Drum beat in the style of “L'Aventurier” — Indochine

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Indochine’s 1982 new-wave anthem is one of the best-known French rock songs. The beat is quick and bright, with a driving hi-hat and a snare that never lets the tempo sag.

Tempo
146 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Groove
driving rock beat
Genre
Rock
Difficulty
Easy
Loop
4 bars

Drum pattern

Main groove × 3
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Fill × 1
Hi-hat
High tom
Floor tom
Snare
Kick

Each row is one drum, each column one step. Large dots are accents, small dots normal hits, faint dots ghost notes.

Who plays what: notes per bar

Cymbal hand8
Snare hand2
Kick foot4

Every kick lines up with a cymbal stroke, which makes this one of the easiest coordination patterns to start with.

About this groove

At about 146 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 411 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.6 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.

Practice plan

BPM

Learn At 146 BPM, “L'Aventurier” is faster than 81% of the 150 songs in our catalogue. See all song tempos →

64 176 BPM L'Aventurier · 146
Tempo among our rock songs

Step-by-step breakdown of the driving rock beat →

How it differs from similar beats

Compared with “Don't Stop Me Now” (Queen, rock beat with 8th notes), this groove adds kick notes on 1& — and it runs 10 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Don't Stop Me Now →

“Mr. Brightside” (The Killers) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 2 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Mr. Brightside →

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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “L'Aventurier” by Indochine, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Indochine.