E 13sus4 Chord on Mandola
How to play the E 13sus4 chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The E 13sus4 chord is a suspended dominant that replaces the third with a fourth or second over a seventh. It is built from the notes E, F#, A, B, C#, D. This page shows how to play E 13sus4 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
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.
On Mandola it is most often played as a movable shape you can slide along the fretboard to reach the right register, with the lowest comfortable position depending on your tuning and reach.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E 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.