[code] The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (C# Natural Minor 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 Tabbed for a key of C# Natural Minor tuned Diatonic
Tab notations: none = blow - = draw ob = overblow ’ = ½ 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 4 -4_-5 6ob_6 4 -4_-5 6_4
4 -4_-5 6ob_6 4 4_5_-4_-3_4
3 -2_-2” -2” -1 -1_-2” -2” Dog goes__ “woof,” cat goes__ “meow,”
-1 -2” -2” 1 2 -1_1 1 bird goes “tweet” and mouse goes “squeak.”
3 -2_-2” -2” -1 -1_-2” -2” Cow goes__ “moo,” frog goes__ “croak”
-1 -2 -3 -3’_-2 -2 -2_-3’ 3 and the el – e__ – phant goes__ “toot.”
-3 -3 -3 3 3 -3 -3_-3’ Ducks say “quack” and fish go “blub”_
-2” -2” -3 -3’_-2 -2_-2” -2_-2” 3 and the seal goes__ “ow,___ ow,___ ow.”
3 3 -3 -3 3 3 -3 -3_-3’ But there’s one sound that no one knows:
-5 -5 5 6 4 What does the fox say?
6 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6’ -6’ -6 6 Ring-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring-e-ding!
6 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6’ -6’ 6 Ge-ring-ding-ding-ding—e-ring-ding!
6 6 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6’ -6’ -6’ 6 Ge-ring-e-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring– e -ding!
-5 5 6 4 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5_5 What the fox say? Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5_5 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5_5 Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow! Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
-5 5 6 4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 4 What the fox say? Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho! Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!
-3 4 -3 4 -3 4 Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!
-5 5 6 4 What the fox say?
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 Joff-tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff!
-5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 -4 Tchoff-tchoff o-tchoffo-tchoff-o-tchoff!
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 Joff-tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff-o-tchoff!
-5 5 6 4 What the fox say?
-2 -2_-2” -2” -1 -1_-2 -2” Big blue__ eyes, point-y___ nose,
-1 2_-2” -2” 1 2 -1_1 1 chas-ing__ mice and dig-ging holes,
-2 -2_-2” -2” -1 -1_-2” -2” ti-ny____ paws up the___ hill,
-1 -2” -3 -3”_-2 -2 -2_-3” 3 sud-den-ly you’re stand–ing___ still.
3 3 -3 -3 3 3 -3 -3_-3’ Your fur is red, so beau-ti-ful,__
-2” -2” -2” -3”_-2 -2 -2” 2 like an an_-gel___ in dis-guise,
3 3 -3 -3 3 3 -3 -3_-3’ but if you meet a friend-ly horse,
-2” -2” -2” -3 -3’ 3 -2_-2” -2” -2” -2” -2” 2 will you com-mu-ni-cate by____ mo – o – o - or-se,
-2” -2” -2” -2” 2 -2” -2” -2” -2” 2 mo – o – o - or-se, mo – o – o – or - se? -2 2 -3 How will you
-3’ -2 -2” -2” -2” -2” -2” 2 -2” -2” -2” -2” 2 speak to that ho – o – o – or-se, ho – o – o – or-se,
-2” -2” -2” -2” 2 ho – o – o – or-se?
-5 -5 5 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 -7 What does the fox say? Ja-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha chow!
7 7 7 7 7 7 -7 7 7 7 7 7 7 -7 Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha chow! Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha chow!
-5 5 6 4 What the fox say?
6 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 Fra-ka - ka-ka - ka-ka – ka-ka- kow!
6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 Fra-ka – ka-ka-ka – ka – ka-ka – kow!
6 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 Fra-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – kow!
-5 5 6 4 -5 5 5 7 7 -9 What the fox say? A- hee-a-ee-ha–hee!
-5 5 5 -5 7 -9 -5 5 5 -5 7 -9 A-hee-a–ee–ha–hee! A–hee-a–ee–ha–hee!
-5 5 6 4 5 8_-9_8_-8_7_-7_-6’_6 7_8_-9_8_-8_7 What the fox say? A-ooo!________________ Woo-ooo______
-5 -5 5 6 4 What does the fox say?
4 4 4 4 -4 -4_5 5 5 5 5_-4 5_-4 The sec-ret of the fox, an-cient mys–ter- y___
-4 -4 -4 5 -4 -4_4 2 5 5 5 5_-5 some–where deep in the woods, I know you’re hid–ing,
5 5 5_-5 -5 5 5 5 5_-4 5_-4 What is your sound? Will we ev-er__ know?
-1 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5_-4 -4_4 Will al-ways be a mys-ter– y,__
6 6 -7_7 7 What do you_ say?
6 6 6 -7 -7 -7 You’re my guar–dian an-gel,
-4 -4 -4 5_-4 -4_4 6 6 -7_7 -7_7 hid–ing in the_ woods. What is your sound?
(Low C# natural minor for the Fox; Standard C# natural for lead) -3 -3 -3 4 5 4 -3 4 5 5 4 -5 5 (A- bom, bom, bom, way–oh, bom-be-dim bit, oh, way–o,
-3 -3 -3 4 5 4 a- bom, bom, bom, way–oh,)
7 7 7 -8_7 7_-7 Will we ev–er__ know? -3 -3 -3 -3 4 -4 5 4 (a-way de-bom bap, bap way–oh,
-7 -7 -7 I_ want to… 4 4 4 5 4 ba-ba-dum way, oh,
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7_7______________________________ I__ want to… I_ want to know._____________________________ -3 -3 -3 -3 4 4 5 4 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
;-P
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