Interesting chord progressions

[jamie.pope]

Me and my band have a song-blockage at the moment and we can't seem to write any songs that sound good.

So i was wondering if any of you guys could give me some good chord progressions to get us going again.

My band plays stuff like Radiohead, U2, Starsailor, Coldplay.

Inspire me.

Thanks in advance.

[joeinthebox1980]

are you asking me to give away my secrets? ;)

just play around with random chord structures. even when a chord sounds out of place, keep playing and try to make it work.

[Elnwood]

Does this mean that Radiohead, U2, Starsailor, and Coldplay aren't inspiring you enough? What more do you want?

[Wir-Click-Wir]

Fool around with this (http://www.guitartabs.cc/fetchurl.php?filename=/m/misc/every_guitar_chord.crd) list a bit. Also, get acquainted with some basic chord construction theory if you haven't already.

[Elnwood]

A chord chart isn't going to help. You need to know how the chords relate to each other.

Start with your basic major and minor chords
I(maj7), IV(maj7), V(7)
IIm(7), IIIm(7), VIm(7)

Mix in some rock chords.
bIII, bVII, bVI

Or try a classical chord.
VIIm7b5

Use V7-I and IIm-V7-I (in minor, IIm7b5-V7-Im) combinations.
Vm7-I-IV

Lead to a chord by using a leading chord one half step off.

I-III-IV (a la radiohead)

Use diminished or augmented chords to lead upwards.

Imaj7 - bIIdim7- IIm7 - bIIdim7 - IIIm7 - IV

This is just the tip of the iceberg. The possibilities are endless. Study other forms of music to open up whole new worlds of chord progressions and scales.

[Wir-Click-Wir]

Originally posted by Elnwood
A chord chart isn't going to help. You need to know how the chords relate to each other.

As I said, familiarize yourself with theory.