E Sus4 Chord on Mandola
How to play the E Sus4 chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The E 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 E, A, B. This page shows how to play E Sus4 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2 over a 3-fret stretch. E falls on the C string. It sounds from E3 up to A4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 4.
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 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.