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   Normally the III. within a scale is a minor chord and changing this to a major chord has an interesting effect, In reality you are using the 'harmonic minor' tone instead of the normal tone. If you are playing in the Key of C then you would play an "E Major" instead of "E minor", If you hop around on the III.'s starting anywhere on the Circle of Keys then you will make two hops and land on the originating key...

C major using "G#" instead of a G

This is an "A harmonic minor" scale...

1. Go to our circle of keys - This shows the Key of C by default...
2. Click on the III. - Key of E...
3. Click on the III. - Key of Ab...
4. Click on the III. - Key of C again...

   When starting with the Key of C you will change to the Key of E and then onto the Key of Ab, These three keys are equally spaced on the circle chart which shows a strong mathematical connection. The keynotes of these three keys (C E Ab) make an augmented chord ("C aug", "E aug" or "Ab aug") so maybe this could be called an 'augmented' key change, If you changed keys on the VI. minor then you will be making 'diminished' key changes...

   When you hop around on the three's (III.'s) then you will find that each is at one point a (I.) major, (III.) minor or augmented (V.#). Hopping around on the VI's or II's are also 'cool' but the VI's would have to make three hops and the II's would make six hops before making a full circle, The major III. is the best sounding because it has the largest hop...