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Songs in the key of D minor

D minor has one flat, Bb, like F major: they are cousins. Its chords are Dm, Gm and A, and one song here plays in it.

The chords in D minor

• Dmukulele
• Gmukulele
• Aukulele
• A7ukulele
• Dmguitar
• Gmguitar
• Aguitar
• A7guitar

Want to see one on a piano or hear it? Dm, Gm, A, A7 in the Chord Finder.

D minor is a good home for sea songs and spooky songs. The Sleepy Sailor's old shanty tune lives here, with a C chord between the D minor ones. On a ukulele Dm is three fingers close together.

1 song in D minor, easiest first

So far Peabody has written out one song in a minor key; more are on the way.

• ⛵ The Sleepy Sailorwritten in D minorChords in D minor: Dm, C

Other keys

• C major
• G major
• D major
• A major
• E major
• F major
• Bb major
• Eb major
• A minor

Checked 2026-10-31. The songs are in the public domain; each sheet names where its words and tune come from.