A Sus4 Chord on Mandola
Play A Sus4 on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A Sus4 chord is a suspended chord that swaps the third for a second or fourth, leaving the harmony open and unresolved. It is built from the notes A, D, E. This page shows how to play A Sus4 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The D and A courses ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2 over a 3-fret stretch. A falls on the G course. It sounds from E3 up to A4.
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 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.