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32.42Level 15 — the melody may determine the “chord symbol”
In music like this, sometimes the best chord symbol is almost a summary after the fact.
The actual musical event is:
bass E♭
melody F
inner notes D♭ and A♭.
Calling it:
E♭9sus
or:
D♭/E♭
describes the same approximate vertical object from different perspectives.