E 6/9 Chord on Mandocello

How to play the E 6/9 chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The E 6/9 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes E, F#, G#, B, C#. This page shows how to play E 6/9 on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. E falls on the C string. It sounds from E2 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 E 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.