The backbeat is the rhythm of the music that is being played. It is usually a slower rhythm than the rest of the music, and it is usually played on the backbeat.
The backbeat is the main rhythm of the song.
The backbeat is the rhythm that is being used to keep time.
noun
a loud steady beat
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The action is hooked to a backbeat.
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It's quicker and more syncopated, but not backbeat.
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Use of backbeat and syncopation but on a moderate scale.
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You'd always have a great backbeat.
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It's a sort of guitar instrumental with a bass drum backbeat.
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Berry plays a steady backbeat throughout the song.
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The song was a change of pace for ELO, with a funkier backbeat.
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Backbeat is a term applied to a rhythmic accentuation on even beats.
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The song was covered by the Backbeat band for the film of the same name.
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Rex, set against the rhythmic backbeat and horns common in swing.