B 6/9 Chord on Mandocello
How to play the B 6/9 chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The B 6/9 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes B, C#, D#, F#, G#. This page shows how to play B 6/9 on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
There is no open-string version on Mandocello: the lowest shape barres fret 1 and covers 2 frets. B falls on the A string. It sounds from C#2 up to B3.
Mandocello is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on B 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.