About this Lesson

Welcome back to Ray's Ukulele! Today we're going to learn how to play "Two Oruguitas" from the movie Encanto. This is the English version of the beautiful song "Dos Oruguitas".

There are quite a few chords in this song, but you probably know most of them already! The chords you will need are: C, Em, C7, F, Fm, E, Am, and G.

Strumming Patterns

To keep this song dynamic, we mix up the strumming as the song builds:

1. The Verses (Down Strums)

Start off simple. Play single or repeated down strums for the gentle verses.

↓ Down ↓ Down ↓ Down ↓ Down

2. The Transition Pluck

When you get to the line "to navigate a world...", it sounds beautiful if you lightly pluck the 4th and 3rd strings together instead of strumming.

3. The Chorus Strum

When the chorus hits (with the drums and guitar in the original), we want to make it energetic and full. Try this active strumming pattern:

↓ Down ↑ Up ↑ Up ↑ Up ↑ Up ↓ Down

Song Sheet

(Verse 1) CTwo oruguitas Emin love and yearning C7Spend every evening and Fmorning learning FmTo hold each other, their Chunger burning ETo navigate a world that turns and never stops Amturning FTogether in this world that turns and never stops Gturning (Verse 2) CTwo oruguitas aEmgainst the weather C7The wind grows colder, but Fthey're together FmThey hold each other, no Cway of knowing EThey're all they have for shelter and something inside them is Amgrowing FThey long to stay together but something inside them is Ggrowing (Chorus) CAy, oruguitas Don't you hold on too Emtight Both of you know it's your C7time to grow To fall aFpart to reunite FmWonders await you Cjust on the other side ETrust they'll be there and start to preAmpare The way for Ftomorrow... G (Verse 3) CCocooned and waiting, Emeach in their own world C7Anticipating Fwhat happens after FmThe rearranging, and Cso afraid of change In a Eworld that never stops Amchanging FSo let the walls come down, the world will never stop Gchanging Never stop changing... (Chorus) CAy, mariposas Don't you hold on too Emtight Both of you know it's your C7time to go To fly aFpart to reunite FmWonders surround you, Cjust let the walls come down EDon't look behind you, fly till you Amfind Your way toward Ftomorrow... G C