rock beat
Drums driving music
Rock beat is the standard rhythmic pattern underlying most rock music—a steady pulse with the snare drum hitting beats two and four while the bass drum anchors beats one and three.
This backbeat feel distinguishes rock from earlier pop styles and gives the music its characteristic drive: The drummer laid down a solid rock beat.
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- drum kitSeated percussionist's instrument collection
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
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