backbeat

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backbeat (plural backbeats)

(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 it / It's gotta be rock and roll music / If you wanna dance with me - Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music