Suspended Mandolin Chords

Tones in a Suspended Mandolin Chords : Root, 4th, 5th

Diagram of an A suspended mandolin chord at the open position

Asus4

Diagram of a C suspended mandolin chord at the open position (second inversion)

Csus4

Diagram of a C# suspended mandolin barre chord at the 4 fret

C#sus4

Diagram of a D♭ suspended mandolin barre chord at the 4 fret

D♭sus4

Diagram of a D suspended mandolin chord at the open position (second inversion)

Dsus4

Diagram of a D# suspended mandolin barre chord at the 6 fret

D#sus4

Diagram of an E♭ suspended mandolin barre chord at the 6 fret

E♭sus4

Diagram of an E suspended mandolin chord at the open position (first inversion)

Esus4

Diagram of an F suspended mandolin chord at the 1 fret (third inversion)

Fsus4

Diagram of an F# suspended mandolin chord at the 2 fret (first inversion)

F#sus4

Diagram of a G♭ suspended mandolin chord at the 2 fret (first inversion)

G♭sus4

Diagram of a G suspended mandolin chord at the open position

Gsus4

Diagram of a G# suspended mandolin chord at the 4 fret (first inversion)

G#sus4

Diagram of an A♭ suspended mandolin chord at the 4 fret (first inversion)

A♭sus4

Diagram of an A# suspended mandolin barre chord at the 1 fret

A#sus4

Diagram of a B♭ suspended mandolin barre chord at the 1 fret

B♭sus4

Diagram of a B suspended mandolin chord at the open position

Bsus4

Suspended chord

A suspended chord (or sus chord) is a musical chord in which the (major or minor) third is omitted, replaced usually with either a perfect fourth or a major second although the fourth is far more common. The lack of a minor or a major third in the chord creates an open sound, while the dissonance between the fourth and fifth or second and root creates tension. When using popular-music symbols, they are indicated by the symbols "sus4" and "sus2".