A-D from lowest (thickest) to highest (thinnest) string.
To include an octave perspective, the tuning could be written as D2-A2-D3-F3-A3-D4, meaning that the lowest string is a D note on the second octave, the second lowest string is a A note on the second octave and so on.
Always tune down (decreasing string tension) and not up (increasing string tension). This is important because too much pressure will break the strings, and in the worst scenario, damage the guitar.
Open Em Tuning
Related to the Open Dm Tuning is the Open Em Tuning (E-B-E-G-B-E). By putting a capo on the second fret, you can play all the presented chords two positions up in the Open Em Tuning.
Double paralleling of low and high strings
The Open Dm Tuning have three strings tuned to D and two strings tuned to A. And in the same way as the standard tuning has a low and high E, Open Dm tuning has low and high D and A strings.
This means that chords can be mirrored. The chord 100000 can be 000001, the chord 010000 can be 000010 and so on.
To illustrate this, here are some chords which are identical from a tone perspective:
Dm6: 000020 or 020000
Bbmaj7/D: 020000 or 000020
A7/D: 002240 or 042200
In the chord charts, you won’t find all possible variants, but it can be useful for you to know that you can mirror some of the chords like this. All chord will not be mirrored this way though. Although, the notes are the same, the note order can cause different chord names. For example, Dm: 300000 and Dm/F: 000003.
Open Dm fretboard Fretboard diagram including frets 1-12 and open strings for Open D tuning (flats are used instead of sharps; C# = Db etc.).
Understanding the Open Dm Tuning What happens in the Open Dm Tuning?
Open Dm Tuning has many similarities to the Open D Tuning, only one string deviate. The similarities become obvious in comparison:
Open D D A D F# A D
Open Dm D A D F A D
So, if you are familiar with Open D, you can recast much of that knowledge to the Open Dm tuning.
Voicings
The three-part section with voicings shows one of the main features of open tunings. Using different shapes that are moveable but still include open strings is one of the most grateful ways of utilize I open tunings.
The first part presents some very simple approach including one- and two-finger chords. The one-finger chords are created by playing single notes from the D Minor scale on various strings together with the remaining strings open. All these shapes can be combined with 000000 (Dm played with all strings open) in various progressions.
The two-fingers chords (000202 etc.), can be “added-on”, which can be seen in the series with 200202 et cetera. Apparently, there is room for additional experimentation. CHORDS IN OPEN POSITION Open Dm Tuning - D A D F A D Dm Dm7 Dm6 Dm9 Dm11
6 Dmadd9 Dmadd11 Dm /9 Dm(maj7) D F/C Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj13 Fadd9/C Gm/B Gm7/D Gm13/D Am/D Am7/D Aadd11 A7/D B Bmaj7 Bmaj11/A C/D C9 Cmaj11 Csus2/B Edim/D Dm (II) Dm (III) Dm7 (II) Dm6 (II) Dm(maj7) (II) ©GUITAR-CHORD.ORG VOICINGS - Part 1 Open Dm Tuning - D A D F A D A7sus4/D Dm Gmadd9/D Amadd/D Bmaj7/D Am/D 7 8 10 Fmaj7/D Dm Dmadd11 Dm Bmaj7/D Dm7 5 7 8 10 Fmaj7/D Dm Dmadd11 Dm Bmaj7/D F6/A 7 8 10 Dm/E Dm/F Dm/G Dm/A B/A F6/A 7 8 10 A7sus4/E Dm/F Gmadd9 Amadd11 Bmaj7/A Amadd11 5 7 8 10 Dm/E Dm/F Dm/G Dm/A B/A F6/A 5 7 8 10 A7sus4/D Dm Gmadd9/D Amadd/DBmaj7/D Am/D Fmaj7/D Dm Dmadd11 Dm 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . t 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i u 2 4 6 8 9 11 2 4 6 8 9 11 g
