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Back beat
In music a back beat (also backbeat, or up-beat)) is any of the even "beats" (quarter beats 2 and 4) as opposed to the odd downbeats, (quarter beats 1 and 3). That is, counting out a simple 4/4 rhythm, 1 2 3 4, the 1 and 3 are down beats and the 2 and 4 are upbeats.
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