D m(add9) Chord on Mandocello
Play D m(add9) on Mandocello: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D m(add9) chord is an added-ninth chord that layers in a ninth without the seventh for an open, modern sound. It is built from the notes D, E, F, A. This page shows how to play D m(add9) on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The D course rings open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 5 over a 3-fret stretch. D falls on the G course. It sounds from F2 up to E4.
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 D 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.