The band Coldplay, which has recently earned 7 Grammy Awards nominations, is currently being sued by guitarist Joe Satriani, who claims that one of his riffs was used in Coldplay’s song “Viva La Vida.”

Court papers were filed by Satriani in a Los Angeles federal court on Thursday and they read that Coldplay had used original parts of his 2004 instrumental „If I Could Fly” for their 2008 hit song.

Now, the guitarist wants a jury trial and is also asking for damages to be paid, along with profits from the plagiarism.

The „Viva La Vida” song is credited to Coldplay’s four members, singer Chris Martin, bass player Guy Berryman, guitarist Johnny Buckland and drummer Will Champion, while its title was inspired by a painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Joe Satriani’s „If I Could Fly” was featured in his album „Is There Love in Space?.”

British band Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” album has been nominated during a ceremony/concert that aired Wednesday night on CBS for the album of the year category, facing fellow nominees Radiohead’s “In Rainbows,” Ne-Yo’s “Year of the Gentleman” and Robert Plant's collaboration with Alison Krauss, called “Raising Sand.”

The other six categories for which Coldplay received a nod are Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (for „Viva La Vida”), Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group (for „Violet Hill”) and Best Rock Album (for „Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends”).

Alternative rock band Coldplay formed in London in 1998 and has ever since given hit songs such as “Yellow,” “The Scientist,” “Speed of Sound,” “Fix You” and the Grammy Award-winning “Clocks.”

“Viva La Vida” was released back in June this year and at that time, it topped the UK album chart after only three days since it had hit the markets, with 302,000 copies sold.