Theory

How do you make a good sounding 4 chord progression.

I seem to be stuck on a 3 chord movement and am havig trouble with finding a perfect 4 set of chords.

It sounds good with just the 3 chords but it also feels incomplete, as if something is missing.

The prog is a G-->C-->D
And from there I go either back from D-->C-->G or D-->G and repeat. Other chords when I use them sound not quite right.

How does one develop the 4 chord circular movement?
Guitar BTW

Thom yorke doesn't do music theory.

I really like Thom but im not trying to replicate that sound.

More like a Nirvana-Polly or NMH-In the Aeroplane over the sea type of chord progression

>>>/comp/

he uses the same chord progression as NMH and Nirvana, as does Adele and Justin Bieber. They just voice them differently with different timbres, in different keys and rhythms with different melodies. It's called pop music.

Tonal progressions usually follow a tonic-predominant-dominant-tonic cycle.
>tonic chords are usually: I, vi
>predominant chords are: ii, IV
>dominant chords are: iii, V, vii - but 95% of the time it's V
You can extend this by adding more chords in the tonic area. A common example would be I-vi-IV-V or in G major, G-Em-C-D. Here we have two chords in the tonic area and one in predominant and dominant areas each.
You can also add more pulls and stresses by taking the dominant or predominant chord and raising the root by a fifth and building a major (usually a major-minor seventh) chord on that and placing it before that dominant or predominant chord. This is called a secondary dominant.
Here's an example. We take that G-C-D progression and add a space before C and D. Then we take D and raise it a fifth to an A and build a major chord on A. So the new progression is G-C-A-D

Ive heard all about that first progression before. Its the sequence of NMH title track

The second one you mentioned ill look into for sure, however ive tried C to A and it just doesnt sound right to me.

I have been experimenting outside of the prog I mentioned and jumped from C to B. Is this called a pull as u referred?
From here I went B-->D-- to either -->A-->C-->B or -->C-->G-->B. This completed a 4 chord, which I would use as chorus.

What is missing in the first progression given my second progression, or is a 4 chord sequence even needed in the verse at all?

I know how to play Karma Police, Fake Plastic Trees, How to dissapear completely, and Exit Music.

He seems to be using a different more advanced strategy.

so in G Major
I=G
ii-a
iii=b
IV=C
V=D
vi=e
vii*=f#

Upon practicing your suggestion of G-C-A-D actually sounds really nice. Sorry I did not have my guitar before.

Wouldn't this be considered taken from another Key other than G? How does that work?

>ive tried C to A and it just doesnt sound right to me.
Consider having the C# of the A major chord at the top so if you only hear the highest notes of each chord, C-A-D would go C-C#-D. It's smooth and the C# pulls to D.

C to B is quite a pull yes, I wouldn't use it often though. It could get grating on the ears. Probably if you need to dramatically highlight something.
>I went B-->D-- to either -->A-->C-->B or -->C-->G-->B
Are these all major chords?

>Wouldn't this be considered taken from another Key other than G? How does that work?
The A major chord is what you called a secondary dominant. A V of V chord. So yes it's taken from the key of D.