D m7 Chord on Mandolin

Play D m7 on Mandolin: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

D m7 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: G 2nd fret, D open, A open, E 1st fret.

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 Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The D and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 2-fret stretch. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from A3 up to F5. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 7.

Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, each pair tuned in unison, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

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.