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CHORD GUIDE ONLY.

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Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns. Thanks, John.  Hard to Say I'm Sorry is a song written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster for the group Chicago. It was released on May 16, 1982, as the lead single from the album Chicago 16. On September 11 it reached No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Hard to Say I’m Sorry is a No. 1 song by the American rock band Chicago. It was released in May 1982, as the lead single for the album Chicago 16.  The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in September of that year, where it remained for two weeks. It was the group’s second No. 1 single (their first was If You Leave Me Now) and their first top 50 hit since Tell No Lover in 1978. It spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard Chart.

Written by Peter Cetera (Chicago’s bassist, who also sang lead vocals) and the group’s producer David Foster (who played piano on the track), the song is about a person trying desperately to hold on to a relationship that has fizzled out, promising to make up for his/her indiscretions and playing the we’ve been through so much card.

Hard to Say I’m Sorry was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in September 1982. Peter Cetera won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs.

Two arrangements of Hard to Say I’m Sorry are available for immediate download: one for SATB choir and one for SSA voicing, both with piano accompaniment.

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Hard to Say I’m Sorry is a No. 1 song by the American rock band Chicago. It was released in May 1982, as the lead single for the album Chicago 16.  The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in September of that year, where it remained for two weeks. It was the group’s second No. 1 single (their first was If You Leave Me Now) and their first top 50 hit since Tell No Lover in 1978. It spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard Chart.

Written by Peter Cetera (Chicago’s bassist, who also sang lead vocals) and the group’s producer David Foster (who played piano on the track), the song is about a person trying desperately to hold on to a relationship that has fizzled out, promising to make up for his/her indiscretions and playing the we’ve been through so much card.

Hard to Say I’m Sorry was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in September 1982. Peter Cetera won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs.

Two arrangements of Hard to Say I’m Sorry are available for immediate download: one for SATB choir and one for SSA voicing, both with piano accompaniment.

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*This title is priced at $50 because of its overall popularity, and because it charted as the #1 song in May of 1982. Keep in mind that *all* parts (vocals, horns, rhythm parts) are included in this transcription, and you cannot find it published in full score format anywhere else in the world.*

INSTRUMENTATION: Lead Vocal, Background Vocal I, Background Vocal II, Background Vocal III, Tenor Saxophone (Bb), Trumpet (Bb), Flugelhorn (Bb), Trombone, Keyboard I, Keyboard II, Keyboard III, Keyboard IV, Electric Guitar, Bass, Shaker, Drumset. All parts transcribed by ear from the original recording from CHICAGO 16, released in 1982.

ABOUT THE ARRANGER: Patrick Sheehan has served as a professional music arranger, transcriptionist and copyist since 1999, and has over 1,000 works in his catalog spanning various genres: wind band, orchestra, chamber music, along with pop & rock selections. His modus operandi centers around creating arrangements and transcriptions that are true to the original definitive versions and strives to produce clean and easy-to-read music. For questions or more information, please contact the arranger at PatrickSheehanMusic@GMail.com

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Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.   Hard to Say I'm Sorry is a song written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster for the group Chicago. It was released on May 16, 1982, as the lead single from the album Chicago 16. On September 11 it reached No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

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A timeless love song by the great band Chicago and the exquisite vocals of Peter Cetera. This arrangement is intended as an accompaniment for the solo performer or small ensemble. You can listen to the original artists' recording at the Youtube link provided.

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Hard to Say I'm Sorry is a song written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster, for the group Chicago. It was released on May 16, 1982, as the lead single from the album Chicago 16. The song reached No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 11 of that year. It was the group's second No. 1 single.

Scored here for woodwind quintet, Hard to Say I’m Sorry adds a very enjoyable chart to your concert or recital.

( Duration 4:43 )

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Hard to Say I'm Sorry is a song written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster, for the group Chicago. It was released on May 16, 1982, as the lead single from the album Chicago 16. The song reached No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 11 of that year. It was the group's second No. 1 single.

Scored here for brass quintet, Hard to Say I’m Sorry adds a very enjoyable chart to your concert or recital. ( Trumpets may of course play the written Flugelhorn parts. )

( Duration 4:43 )

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Hard to Say I'm Sorry is a song written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster, for the group Chicago. It was released on May 16, 1982, as the lead single from the album Chicago 16. The song reached No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 11 of that year. It was the group's second No. 1 single.
I wish you much fun with my version of Hard to say I'm sorry