One hand bass and chord playing

In this lesson we will work on playing bass and chords on the bass side. This technique leads to a nice full sound. After the other hand is added there will be 3 distinct parts In your sound. First let's work on the left hand only.

In the diagram there are 5 forms for starting on the 7th and 6th string. This means you line up the "R" on the note you want the chord to be.  For example; if you want to play a Dmajor7 play the first chord at the 7th fret. Notice these chords use one of the 2 largest bass strings and the 2 highest strings on the bass side. This is done so the arrangement sounds consistent instead of just moving the first chord over 1 string to play Gmaj7.