C 6sus2 Chord on Mandola
Play C 6sus2 on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C 6sus2 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 C, D, G, A. This page shows how to play C 6sus2 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The C, D and A courses ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 5. The root is the C course itself. It sounds from C3 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 C 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.