D m7 Chord on Bass VI
Play D m7 on Bass VI: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D m7 chord is a minor seventh — a smooth, mellow staple of jazz, soul, and funk. It is built from the notes D, F, A, C. This page shows how to play D m7 on Bass VI with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the D string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 2 frets. The E and A strings stay silent, so 4 of 6 sound. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from D2 up to F3. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 10.
Bass VI is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.