A Dominant 13th (A13) is built from A, C#, E, G, B, F#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M formula measured from the root A. This page shows 92 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: A · C# · E · G · B · F#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m – 9M – 13M
Fingerings for A13
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 4, G at fret 3
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 2, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13A at fret 3, G at fret 2
A13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
A13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
A13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
A13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
A13low E at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A13low E at fret 2, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, high E at fret 3
A13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, high E at fret 3
A13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
A13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E muted
A13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
A13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
A13low E at fret 2, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E at fret 2, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
A13low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, D at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
A13low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
A13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
A13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
A13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
A13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
A13low E at fret 2, A muted, B muted, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
A13low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted
A13low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E muted
A13low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
A13low E muted, A open, D muted, G open, B open, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, A open, D muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, A open, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A open, D muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
A13low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
A13low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 4
A13low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 1, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
A13low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 2
A13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A13low E muted, D at fret 2, B muted, high E muted
A13low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
A13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
A13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in A13
A1P
C#3M
E5P
G7m
B9M
F#13M
How to play A13
A Dominant 13th Guitar Chord (A13) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip
Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea
Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
A13 FAQ
What notes are in A Dominant 13th?
A Dominant 13th (A13) contains A, C#, E, G, B, F#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M above the root A.
How do you play A13 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "A13": low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3.
Is A13 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.