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#, C, D#, F. This page shows how to play G# 6 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 1 over a 3-fret stretch. G# falls on the G string. It sounds from C3 up to C5.

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.