A m13 Chord on Classical Guitar (Drop D)

Play A m13 on Classical Guitar (Drop D): diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The A m13 chord is a minor extended chord that stacks higher tensions over a minor-seventh foundation. It is built from the notes A, B, C, E, F#, G. This page shows how to play A m13 on Classical Guitar (Drop D) with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The A, B and E strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 4 over a 2-fret stretch. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from F#2 up to E4.

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.