The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (C# Minor) Harmonica Tabs

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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