All the time. It's inevitable that a chord progression will be similar to some other song out there. But I frequently find myself coming up with an idea that I really like, only to realize later on that it sounds similar to something I'd heard in the past.
It used to really frustrate me when I'd come to that realization, but now I try to look at it as a positive because it means that I'm writing music that has similarities to the musicians I idolize. Plus, it's not like I'm releasing my music to the public/profiting off of it.
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