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Featuring: Mike Michalkow

 Table Of Contents
A directory of all the topics covered in the Jazz Drumming System.

Developing a Jazz/Swing Feel Overview 05

th
8 Note Triplets 06
Drum Key - Legend 07
Developing a Jazz/Swing Feel 08
The Shuffle 09
4/4 Jazz With a 2 Feel 11
Snare Drum Comping 13
Bass Drum Comping 18
Hi Hat Comping 23
Snare and Bass Drum Comping 28
Jazz Fills 33
Triple Stroke Roll Fills 38
Double Paradiddles Around the Set 39
Setups and Hits 42
3 Note Independence Exercises 44
Broken Ride Patterns in 4/4 46
Trading 4s 48
Trading 2s 49
Trading 8s 50
Brushes in 4/4 51
3/4 Swing (Jazz Waltz) 53
3/4 Swing Comping Exercises 54
3/4 Jazz Waltz With a 1 Feel 57
Jazz Fills in 3/4 59
3/4 Brushes 64
5/4 Swing 65
5/4 Comping Exercises 68
5/4 Fills 71
5/4 Brushes 76
 Developing a Jazz/Swing Feel

Developing a Jazz/Swing feel is a great challenge for any drummer. Jazz

requires great independence skills which Id like to introduce in these exercises.

The key to a great sounding swing feel is the Ride pattern.

The jazz ride pattern is based from 8th note triplets

Counted 1 (trip) (let) 2 (trip) let 3 (trip) (let) 4 (trip) let

1 2 let 3 4 let

This feel on the cymbal should be established before adding any other limbs.
Once the ride sounds good, add the left foot hi hat on 2 & 4. This will become your
generic Jazz pattern which will enable you to start swinging with a band.

Next we can add the left hand with some simple quarter note patterns. Once these
become natural, add some swing 8th note patterns as indicated in the final 4
exercises. Keep the ride pattern consistent!

Follow along with me in these next exercises as I will walk you through the basic
steps in developing a proper Jazz/Swing feel.

I suggest listening to as many Jazz/Big Band albums as possible to really

understand the feel of this wonderful style.

Here are a few great Jazz drummers to check out

Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Max Roach, Papa Jo Jones, Tony Williams, Art Blakey,
Jack Dejohnette, Jim Chapin, & Elvin Jones!

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 8th NOTE TRIPLETS
Eighth Note Triplets are often referred to as just Triplets.

Triplets can be counted a few different ways Heres the one I highly recommend.

1-trip-let 2-trip-let 3-trip-let 4-trip-let

To avoid any confusion, here are a few other methods of counting triplets

1-ti-ta 2-ti-ta 3-ti-ta 4-ti-ta

(Good, but a bit of a tongue twister)

1-ta-ta 2-ta-ta 3-ta-ta 4-ta-ta

1-and-a 2-and-a 3-and-a 4-and-a

Triplets are also known as 3 part counting (3 Triplets per Quarter Note)

Notes that are grouped in 3s in common time, must have the number 3 written
above the group; otherwise the time signature becomes 12/8.

Triplets are commonly found in these styles of music; Jazz, Blues, R&B, Pop, Hip
Hop and Rock.

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 Drum Key - Legend

+
Close Hi-Hat
Hi-Hat
o
Open Hi-Hat Ride Cymbal

x x x x x x x x

Crash Cymbal Cross-Stick

z z z z
y y y y

Bass Drum Snare Drum

Hi-Tom Mid-Tom

Floor Tom Hi-Hat With Foot

x x x x

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 Developing a Jazz/Swing Feel

oj + 3 oj 3 + 3
#1 #2
j j
3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x

j j j j
#3 #4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x

j j j j
#5 #6
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
#7
j j j j
#8
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
#9
j j j j
#10
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
#11 #12
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x

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 The Shuffle

#1 #2
3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x
3 3 3 3

#3 3 3 3 3
#4 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

#5 #6
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

#7 #8
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

#9 #10
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

#11 #12
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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#13 #14
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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 4/4 Jazz With a "2" Feel

#1 #2

x x x x x
x x x x
#3 #4

x x x x x x x
x x x x
#5 #6

x xy x x xy
x x x x
#7 #8

x xy x x x xy x
x x x x

o + o + o o
#9 #10

x x x x x x x x x x
x x

> > > >

#11 #12

x x x x x x x x x

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#13
o o
#14
o + o +
x + x + x x x x x

