String-jumping and fretboard stretching: A Steve Morse masterclass on wide intervals

Deep-dive your technique for powerful intervals with six string-jumping, fretboard-stretching examples from one of the world’s most influential super-pickers. Steve has kindly agreed to this unique tutorial on big intervals, a core component of his trademark style.

He defines big intervals as anything larger than using adjacent notes, such as playing a linear scale (eg root, second, third). Typically, big intervals involve skipping strings, and he does this in both his compositions and general playing to outline chords.

Read more in this article for Guitar World, and check out the video below where he shows five ways he uses big intervals, to learn from the master!