Backbeat
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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 it"
- 2 a loud steady beat wordnet
Example
More examples"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"
Etymology
From back + beat.
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