C# m6/9 Chord on Mandocello
How to play the C# m6/9 chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The C# m6/9 chord is a minor sixth chord with a bittersweet, jazzy character. It is built from the notes C#, D#, E, G#, A#. This page shows how to play C# m6/9 on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 2 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. C# falls on the A string. It sounds from D#2 up to C#4.
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 C# 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.