Chromatic mediants

Chromatic mediants, or a chromatic mediant relationship is a relationship between two chords whose roots are related by a major third or minor third, contain one common tone, and share the same quality, i.e. major or minor. For example, the chords C major and A major are chromatic mediants, as are F minor and D minor.

Chromatic mediants have been used in Western classical music since the Renaissance but it was not until the Romantic period that chromatic mediants were used more extensively by composers.

Examples of Chromatic Mediants

The following are examples of chromatic mediant chords.

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