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Of course, it probably wouldn't be quite that simple. This progression is an example of what I might use to seamlessly go from E major to Ab major: E major -> B major -> Eb major -> Ab major

Here are those 2 pairs of keys on the circle of fifths:Īnd as you can see from the thickness of the lines, the E major and Ab major feel more connected to me than Bb major and D major do, despite the same relationship between both pairs of keys(Major chords a major third apart).

Both of those pairs are same # of accidental pairs, but of the 2, the E major and Ab major feel more closely knit than Bb major and D major. It's like E major and Ab major feel especially connected in a way that say Bb major and D major do not feel as strongly connected at all but rather extremely contrasting. I find that whenever I improvise in E major, I naturally move back and forth between E major and Ab major key areas.