Nah, check this out,
Do you know how to play a rgular D chord, like so
---2---
---3---
---2---
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That has your middle finger on the 1st string, ring finger on the 2nd string, and index finger on the 3rd string.
You pinky is still open
Put your pinky on the first string, 3rd fret.
That way if you pull off your pinky, you are playing a regular D chord
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