Chords of: The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) by: Ylvis. (F#m, F#, B, C#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” by Ylvis is in B Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#, B, C#m.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → B → F# → C#m → B → F# → C#m → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:39 | 19% |
| B | 0:30 | 14% |
| C#m | 0:30 | 14% |
| C#m7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| C# | 0:18 | 9% |
| Amaj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| C#7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
C#m – B – F# – B – C#m – B – F# – Ebm – C#m – Bmaj7 – F# – C#m7 – B – F#maj7 – Abm7b5/Gb – C#m – B6 – F#maj7 – C#7 – F# – C# – F# – C#m7 – F# – C#7 – F#6 – C#m – B – F# – F#7 – C#m – B – F# – B/F# – Ab/Gb – F#aug – C#m – B – F# – B – Bbm – Abm – F#maj7 – C#m – B – F# – C#m – F# – …
