D# m6/9 Chord on Mandola

How to play the D# m6/9 chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The D# m6/9 chord is a minor sixth chord with a bittersweet, jazzy character. It is built from the notes D#, F, F#, A#, C. This page shows how to play D# m6/9 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The C string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 4 over a 5-fret stretch. D# falls on the G string. It sounds from C3 up to F5.

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.