G 6/9 Chord on Mandola
Play G 6/9 on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The G 6/9 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes G, A, B, D, E. This page shows how to play G 6/9 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A course open and takes the rest at fret 7, reaching across 3 frets. G falls on the C course. It sounds from G3 up to B4.
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.