A m6 Chord on Octave Mandolin
Play A m6 on Octave Mandolin: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A m6 chord is a minor sixth chord with a bittersweet, jazzy character. It is built from the notes A, C, E, F#. This page shows how to play A m6 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 2 and spans 4 frets, with no open courses in it. A falls on the G course. It sounds from A2 up to A4.
Octave Mandolin 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 A 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.