Tied flat to natural?
I'm a beginner piano player and came across the following notation in a booklet:
in a beginner's arrangement for Fauré's "Sicilienne". My question is regarding the bow on the bottom staff.
I'm pretty sure that that is not a slur but is intended to be a tie. This is because the bottom staff is noted with "sempre legato" at the beginning of the piece and there are no other slurs in the whole bottom staff apart from three examples of the above. My assumption is that this is an editorial mistake, and either the flat or the natural should not be there, or be in parenthesis as an alternative.
It is worth the note that the piece is in G Minor, thus the E's would be flat by default.
Is my assumption correct that this is a mistake in the sheet music and this is a tie over E? on the bottom staff?
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Others have noted that the markings are slurs, not ties, but failed to mention a visual distinction. Although ties and slurs look similar, and although some layout artists treat them interchangeably, a properly-drawn tie should sit horizontally entirely between the notes being connected, while a properly-drawn slur should extend horizontally to reach a point above or below the notes being connected.
It can't be a tie. Ties essentially elongate particular notes - usually because there isn't an appropriate note shape to show that length of note, and for other non-pertinent reasons here.
So, those lines must be slurs, which is exactly in line with 'legato', which means smoothly. One chord will blend into the other, as smoothly as possible. But no ties - none of the notes are the same.
It's a slur, not an error in your score.
Here is the measure you're asking about, in the original score (IMSLP, PDF page 5, first measure):
What your edition has done is rearrange the chords so that the Eb from the first chord in the right hand gets moved to your left hand.
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