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s 2 4 5 7 9 11 2 4 5 7 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 7 9 11
Bmaj7/D Dm7 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 8 9 11 2 4 6 8 9 11 2 4 5 7 9 11 2 4 5 7 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 7 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
© GUITAR-CHORD.ORG VOICINGS - Part 2 Open Dm Tuning - D A D F A D B/A Cadd9/A E7/A F6/A G/A Aadd11 6 7 9 11 Bmaj7/D Dm9 Dm(maj7) F9/D Dm G9/D 5 7 9 Dm6add9 Fadd9/D Dsus4 Asus2/D Bmaj9/D Am7/D 6 7 9 B/D Dm7 Dm Dmadd9(no5) Dmadd11 Dm 7 10 12 Fmaj7/D Dm Dmadd11 Dm Dm6 Dm(maj7) 7 9 11 Dm6add9 Dm7 Dmadd11 Fmaj7/D Bmaj7/D Fadd9/D 7 8 10 A7sus4/D Dm(11) Gmadd9/D Amadd11/D Bm(maj7)/D A/D 7 8 11 G6add9/D Dmaj7 Gmadd9/D Am/D Bm(maj7)/D Amaj7/D 7 8 11
© GUITAR-CHORD.ORG VOICINGS - Part 3 Open Dm Tuning - D A D F A D C6/D D Gmadd9/D Am/D Gadd9/D A/D 5 7 9 11 Dmadd11 Dsus4 Gmadd9/D Amadd11/D B7sus2/D Dsus2 7 8 11 Dm6add9 Dm7 Gadd9 Aadd11 Bm7/A Aadd11/C 7 8 10 Gm9/A Csus2/A Gm/A Amadd11 F6/A Em7/A 7 8 10 D6add9 Fadd9/D Gmadd9/D Am/D Bmaj9/D Am7/D 7 7 9 Gm9/D Am7/D Gadd9/D A/D Dm7 A7sus4/D 5 7 8 10 Dm7/E Dm(maj7)/F Dmadd9/G F6(9)/A B(13) G7/B 5 7 8 9 C6/D D Gmadd9/D Am/D Gadd9/D A/D Dmadd11 Dsus4 Gmadd9/ADmadd11/DB7sus2/D Dsus2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 t i
u 2 4 6 8 9 11 2 4 6 8 9 11
g . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s 2 4 5 7 9 11 2 4 5 7 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 7 9 11
© GUITAR-CHORD.ORG MOVABLE CHORDS Open Dm Tuning - D A D F A D Dm Em Fm Gm Am Bm Cm 7 8 10
D E F G A B C 3 5 7 8 10 Dm7 Em7 Fm7 Gm7 Am7 Bm7 Cm7 3 5 7 8 10 D7 E7 F7 G7 A7 B7 C7 3 5 7 8 10 Dmadd9 Emadd9 Fmadd9 Gmadd9 Amadd9 Bmadd9 Cmadd9 5 7 8 10 Dsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 Gsus4 Asus4 Bsus4 Csus4 5 7 8 10 D7sus4 E7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 A7sus4 B7sus4 C7sus4 3 5 7 8 10 Bmaj7/D Cmaj7/E Dmaj7/F Emaj7/G Fmaj7/A Gmaj7/B Amaj7/C 6 7 9 11
©GUITAR-CHORD.ORG Chord progressions Open Dm Tuning - D A D F A D
Progression 1 Dm Fmaj7/D Dmadd11 Dm Fmaj7/D Dm 7
Progression 2 Dm/A B Dm7 /C Dm9 /A Bmaj7
Progression 3 Gm F E 5 3
Progression 4 Dm Am B 7 8
Progression 5 F6/C C7sus4 B/A F6/A Badd9 Dm 7
Progression 6 Gmadd9/D Dm Dm Dm A7sus4/D Dm
Progression 7 Asus2/D Dsus4 Fadd9/D Dsus4 D 6
© GUITAR-CHORD.ORG TABS Open Dm Tuning - D A D F A D
Example 1 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5
3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 3
P
7 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 0
Example 2 3 5 7 8 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 8 10 12 12
Example 3 (based on "Romanza") 7 7 7 7 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 3 7 12 12 12 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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