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Count 1 2 3 4 then in the same tempo count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & the & is the offbeat.

Back beat is a drumming term for playing, usually the snare, on 2 and 4 of the bar.

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Off beat - main riff to Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream - notes 5-8 inclusive are all on the off beat.
Back Beat - Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. Notice the snare, a doubled synth snare and handclaps all end up on beats 2 and 4 - the back beat.

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Take a bar of 4/4

1 2 3 4

Then divide it into 8th notes

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

The '&' is the 'off beat' as it is off the beat.

The 'Back beat' is the notes played on beats 2 and 4, usually by the snare drum.

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[quote name='chris_b' post='613174' date='Sep 30 2009, 06:40 PM']Count 1 2 3 4 then in the same tempo count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & the & is the offbeat.

Back beat is a drumming term for playing, usually the snare, on 2 and 4 of the bar.[/quote]
It doesn't get much easier than this explanation so what are you missing?

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