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#, F, F#, A#, D. This page shows how to play D# m(maj9) on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The D string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 6 over a 3-fret stretch. D# falls on the G string. It sounds from F#3 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.