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Dm/C

  1. C♭7bass
  2. DRtriad
  3. F♭3triad
  4. A5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play Dm/C

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Dm/C
1 2 3 4 5 R 5 ♭3 ♭7

Frets x 3 3 2 3 xNotes C F A DIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadD minor, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion Dm/C
7 8 9 10 R 5 ♭3 ♭7

Frets 8 8 7 7 x xNotes C F A DIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadD minor, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion Dm/C
10 11 12 13 R 5 ♭3 ♭7

Frets x x 10 10 10 10Notes C F A DIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadD minor, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules Dm/C follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor triad over the ♭7th in every key

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Dm/C chord questions

What notes are in Dm/C?

Dm/C is spelled C D F A: C is the ♭7th, D is the root, F is the ♭3rd, A is the 5th.

What is the formula of Dm/C?

♭7 1 ♭3 5. It is a D minor triad, over C in the bass.

How many ways can you play Dm/C on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of Dm/C, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.