On the basis of the available photograph of A, it is difficult to say whether the chord at the beginning of the bar includes e
1. It is difficult to assess such situations even on the basis of original manuscripts, e.g. in the Etude in A, Op. 10 No. 10, b. 76 (a, interpreted by the engraver and probably inexistent) or in the Etude in G, Op. 10 No. 5, b. 15 (overlooked e1, probably existent). As it would be the only difference between these two otherwise identical four-bar sections, we consider it unlikely that Chopin would have wanted to introduce such a subtle difference into these dashing and energetic phrases.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Uncertain notes on ledger lines
notation: Pitch