Matthaeus Waissel's Lute Tutorial - Sarge Gerbode's Lute Page

In the first chord, stop the d with the forefinger, the n with the little finger, the m with the ring finger,
etc.
Examples of the barre
where the hand is bent somewhat downwards
behind the neck, and the forefinger is placed
over the fingerboard.
These chords are also used on all frets:
In the first chord, place the forefinger over the e. d, and B and stop the n with the ring finger. The
same with the other chords. 6
In the first chord, place the forefinger over the d and B. stop the n with the ring finger, and the m
with the middle finger. The same with the other chords. 7
6 In the last chord, above, the 7 should be a t.
7 In the 2 nd chord, above, the top note should be an i instead of a t.