D m(maj9) Chord on Mandola
How to play the D m(maj9) chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The D m(maj9) chord is a minor/major extended chord pairing a minor third with a natural seventh and upper tensions. It is built from the notes D, E, F, A, C#. This page shows how to play D m(maj9) on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the D string open and takes the rest at fret 5, reaching across 3 frets. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from F3 up to E5.
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 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.