Definition of backbeat Backbeat

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What does backbeat mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: backbeats

backbeat - a loud steady beat
  musical rhythm, rhythm, beat recurring at regular intervals
  rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
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  • backbeat (Noun)
    The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.

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