What are the chords in the key of D minor? We shall list triad chords and four note extended chords below in the key of D min. Roman numerals indicate each chord’s position relative to the scale.

The notes of the D minor natural scale are: D E F G A Bb C

Chords in natural minor keys follow the pattern, minor diminished major minor minor major major.

i – D minor, D minor seventh (Dmin, Dmin7)
iidim – E diminished, E minor seventh flat five (Edim, Em7b5)
III – F major, F major seventh (Fmaj, Fmaj7)
iv – G minor, G minor seventh (Gmin, Gmin7)
v – A minor, A minor seventh (Amin, Amin7)
VI – B flat major, B flat major seventh (Bbmaj, Bbmaj7)
VII – C major, C dominant seventh (Cmaj, C7)

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Piano Chords In The Key Of D Minor

The following piano key chord chart shows all the triads in D minor as well as four note extended chords.

piano chords in the key of D minor

Let’s now take a look at common chord progressions in the key of D minor natural. They are as follows:

i – VI – VII (Dm – Bb – C)
i – iv – VII (Dm – Gm – C)
i – iv – v (Dm – Gm – Am)
i – VI – III – VII (Dm – Bb – F – C)
ii – v – i (Em7b5 – Am – Dm)

Notes Of All The Chords In The key of D Minor

Let’s start with the triads.

i – D minor: D – F – A
iidim – E diminished: E – G – Bb
III – F major: F – A – C
iv – G minor: G – Bb – D
v – A minor: A – C – E
VI – B flat major: Bb – D – F
VII – C major: C – E – G

And now, the four note chords.

i – D minor seventh: D – F – A – C
iidim – E minor seventh flat five: E – G – Bb – D
III – F major seventh: F – A – C – E
iv – G minor seventh: G – Bb – D – F
v – A minor seventh: A – C – E – G
VI – B flat major seventh: Bb – D – F – A
VII – C dominant seventh: C – E – G – Bb

Diagrams of the D minor key signature and the notes of the D natural minor scale. There is one flat in the Dmin scale, namely, B flat. D minor key signature on treble clef. D minor key signature on bass clef.

Diagram of the D minor scale on piano keyboard. D minor scale on piano.

Chords In The Keys Of A, B, C, D, E, F, G Flat, Sharp, Major & Minor

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Chords In The Key Of D Flat Major

The key of D flat major makes use of the same chords and scale notes as the key of C sharp major, except that the notes and chords have different names. Db and C# are enharmonic equivalents.

What are the chords in the key of Db major?

First of all let’s take a look at the D flat major scale. The notes in this scale are Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db. Like every other major key the chords in this key follows the pattern major minor minor major major minor diminished.

The triads in the key of D flat major are Dbmaj, Ebmin, Fmin, Gbmaj, Abmaj, Bbmin and Cdim. The four note chords with sevenths are Dbmaj7, Ebmin7 Fmin7, Gbmaj7, Ab7, Bbmin7 and Cm7b5.

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Let’s list these chords by roman numerals. Each note in the scale is represented by a different roman numeral. Notice that some are capitalized while others are not.

I – Db major, Db major seventh (bDmaj, Dbmaj7)
ii – Eb minor, Eb minor seventh (Ebm, Ebm7)
iii – F minor, F minor seventh (Fm, Fm7)
IV – Gb major, Gb major seventh (Gb, Gbmaj 7)
V – Ab major, Ab dominant seventh (Ab, Ab7)
vi – Bb minor, Bb minor seventh (Bbm, Bbm7)
vii° – C diminished, C minor seventh flat five (C°, Cm7b5)

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Piano Chords In The Key Of D Flat Major

The following key chord chart shows the triads and four note extended chords in the key of Db major. Piano chords in the key of D flat.

So what notes do these chords consist of?

Chord I, Db major (Db – F – Ab). Db major seventh (Db – F – Ab – C).
Chord ii, Eb minor (Eb – Gb – Bb). Eb minor seventh (Eb – Gb – Bb – Db).
Chord iii, F minor (F – Ab – C). F minor seventh (F – Ab – C – Eb).
Chord IV, Gb major (Gb – Bb – Db). Gb major seventh (Gb – Bb – Db – F).
Chord V, Ab major (Ab – C – Eb). Ab dominant seventh (Ab – C – Eb – Gb).
Chord vi, Bb minor (Bb – Db – F). Bb minor seventh (Bb – Db – F – Ab).
Chord vii°, C diminished (C – Eb – Gb). C minor seventh flat five (C – Eb – Gb – Bb).

Common chord progressions in the key of Db major are:

I – IV – V (Db – Gb – Ab)
I – vi – IV – V (Db – Bbm – Gb – Ab)
ii – V – I (Ebm7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7)

The following is a diagram of the Db major key signature as well as the Db major scale on the treble and bass clefs. The Db major scale has 5 flats, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, and Gb. D flat major key signature on treble clef.