Key of D minor
The key of D minor has one flat — B♭. Its natural minor scale runs D E F G A B♭ C, and building a triad on each of those seven notes — stacking thirds from the scale itself — produces the key's seven chords.
That gives three minor chords, three major chords and one diminished chord. Home base is Dm (i), flanked by Gm (iv) and Am (v); the majors F (III), B♭ (VI) and C (VII) brighten the key, and E° (ii°) appears mostly as a passing chord.
Relative major: F major — the same seven chords, with F as home base.
The seven chords of D minor
Common questions
- What chords are in the key of D minor?
- The seven chords in the key of D minor are Dm (i), E° (ii°), F (III), Gm (iv), Am (v), B♭ (VI) and C (VII).
- What is the relative major of D minor?
- F major. The two keys share the same key signature and the same seven chords — F major simply treats F, not Dm, as home.
- How many sharps or flats does D minor have?
- D minor has one flat: B♭.