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55.19Complexity compensation again
If bass plays only root:
middle chord may need more harmonic information.
If bass plays root+tenth:
middle chord can be smaller.
For example:
bass F-A
then RH/LH shell: C-E♭? depending chord.
One layer reduces the burden on another.