A Dim Chord on Classical Guitar (Drop D)
Play A Dim on Classical Guitar (Drop D): diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A Dim chord is a diminished chord built from stacked minor thirds, often used as a passing or leading chord. It is built from the notes A, C, D#. This page shows how to play A Dim on Classical Guitar (Drop D) with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 5 frets. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from D#2 up to A4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 3.
It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck, with the lowest string slackened a whole tone.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.