Meaning backbeat
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backbeat


A term used in American popular music to describe a continuous heavy accent on beats 2 and 4 in jazz and rock  n' roll music.
Source: dictionary.onmusic.org

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backbeat


(n) a loud steady beat
Source: beedictionary.com

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backbeat


   Beats two and four of a four-beat pattern, the accenting of which creates rock's basic rhythm.
Source: novellaqalive.mhhe.com (offline)





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