The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)(Chromatic) Harmonica Tabs

The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (Chromatic)
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 12 hole Key of C Solo tuned chromatic
Fox vocals at the end are tabbed for either a
Tenor C or C 12 hole Solo tuned chromatic

Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw * = button in
-1*_-2* = slur; slide smoothly from note to note,
as if to slur all the notes together as one.

Of Special Note: This is only for the fox’s finish &
requires a second person as The Fox is singing while
the lead person is holding a sustained note.
. = on lower register (first 4 holes on a 16 hole OR
first 4 holes on a Tenor C). Or disregard and play it
an octave high.

Intro
5* 6_-6* -8_-7* 5* 6_-6* 7*_5*

5* 6_-6* -8_-7* 5* 5*_6_-5*_-4_4*

3* 3*_-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* 3*_-2* -2* -1* -1*_-2* -2*
Cow goes__ “moo,” frog goes___ “croak”

-1* -2* -4 -3*_3* 3* 3*_-3* 3*
And the el – e – phant goes__ “toot.”

-4 -4 -4 3* 3* -4 -4_-3*
Ducks say “quack” and fish go “blub”

-2* -2* -4 -3*_3* 3*_-2* 3*_-2* 3*
and the seal goes__ “ow,__ ow,__ ow.”

3* 3* -4 -4 3* 3* -4 -4_-3*
But there’s one sound that no one knows

-6* -6* 6 7* 5*
What does the fox say?

7* -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 7*
Ring-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring-e-ding!

7* -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 7*
Ge-ring-ding-ding-ding—e-ring-ding!

7* 7* 7* -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 7*
Ge-ring-e-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring–e-ding!

-6* 6 7* 5* 7* 7* 7* -6*-6*-6*-6*_6
What the fox say? Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!_

7* 7* 7* -6*-6*-6*-6*_6 7* 7* 7* -6*-6*-6*-6*_6
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!_ Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!_

-6* 6 7* 5* -4 4* -4 4* -4 4* -4 4* -4 4* -4 4*
What the fox say? Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho! Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!

-4 4* -4 4* -4 4*
Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!

-6* 6 7* 5*
What the fox say?

-6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5* -6* -5* -6*
Joff-tchoff-tchoff o- tchoff o- tchoff o- tchoff!

-6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5* -5*
Tchoff-tchoff o- tchoffo-tchoff- o -tchoff!

-6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5* -6* -5* -6*
Joff-tchoff-tchoff o- tchoff o-tchoff-o-tchoff!

-6* 6 7* 5*
What the fox say?

3* 3*_-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,

3* 3*_-2* -2* -1* -1*_-2* -2*
ti-ny____ paws up the____ hill,

-1* -2* -4 -3*_3* 3* 3*_-3* 3*
sud-den-ly you’re stand–ing___ still.

3* 3* -4 -4 3* 3* -4 -4_-3*
Your fur is red, so beau-ti-ful,__

-2* -2* -4 -3*_3* 3* -2* 2
like an an-gel___ in dis-guise,

3* 3* -4 -4 3* 3* -4 -4_-3*
but if you meet a friend-ly horse,

-2* -2* -2* -4 -3* 3* 3*_-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 -4
How will you

-3* 3* -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?

-6* -6* 6 7* 5* 8* 8* 8* 8* 8* 8* -8
What does the fox say? Ja-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha chow!

8* 8* 8* 8* 8* 8* -8 8* 8* 8* 8* 8* 8* -8
Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-chow! Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-chow!

-6* 6 7* 5*
What the fox say?

7* 7* 7* 7* -6*-6* -6*-6* -6*
Fra-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka –ka-ka – kow!

7* 7* 7* 7* -6* -6* -6*-6* -6*
Fra-ka – ka-ka-ka – ka – ka-ka – kow!

7* 7* 7* 7* -6*-6* -6*-6* -6*
Fra-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – kow!

-6* 6 7* 5* -6* 6 6 8* 8* -10*
What the fox say? A-hee-a-ee-ha–hee!

-6* 6 6 -6* 8* -10* -6* 6 6 -6* 8* -10*
A – hee-a–ee– ha–hee! A – hee-a–ee – ha–hee!

-6* 6 7* 5* 6 10_-10*_10_-9*_8*_-8_-7¬_7* 8*_10_-10*_-10_-9*_8*
What the fox say? A-ooo!______________________ Woo-ooo______________

-6* -6* 6 7* 5*
What does the fox say?

5* 5* 5* 5* -5* -5*_6 6 6 6 6_-5* 6_-5*
The sec-ret of the fox,_ an-cient mys–ter – y____

-5* -5* -5* 6 -5* -5*_5* 2 6 6 6 6_-6*
some–where deep in the woods, I know you’re hid–ing,_

6 6 6_-6* -6* 6 6 6 6_-5* 6_-5*
What is your_ sound? Will we ev-er___ know?

-1* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* 6_-5* -5*_5*
Will al- ways be a mys-ter – y,____

7* 7* -8_8* 8*
What do you__ say?

7* 7* 7* -8 -8 -8
You’re my guar–dian an-gel,

-5* -5* -5* 6_-5* -5*_5* 7* 7* -8_8* -8_8*
hid–ing in_ the__ woods. What is your_ sound?

-.4 -.4 -.4 .4* 2 1* -.4 1* 2 2 1* -2* 2
(A -bom, bom, bom, way–oh, bom–be-dim bit, oh, way–o,

-.4 -.4 -.4 1* 2 1*
a – bom, bom, bom, way–oh,)

8* 8* 8* -9_9* 8*_-8
Will we ev–er___ know?
-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 1* -1* 2 1*
(a- way de- bom bap, bap way–oh,

-8 -8 -8
I want to…
1* 1* 1* 2 1*
ba-ba-dum way, oh,

-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8_8*_______________________________
I_ want to… I want to know._______________________________
-.4-.4 -.4-.4 1* 1* 2 1*
a-way de-bom bap, bap way–oh.)

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