F# 6 Chord on Octave Mandolin
How to play the F# 6 chord on Octave Mandolin: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The F# 6 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes F#, A#, C#, D#. This page shows how to play F# 6 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 2 and spans 5 frets, with no open strings in it. F# falls on the D string. It sounds from A#2 up to F#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 F# 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.