Grammy nominees Coldplay have been sued by rock guitarist Joe Satriani, who claims the band’s song Viva La Vida uses one of his riffs.

In court papers filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, he said the song used “substantial original portions” of his 2004 instrumental If I Could Fly.

Satriani, 52, wants a jury trial and is seeking damages and “any and all profits” for the alleged plagiarism.  more