Chords in the key of D minor on ukulele
The key of D minor has seven diatonic chords: DmDmDmDm, E°, F, GmGmGmGm, Am, Bb and C. As sevenths: Dm7Dm7Dm7Dm7, Em7b5, Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7, Gm7Gm7Gm7Gm7, Am7Am7Am7Am7, Bbmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 and C7C7C7C7. They come from the D natural minor scale, D, E, F, G, A, Bb and C, one on each note. On ukulele, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has D in the bass.
On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.
Seventh chords in D minor on ukulele
These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.