D
Diatonic Scale
D Natural Minor
The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
Notes in D Natural Minor
D1
E2
F3
G4
A5
A#6
C7
D8
Chords in D Natural Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iDmD – F – Aminor
iiE°E – G – A#diminished
IIIFF – A – Cmajor
ivGmG – A# – Dminor
vAmA – C – Eminor
VIA#A# – D – Fmajor
VIICC – E – Gmajor
Other Scales in D
MajorD, E, F#, G, A, B, C#Harmonic MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, C#Melodic MinorD, E, F, G, A, B, C#DorianD, E, F, G, A, B, CPhrygianD, D#, F, G, A, A#, CLydianD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#MixolydianD, E, F#, G, A, B, CLocrianD, D#, F, G, G#, A#, CMajor PentatonicD, E, F#, A, BMinor PentatonicD, F, G, A, CBluesD, F, G, G#, A, CWhole ToneD, E, F#, G#, A#, CDiminished (H-W)D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, CDiminished (W-H)D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#Phrygian DominantD, D#, F#, G, A, A#, CHungarian MinorD, E, F, G#, A, A#, C#Lydian DominantD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C
Natural Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in D Natural Minor
The D natural minor scale contains the notes D, E, F, G, A, A#, C. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
The diatonic chords in D natural minor are Dm (i), E° (ii), F (III), Gm (iv), Am (v), A# (VI), C (VII). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the D natural minor scale.
To develop your ear for the D natural minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.