Hi Noodler,
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When you are making those subs, are you actually thinking about notes in common, or just that you can slip in a chord a b5 away? ie is it something you do on the fly while accompanying, or do you sit down and work it out?
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I don't think about the notes in common. You can just slip in a chord that's a b5 away. I personally believe that it takes time in your practicing to work these things out and when they become part of your vocabulary, you can do them in a more spontaneous manner.
I really don't know of anyone that just magically starts to do these kinds of things without practice and experience.
Also remember that the chord symbols (A7, Ab7) etc are just general. You can add alterations and extensions as you choose. Here are a couple of my favorite devices.
Common tone on top.
Bb9 Ami11 Ab7b5 Gma7
----x------x------x------x-----------------------
----3------3------3------3-----------------------
----5------5------5------4-----------------------
----6------5------4------4-----------------------
----x------x------x------x-----------------------
----6------5------4------3-----------------------
Bb7#5 A13 Ab7 Gmaj7
----x------x------x------x-----------------------
----7------7------7------7-----------------------
----7------6------5------4-----------------------
----6------5------4------x-----------------------
----x------x------x------5-----------------------
----6------5------4------3-----------------------
Chromatic movement on top
Bb7 Amin7 Ab7 Gmaj7
----x------x------x------x-----------------------
----6------5------4------3-----------------------
----7------5------5------4-----------------------
----6------5------4------4-----------------------
----x------x------x------x-----------------------
----6------5------4------3-----------------------
E7b9 Amin7 D7b9 Gmaj7
----x------x------x------x-----------------------
----6------5------4------3-----------------------
----7------5------5------4-----------------------
----6------5------4------4-----------------------
----7------x------5------x-----------------------
----x------5------x------3-----------------------
This last does not use the b5 sub but you get the idea.
Bob