DmMaj7

— About this chord

DmMaj7 (D minor-major 7th, 1–♭3–5–7) is a haunting, unresolved chord that pairs the darkness of a minor third with the yearning pull of a natural 7th. Famous for its use in spy-film and Bond-style cues, it also appears in jazz ballads and noir underscoring where it signals suspense or longing. On guitar it favors compact open and movable shapes with a half-step dissonance ringing between the 7th and root. Functionally it often works as a passing chord moving from minor to minor7, or as a melancholic tonic substitute, driving descending chromatic bass lines. Also known as Dm(maj7) or D minor/major 7.