Standard
D minor seventh dyad · Fret 5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
D–C guitar chord
What it is
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Standard
C major second dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
Standard
D quartal chord, three notes · also D7sus4 (no 5th) · Open position
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
Standard
D quartal chord, four notes · also Dm7(add11), no 5th · Open position
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play D–C on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 5th fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E, A, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x x 0 5 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in D–C?
D–C, D minor seventh dyad, is D and C: the root (D) and the minor seventh (C). Its formula is 1 ♭7.
More D chords on guitar
DbrightDmsadD7the pullDmaj7dreamyDm7mellowDsus2openDsus4openDadd9sweetDdimthe edgeDauguneasyD6sweetDm6bittersweetD9the pullD7sus4openD5rawDm7♭5the edgeDdim7the edgeEvery D chord ›
Minor seventh dyad chords in every key
C–B♭two notesC♯–Btwo notesE♭–D♭two notesE–Dtwo notesF–E♭two notesF♯–Etwo notesG–Ftwo notesA♭–G♭two notesA–Gtwo notesB♭–A♭two notesB–Atwo notes