C maj7sus4 Chord on Mandola
Play C maj7sus4 on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C maj7sus4 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, F, G, B. This page shows how to play C maj7sus4 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the C course open and takes the rest at fret 3, reaching across 2 frets. The root is the C course itself. It sounds from C3 up to C5.
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.