D# m6 Chord on Mandocello

How to play the D# m6 chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The D# m6 chord is a minor sixth chord with a bittersweet, jazzy character. It is built from the notes D#, F#, A#, C. This page shows how to play D# m6 on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 3 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. D# falls on the C string. It sounds from D#2 up to D#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 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.