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Backbeat

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

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

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back beatnoun	(music) Any of the even beats in music, as opposed to the odd downbeats
beatnoun	A stroke; a blow.
big beatnoun	(music) A form of pop music having distorted breakbeats at a moderate tempo.
breakbeatnoun	(music, uncountable) A genre of electronic dance music based on such syncopated rhythms.
battutanoun	(music) beat
battementnoun	(ballet) A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
backupnoun	(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.
stride bassnoun	(music) A musical device with leaping between the bass and harmony notes in the left hand part of a piano accompaniment.
trapnoun	A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
breaknoun	An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
basslinenoun	(music, countable) The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
bassonoun	(music) A bass singer, especially in opera.
bassworknoun	(music) The playing of the bass
electric bassnoun	An electric bass guitar with four strings, larger than a normal electric guitar. It has a lower pitch and is often used as a back-up beat for the lead guitar.
slap bassnoun	(music) A percussive playing style in which the strings of a bass guitar are thumped (often with the thumb) or pulled away from the instrument so they vibrate against the fingerboard.
foxtrotnoun	A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
crossbacknoun	Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X".
backcastnoun	A cast or throw back.
batterienoun	(music) The percussion section of an orchestra or band, the battery; marching instruments in a drumline, as opposed to the pit.
beat levelnoun	(music) The main level of a piece.