backbeat

noun

backbeat

noun

Etymology From back + beat.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.

  • 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 it1957, “Rock and Roll Music”, performed by Chuck Berry:

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