D minor has 1 flat (B♭). Its seven chords are Dm, E°, F, Gm, Am, B♭, C. It's the relative minor of F major: the same notes and chords, with Dm as home.
On the wheel, the minor key's i, iv and v sit together on the inner ring with ♭III, ♭VI and ♭VII right above them. Tap any key on the wheel to go to its page.
Open D minor in the interactive wheel| Number | Chord | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Dm | Dm7 |
| ii° | E° | Em7♭5 |
| ♭III | F | Fmaj7 |
| iv | Gm | Gm7 |
| v | Am | Am7 |
| ♭VI | B♭ | B♭maj7 |
| ♭VII | C | C7 |
The major V pulls home harder than the minor v (House of the Rising Sun, Hotel California). The major IV is the Dorian sound (Oye Como Va, Get Lucky). Ending on a major I is the old "Picardy" trick.
The same slot on the wheel with a different flavour. Sus chords swap the 3rd for the 2nd or 4th and like to resolve back to the plain chord (Dsus4 → Dm). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: Dsus2, Dsus4, Fadd9); the small label is the slot they sit in.
D natural minor: D E F G A B♭ C. The key's seven chords are built from these notes; the borrowed and secondary chords above bring in notes from outside it.
The seven chords in D minor are Dm, E°, F, Gm, Am, Bb, C. As 7th chords: Dm7, Em7b5, Fmaj7, Gm7, Am7, Bbmaj7, C7.
D minor has 1 flat (Bb).
F major. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.
i bVI bIII bVII: Dm Bb F C; i iv v: Dm Gm Am; i bVII bVI V: Dm C Bb A.