x x

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 Snare Drum Comping

#1 #2

#3 #4

#5 #6

#7 #8

#9 #10

#11 #12

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#13 #14

#15 #16

#17 #18

#19 #20

#21 #22

#23 #24

#25 #26

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#27 #28

#29 #30

#31 #32

j j

#33 #34

j j

#35 #36

j j

#37 #38

#39 #40

j j

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#41 #42

#43 #44

#45 #46

#47 #48

#49 #50

#51 #52

j j j

#53 #54

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#55 #56

j j

#57 #58

j j

#59 #60

j j

#61 #62

j j

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 Bass Drum Comping

#1 #2

#3 #4

#5 #6

#7 #8

#9 #10

#11 #12

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#13 #14

#15 #16

#17 #18

#19 #20

#21 #22

#23 #24

#25 #26

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#27 #28

#29 #30

j

#31 #32

j j

#33 #34

j

#35 #36

j j

#37 #38

j j j

#39 #40

j j

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#41 #42

#43 #44

#45 #46

#47 #48

#49 #50

j j j

#51 #52

j j

#53 #54

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#55 #56

j j

#57 #58

j j

#59 #60

j j

#61 #62

j j

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 Hi-Hat Comping

#1 #2

x x x
#3 #4

x x x x x x x
#5 #6

x x x
#7 #8

x x x x
#9 #10

x x x
#11 #12

x x x x x

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#13 #14

x x x x x
#15 #16

x x x x
#17 #18

x x x x x x x x
#19 #20

x x x x
#21 #22

x x x x x x x x x x
#23 #24

x x x x x x
#25 #26

x x x x x x x x x x

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#27 #28

j j
x x
#29 #30

j j
x x
#31 #32

j j
x x x x
#33 #34

j j
x x x x
#35 #36

j j
x x x x x x
#37 #38

j
x x x x x x x
#39 #40

x x x x x x x x x x x x

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#41 #42

x x x x x x x x x x x
#43 #44

j j j
x x x x x x x x
#45 #46

j j
x x x x x x
#47 #48

x x x x x x x x
#49 #50

j j
x x x x x x x x
#51 #52

j j
x x x x x x x x
#53 #54

j j
x x x x x x x x

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#55 #56

j j
x x x x x x x x

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 Snare And Bass Drum Comping

#1 #2

#3 #4

#5 #6

#7 #8

#9 #10

#11 #12

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#13 #14

#15 #16

#17 #18

#19 #20

#21 #22

#23 #24

#25 #26

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#27 #28

#29 #30

#31 #32

j j

#33 #34

j j

#35 #36

j j

#37 #38

j j

#39 #40

j j

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#41 #42

#43 #44

#45 #46

#47 #48

#49 #50

#51 #52

j j j

#53 #54

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#55 #56

#57 #58

j j

#59 #60

j j

#61 #62

j j

#63

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 Jazz Fills

j j
3 3 3 3
#1 R L R L R L
x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 R L L
#2 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#3 R L L
x x xx x x
3 3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 R L L
#4 3 3

x x xx x x
3 3

x x

j j
R L L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#5
x x xx x x x x x x

x x

j j o + o 3 + o 3 + o 3 +
R L L
3 3 3 3 3
#6
x x xx x x x x x x

x x

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 j j
#7 3 3 3 3 R L R
L R L 3 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
#8 3 3 3 3
R L R L R L
x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
#9 3 3 3 3 L R L
R 3 L R 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j o o 3 + +
R L R L R L
#10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x x x x x

x x

j j
#11 3 3 3 3 R L R
3 L R L 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
#12 3 3 3
R L R
3
L R L
x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 L R L
#13 R 3 L R 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

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 j j
#14 3 3 3 3 R L R L R L
33 3

x x xx x x 3

x x

j j
#15 3 3 3 3
R L L 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
#16 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
#17 3 3 3 3
R L L 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
#18 3 3 3 3
R L L 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 R L R L R L
#19 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 R L R L R L
#20 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x

x x

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 j j
#21 3 3 3 3 L R L
R L 3
R 3

x x xx x x
3 3

x x

j j
R L R L R L
#22 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x x x x x

x x
R L L R L L

j j
#23 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x z z z z

x x

j j
#24 3 3 3 3
R L F
x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
#25 3 3 3
R L
3
F 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 R L F
#26 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#27 F R L
x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

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 j j
#28 3 3 3
F
3
R L 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
#29 3 3 3 3 F R L
3 3 3 3
x x xx x x

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#30 R L F 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#31
x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
R L R L F F
x x xx x x
#32 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
R L R
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x z z z z
#33 3 3

x x

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 Triple Stroke Roll Fills
All exercises are R R R L L L.

j j
3 3 3 3
#1 3 3

x x xx x x

3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#2 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#3
x x xx x x
3 3

3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
3
#4 3

x x xx x x x x x
3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#5 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

