C# 6/9 Chord on Mandola
Play C# 6/9 on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C# 6/9 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes C#, D#, E#, G#, A#. This page shows how to play C# 6/9 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
There is no open-course version on Mandola: the lowest shape barres fret 3 and covers 2 frets. C# falls on the A course. It sounds from D#3 up to C#5.
Mandola 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.