[code] The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (Low E Diatonic) Words and Music by Bárd Ylvisáker & Vegard Ylvisáker Originally Published in the key of C# Minor Lead Vocal Range: C#4 to F#6 Fox vocal range (end only) B3 to F#4 Adapted & tabbed for a key of Low E Major Richter tuned Diatonic.
Standard key of E will be an octave high.
Tab notations: none = blow - = draw ob = overblow ' = 1/2 step bend " = full step bend -4_-5 = slur; slide smoothly from note to note, as if to slur the notes all together as one.
Intro -6 7_-8 9_8 -6 7_-8 9_-6
-6 7_-8 9_8 -6 -6_7_-7_6_-6
5 5_-4 -4 -3 -3_-4 -4 Dog goes “woof,” cat goes_ “meow,”
-3 -4 -4 -3” 4 -3_-3” -3” bird goes “tweet” and mouse goes__ “squeak.”
5 5_-4 -4 -3 -4_-3 -4 Cow goes “moo,” frog goes_ “croak”
-3 -4 6 5ob_5 5 5_5ob 5 and the el – e – phant goes_ “toot.”
6 6 6 5 5 6 6_5ob Ducks say “quack” and fish go “blub”
-4 -4 6 5ob_5 5_-4 5_-4 5 and the seal goes_ “ow,_ ow,_ ow.”
5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6_5ob But there’s one sound that no one knows:
-8 -8 7 8 -6 What does the fox say?
8 9 9 9 9 -9 -9 -9 8 Ring-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring-e-ding!
8 9 9 9 9 -9 -9 8 Ge-ring-ding-ding-ding—e-ring-ding!
8 8 8 9 9 9 9 -9 -9 -9 8 Ge-ring-e-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring–e-ding!
-8 7 8 -6 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8_7 What the fox say? Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8_7 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8_7 Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow! Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
-8 7 8 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 What the fox say? Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho! Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!
6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!
-8 7 -8 -6 What the fox say?
-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -8 -7 -8 Joff-tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff!
-8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -8 -7 -7 Tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff-o-tchoff!
-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -8 -7 -8 Joff-tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff-o-tchoff!
-8 7 8 -6 What the fox say?
5 5_-4 -4 -3 -3_-4 -4 Big blue eyes, point-y____ nose,
-3 4_-4 -4 -3” 4 -3_-3” -3” Chas-ing_ mice and dig-ging_ holes,
5 5_-4 -4 -3 -3_-4 -4 ti-ny__ paws up the__ hill,
-3 -4 6 5ob_5 5 5_5ob 5 sud-den-ly you’re stand–ing__ still.
5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6_5ob Your fur is red, so beau-ti-ful,_
-4 -4 6 5ob_5 5 -4 4 like an an-gel__ in dis-guise,
5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6_5ob but if you meet a friend-ly horse,
-4 -4 -4 6 5ob 5 5_-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 will you com-mu-ni-cate by__ mo- o –o -or-se,
-4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 mo- o –o -or-se, mo- o -o- or - se? 4 4 6 How will you
5ob 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 speak to that ho – o – o – or-se, ho – o – o – or-se,
-4 -4 -4 -4 4 ho – o – o – or-se?
-8 -8 7 8 -6 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 9 What does the fox say? Ja-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha chow!
-10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 9 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 9 Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-chow! Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-chow!
-8 7 8 -6 What the fox say?
8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 Fra-ka - ka-ka – ka-ka - ka-ka – kow!
8 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 Fra-ka – ka-ka-ka – ka – ka-ka – kow!
8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 Fra-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – kow!
-8 7 8 -6 -4 4 4 -6 -6 -8 What the fox say? A- hee-a-ee-ha – hee!
-4 -4 4 4 -6 -8 -4 -4 4 -4 -6 -8 A- hee-a – ee – ha – hee! A – hee-a – ee – ha – hee!
-8 7 8 -6 4 7_-8_7_-7_-6_6_-5_5 -6_7_-8_7_-7_-6 What the fox say? A-ooo!_______________ Woo-ooo________
-8 -8 7 8 -6 What does the fox say?
-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 7 7 7 7_-7 7_-7 The sec-ret of the fox, an-cient mys–ter- y___
-7 -7 -7 7 -7 -7_-6 4 7 7 7 7_-8 some–where deep in the woods, I know you’re hid–ing,
7 7 7_-8 -8 7 7 7 7_-7 7_-7 What is your sound? Will we ev-er__ know?
-3 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 7_-7 -7_-6 Will al-ways be a mys-ter– y,___
8 8 9 -10 What do you say?
8 8 8 9 9 9 You’re my guar–dian an-gel,
-7 -7 -7 7_-7 -7_-6 8 8 9_-10 9_-10 hid–ing in the_ woods. What is your_ sound?
-2 -2 -2 -3” 4 -3” -2 -3” 4 4 -3” -4 4 (A-bom, bom, bom, way–oh, bom-be-dim bit, oh, way–o,
-2 -2 -2 -3” 4 -3” a-bom, bom, bom, way–oh,)
-10 -10 -10 10’_-10 -10_9 9 9 9 will we ev– er_____ know? I want to… -2 -2 -2 -2 -3” -3 4 -3” -3”-3” -3” 4 -3” (a-way de-bom bap, bap way–oh, ba-ba-dum way, oh
9 9 9 9 9 9 9_-10___________________________________ I want to… I want to know.___________________________________ -2 -2 -2 -2 -3” -3” 4 -3” a-way de-bom bap, bap way–oh.)
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Really want to know what a fox says?
see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6NuhlibHsM
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