B 6 Chord on Octave Mandolin
How to play the B 6 chord on Octave Mandolin: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The B 6 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes B, D#, F#, G#. This page shows how to play B 6 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. B falls on the G string. It sounds from B2 up to G#4.
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 B 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.