backbeat
See also: back beat
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]backbeat (plural backbeats)
- (music) The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
- 1957, “Rock and Roll Music”, performed by Chuck Berry:
- Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music / Any old way you choose it / It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, / Any old time you use it