D Minor 13 Chord

What is the D Minor 13 Chord?

The D Minor 13 chord is a useful grip to learn because it shows you the core chord tones you'll reuse in riffs, progressions, and improvisation.

Notes and Arpeggios

Minor 13th chords extend the minor 7th with a 13th, creating a deep, complex minor voicing used in advanced jazz and fusion. They have a rich, brooding quality that sits well in modal contexts. The chord tones are: D, F, C, E, B. It's built from degrees 1, b3, b7, 9, and 13.

How to Use It

Extended voicings are a staple of jazz, neo-soul, and modern pop harmony. On guitar, start with the chord-box voicings, then find at least two different string sets where the same chord tones appear.

Practice switching between this chord and its most common neighbors in a progression. Use the highlights to spot where the same tone repeats across strings.