About the Dm Baritone chord
Play Dm on Baritone ukulele with the 0 2 3 1 shape in DGBE tuning.
Place your index finger on the 1st fret of the E string, your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the G string, and your ring finger on the 3rd fret of the B string. Leave the D string open. Strum all four strings and check that each one rings cleanly.
Read the frets across D, G, B and E. A 0 means open and x means mute. These fingerings are for Baritone strings. A Standard gCEA chart uses different shapes for the same chord names.
Root
D
Quality
Minor
Notes
D · F · A
How the Dm chord works
Root (1)
The home note. It gives the chord its name.
Minor third (♭3)
The defining minor interval above the root.
Perfect fifth (5)
Adds strength and stability.
Play in another way
These alternate Baritone voicings use the same chord notes in different places on the fretboard.
This chord goes well with
Dm is the home chord in the key of D minor. A key is a group of notes and chords that naturally belong together.