D Minor Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play D Minor on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D Minor chord is a darker, melancholic minor triad that anchors countless songs. It is built from the notes D, F, A. This page shows how to play D Minor on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The D string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 3-fret stretch. The F#, B, E and A strings stay silent, so 4 of 8 sound. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from D3 up to F4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 10.
8-String Guitar is tuned F#–B–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.