On to the dismemberment...

Apple hasn't made their iPods easy to open lately, and unfortunately we don't expect things to change with this iPod.

We begin by inserting a metal spudger into a crevice between the rear cover and the rest of the shuffle.

Inserting the metal spudger creates a gap big enough to insert an iPod opening tool. We slide the iPod tool across the length of the gap to dislodge the left side of the rear cover.

Now that one side of the rear cover is fully dislodged, it's easy enough to use the iPod opening tool to dislodge the right side as well.