G 6 Chord on Mandola

How to play the G 6 chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

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

The shape nearest the nut leaves the G string open and takes the rest at fret 7, reaching across 3 frets. G falls on the C string. It sounds from G3 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 G 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.