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Old Apr 6 2007, 9:24 AM
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"Want me to reanalyze the progression for the rest of the piece?"
No, it's ok - as long as you understand it.
Now - you do not need to have all notes of a chord present to at least imply a chord.
Beethoven's Emperor concerto famously starts with only an Eb and a G - no Bb to complete the chord, yet we know it's of course Eb major.
In the same way, in a piece with such a small texture, such as this, a lot of times all the chords aren't going to be completed. So in G major, if we have a B with a D above, it could very well be a G maj first inversion. It doesn't need to have the G to complete it. The iii chord is much more rarely used that the I6 and it usually follows a I chord and precedes a vi chord.

Anyway, I would say it's this: I I6 IV I6 ii I etc.
Can you see why? (only taking 1 chord per bar here - there is a ii in the first bar)
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