The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?

) (Low E Diatonic)
Words and Music by Brd Ylvisker & Vegard Ylvisker
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

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5_-4 -4
Dog goes woof,

-3 -3_-4 -4
cat goes_ meow,

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-3_-3 -3
bird goes tweet and mouse goes__ squeak.
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5_-4 -4
Cow goes moo,

-3
-4_-3 -4
frog goes_ croak

-3 -4 6 5ob_5 5
5_5ob 5
and the el e phant goes_ toot.
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Ducks say quack

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6
6_5ob
and fish go blub

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5ob_5 5_-4 5_-4 5
and the seal goes_ ow,_ ow,_ ow.
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But theres one sound

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6_5ob
that no one knows:

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-6
What does the fox say?
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Ring-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring-e-ding!
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-9 -9
8
Ge-ring-ding-ding-dinge-ring-ding!
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8 9
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-9 -9 -9 8
Ge-ring-e-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ringe-ding!
-8

-6

-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
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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!
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-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!
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What the fox say?
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5_-4 -4
Big blue eyes,

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-3_-4 -4
point-y____ nose,

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4_-4 -4
-3 4 -3_-3 -3
Chas-ing_ mice and dig-ging_ holes,
5 5_-4 -4
ti-ny__ paws

-3 -3_-4 -4
up the__ hill,

-3 -4 6 5ob_5 5
5_5ob 5
sud-den-ly youre standing__ still.
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5 5
6 6_5ob
Your fur is red, so beau-ti-ful,_
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-4 6 5ob_5 5 -4 4
like an an-gel__ in dis-guise,
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5 5
6 6_5ob
but if you meet a friend-ly horse,
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-4 -4 6 5ob 5
5_-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4
will you com-mu-ni-cate by__ mo- o o -or-se,
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-4 -4 -4 -4
mo- o o -or-se, mo- o -o- or 4
How

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se?
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6
will you

5ob
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-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?
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-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!
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-6
What the fox say?
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8 8
-8 -8
-8 -8
-8
Fra-ka - ka-ka ka-ka - ka-ka kow!
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8
8 8 8
-8
-8 -8
-8
Fra-ka ka-ka-ka ka ka-ka kow!
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8 8
-8 -8
-8 -8
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Fra-ka ka-ka ka-ka ka-ka kow!
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-6
-4 4
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-8
What the fox say? A- hee-a-ee-ha hee!
-4 -4 4
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-6
-8
A- hee-a ee ha hee!

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-4 4
-4
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A hee-a ee ha hee!

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What the fox say? A-ooo!_______________ Woo-ooo________
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What does the fox say?
-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7
The sec-ret of the fox,

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7_-7 7_-7
an-cient myster- y___

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somewhere deep in the woods,
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What is your sound?

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7_-8
I know youre hiding,

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Will we ev-er__ know?

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-7 -7 -7 7_-7 -7_-6
Will al-ways be a mys-ter y,___
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-10
What do you say?
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Youre my guardian an-gel,
-7 -7 -7 7_-7 -7_-6
hiding in the_ woods.
-2 -2

-2

-3

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What is your_ sound?
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-2 -3 4

-3 -4

(A-bom, bom, bom, wayoh,

bom-be-dim bit, oh, wayo,

-2 -2 -2
-3 4
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a-bom, bom, bom, wayoh,)
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will we ev er_____ know?
I want to
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(a-way de-bom bap, bap wayoh,
ba-ba-dum way,
oh
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I want to

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I want to know.___________________________________
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a-way de-bom bap, bap wayoh.)