Jake Shimbukuro MasterClass

Jake Shimabukuro is a virtuoso ʻukulele player and composer. He welcomes you to his class and shares what you’ll learn.

Learn how to pronounce, select, and tune your ʻukulele.

Jake demonstrates the proper way to hold your ʻukulele.

Jake introduces you to fretboard navigation with his “elevator and floor” analogy, which he’ll reference throughout this class.

Discover strumming techniques and how to get the best sound out of your ʻukulele.

Jake introduces you to chord grouping. You’ll learn how to play one-finger chords, two-finger chords, three-finger chords, and stair chords.

Jake teaches you advanced chord groupings, barre chords, the E-major chord, and higher-level techniques.

Learn about melody, rhythm, and dynamics in ʻukulele playing.

Jake shares tools and techniques for developing your personal sound.

Find out Jake’s techniques for playing vibrato.

Learn more advanced strumming techniques and how to achieve tremolo picking.

Watch as Jake performs “While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

Jake demonstrates how to learn a song by breaking it down with one of his signature covers, “Hallelujah.”

Watch as Jake performs “Hallelujah.”

Explore Jake’s techniques for capturing harmonics.

Watch as Jake performs “Dragon.”

To help you learn how to arrange your favorite songs, Jake walks you through his arrangement of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Watch as Jake performs “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Jake creates an original song, in real time, just for this class. He takes you on a song creation journey from start to finish, showing his process, tricks, and inspiration.

Jake explains the meaning of this Japanese saying and encourages you to share what you’ve learned with others.