A Sus2 Chord on Mandolin
Play A Sus2 on Mandolin: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A Sus2 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, B, E. This page shows how to play A Sus2 on Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The E string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2. A falls on the G string. It sounds from A3 up to E5.
Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, each pair tuned in unison, 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.