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When you talk about music, a backbeat means placing rythmic stress on the second and fourth beats of a measure. This means emphasizing the even beats in 4/4 time, while the first and third beats (the odd beats) are less weighted. A backbeat may go something like this: 1 2 3 4.

A nice sample is: Fats Domino "Ain't That a Shame"

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in music, a backbeat is an accent on the second and fourth beats of music in 4/4 time.

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