Chord · D Minor (1st Inversion)
Dm/♭3 Chord
Dm/♭3 is F, A and D — minor triad with the third in the bass.
Dm/♭3 on every instrument
The same 3 notes, 1 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What Dm/♭3 is made of
D Minor (1st Inversion) (D minor (1st inversion)) is built from the notes F, A, D, with the interval pattern b3, 5, 1. A common minor (1st inversion) chord across many styles.
Stack b3, 5 and 1 on a root of D and you get F, A and D. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a minor first inversion chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Cm/♭3 sounds like a transposed Dm/♭3.
Minor (1st Inversion): Minor triad with the third in the bass.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. Every tone here lands on its own letter — no accidentals needed.
Keys that contain Dm/♭3
All 3 notes sit inside the scale of 6 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Other chords on D
Same root, different colour.
The same minor first inversion shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about Dm/b3
- What notes are in the Dm/b3 chord?
- Dm/b3 is made of F, A and D — the b3, 5 and 1 degrees of a minor first inversion chord built on D.
- What keys use the Dm/b3 chord?
- Every note of Dm/b3 belongs to 6 keys: C Major (ii), F Major (vi), Bb Major (iii), A Minor (iv), D Minor (i), G Minor (v). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play Dm/b3 on guitar and piano?
- This page shows Dm/b3 on piano — 1 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
Learn the theory behind it
Why Dm/♭3 behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.