u/Da_Hawk_27

I was playing Ten Years Gone and trying to figure out the chords that were used and I found that Jimmy Page goes from an A to a Dm. Now I know the song is in the key of A so the IV should be D but he uses Dm. Could someone explain to me like what this is? Or more rather why this works? I just kind of learned my scales and this is throwing me for a loop.

Edit: Now, I know the colloquial answer on this sub is that music theory is a more of a guideline/explanation of music not a hard and fast rule; I’m more just asking like the explanation of what’s happening. Thank you!!