Drum beat in the style of “Tempo Perdido” — Legião Urbana

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A 1986 Legião Urbana classic from the Brazilian rock boom. The groove is a straightforward, uplifting rock beat — great for building endurance.

Tempo
126 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Groove
rock beat with 8th notes
Genre
Rock
Difficulty
Easy
Loop
4 bars

Drum pattern

Main groove × 3
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Fill × 1
Hi-hat
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 foot3

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 126 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 476 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.9 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.

Practice plan

BPM

Learn At 126 BPM, “Tempo Perdido” is faster than 65% of the 150 songs in our catalogue. See all song tempos →

64 176 BPM Tempo Perdido · 126
Tempo among our rock songs

Step-by-step breakdown of the rock beat with 8th notes →

How it differs from similar beats

Compared with “Livin' on a Prayer” (Bon Jovi, driving rock beat), this groove leaves out the kick on 1& — and it runs 3 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Livin' on a Prayer →

“Sweet Child O' Mine” (Guns N' Roses) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 1 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Sweet Child O' Mine →

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