D 6 Chord on Octave Mandolin
How to play the D 6 chord on Octave Mandolin: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The D 6 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes D, F#, A, B. This page shows how to play D 6 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the D string open and takes the rest at fret 7, reaching across 3 frets. D falls on the G string. It sounds from D3 up to B4.
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 D 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.