Fast Train Shuffle captures the momentum of a train at full speed through a driving 12-bar groove and tight blues phrasing. Two choruses establish the main theme before the track opens into three solo choruses, then returns to the melody for a final statement and ending. The solo blends classic blues vocabulary with more demanding runs, drawing from the major pentatonic scale, the Blues scale, and arpeggios. Syncopated accents and a relentless shuffle pulse give the piece its character.