G# m6/9 Chord on Mandola

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

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

The lowest shape sits at fret 4 and spans 5 frets, with no open strings in it. G# falls on the C string. It sounds from G#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 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.