An implantable medical device comprising: a housing; a connector block coupled to the housing; a medical electrical lead, comprising: an elongated lead body comprising a length between a proximal end and a distal end with a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a plurality of electrodes (40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48), located along the distal end of the lead body, the plurality of electrodes parsed into first and second pair electrodes in which the first pair of electrodes comprises a first electrode electrically connected to a second electrode by means of a jumper conductor within the lead body while circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart from each other; and the second pair of electrodes comprising a third electrode electrically connected to a fourth electrode by means of a jumper conductor within the lead body while circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart from each other; a first conductor extending from the connector block and directly connected to one of the first and second electrodes; and a second conductor extending from the connector block and directly connected to one of the third and fourth electrodes. a housing; a connector block coupled to the housing; a medical electrical lead, comprising: an elongated lead body comprising a length between a proximal end and a distal end with a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a plurality of electrodes (40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48), located along the distal end of the lead body, the plurality of electrodes parsed into first and second pair electrodes in which the first pair of electrodes comprises a first electrode electrically connected to a second electrode by means of a jumper conductor within the lead body while circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart from each other; and the second pair of electrodes comprising a third electrode electrically connected to a fourth electrode by means of a jumper conductor within the lead body while circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart from each other; a first conductor extending from the connector block and directly connected to one of the first and second electrodes; and a second conductor extending from the connector block and directly connected to one of the third and fourth electrodes. an elongated lead body comprising a length between a proximal end and a distal end with a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a plurality of electrodes (40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48), located along the distal end of the lead body, the plurality of electrodes parsed into first and second pair electrodes in which the first pair of electrodes comprises a first electrode electrically connected to a second electrode by means of a jumper conductor within the lead body while circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart from each other; and the second pair of electrodes comprising a third electrode electrically connected to a fourth electrode by means of a jumper conductor within the lead body while circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart from each other; a first conductor extending from the connector block and directly connected to one of the first and second electrodes; and a second conductor extending from the connector block and directly connected to one of the third and fourth electrodes.