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 Double Paradiddles Around the Set
All exercises are R L R L R R LRLRLL

j j
3 3 3 3
#1
x x xx x x 3 3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#2 3

x x xx x x 3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#3 3

x x xx x x
3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#4 3

x x xx x x
3 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#5 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#6 3

x x xx x x 3

3 3

x x

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 j j
3 3 3 3
#7 3 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#8 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x

x x

j j
3 3 3 3
#9 3 3

x x xx x x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x xx x x z z
#10
x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x xx x x z z z z
#11
x 3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

z z z z
#12
x x xx x x
3 3

x x

j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

z z
#13
x x xx x x 3 3

x x

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 j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x xx x x z z z z
#14
x

x x

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 Setups and Hits

Each exercise is played 4 times without setups, then 4 times with setups.
> 3
#1 j
3 3
j
3 3
j
3
j j 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x z

x x x x
>
j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#2
x x x x x x x x x z x x

x x x x
>
j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

z
#3
x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
>
j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x z
#4
x x x x x x x x

x x x x
>
j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#5
x x xx x x x x x x x z

x x x x
>
j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#6
x x xx x x x x x x z x

x x x x

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 >
j j j
3 3 3 3 3
3 3

z
#7
x x xx x x x x 3
x x

x x x x

>
j j j
3 3 3 33 3 3
3
#8
x x xx x x x z x x x x

x x x x
>
>
j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#9
x x xx x x x x x z 3
z

x x x
> >
j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3
#10
x x xx x x z 3
z 3
x x

x x x

> >
j j j > 3 >
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

z
#11
x x xx x x x x x

x x x

> >
j j > >
3 3 3 3 3 3
#12
x x xx x x 3
z 3
x x

x x x

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 3 Note Independence Exercises

#1 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x
x x

#2 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x

x x

3 3 3 3
#3
x x x x x x

x x

3 3 3 3
#4
x x x x x x
x x

#5 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x

x x

3 3 3 3
#6
x x x x x x
x x

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#7 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x

x x
3 3 3 3
#8
x x x x x x
x
x
3 3 3 3
#9
x x x x x x
x
x

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 Broken Ride Patterns in 4/4

#1 #2

j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
#3 #4

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
#5 #6

j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
#7 #8

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
#9 #10

j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x 3
x x
j
3

x x x x
#11 #12

j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x 3
x x

x x x x

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#13 #14

j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x

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 Trading 4's

4 bars beat.

j j j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x x x xx x x x x xx x x x x xx x x

x x x x x x x x

Here is where you will play 4 bars of fill; then go back to 4 bars beat.

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 Trading 2's

2 bars beat.

j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x
Here is where you will play 2 bars of fill; then go back to 2 bars beat.

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 Trading 8's

8 bars beat.

j j j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x x x xx x x x x xx x x x x xx x x

x x x x x x x x

j j j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x xx x x x x xx x x x x xx x x x x xx x x

x x x x x x x x
Here is where you will play 8 bars of fill; then go back to 8 bars beat.

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 Brushes in 4/4

The bottom line is left hand, the top line is right hand.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6 3 3

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#7 3 3

#8 3 3

#9 3 3 3 3

#10 3 3 3 3

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 3/4 Swing (Jazz Waltz)

#1 #2

j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x

#3 #4
j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x

#5 #6
j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x
x x

#7 #8

j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x
x x

#9 #10

j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x
x x x

#11 #12

j
3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x
x x

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 3/4 Swing Comping Exercises

I have written these exercises on the snare drum for you. Keep in mind, you can also
play them with the bass drum, hi-hat, or snare and bass drum.
#1 #2

#3 #4

#5 #6
3

#7 #8
3 3

#9 #10
3 3 3 3

#11 #12
3 3 3 3

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#13 #14
3 3 3 3

#15 #16
3 3 3

#17 #18
3 3

#19 3 #20 3 3

#21 #22
3 3 3 3 3

#23 #24
3 3 3 3 3 3

#25 #26

j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

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#27 #28
j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3

j j j
#29
3 3 3

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 3/4 Jazz Waltz With a "1" Feel

#1 #2

x x x x x x x
x x
#3 #4

x x x x x x x
x x

j j
#5 #6

x x x x x

x x

o +
#7 #8

x x x x x x x x
x

o + o +
#9 #10

x x x x x x x x x

#11

x x x x x x x
x x

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#12

x x x x x x x x x
x x
#13

x x x x x x x x
x x
#14
x x x x x x x x

x x

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 Jazz Fills in 3/4

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 R L L
#1
x x xx x x xx x x xx 3 3 3

x x x

j j j j j j R L3 L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#2 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx
3

x
x
x

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 L R R
#3 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx
3 3

x
x
x

j j j j j j R L3 L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#4 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx
3

x
x
x

j j j j j j
R L L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#5 3 3 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx

x
x
x

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 R L L
#6
x x xx x x xx x x xx 3 3 3

x x x

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 j j j j j j
R L L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#7 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx
3 3

x x x

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 R L L
#8 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx 3 3

x
x
x

j j j j j j R L3 L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#9 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx
3

x
x
x

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#10
x x xx x x xx x x xx 3 3 3

x x x

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#11 3 3

x x xx x x xx x x xx 3

x x x

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#12
x x xx x x xx x x xx
3 3 3

x x x

j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#13
x x xx x x xx x x xx 3 3 3

x x x

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 j j j j j j
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
#14
x x xx x x xx x x xx 3 3 3

x x x

j j j j j j
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