beat something out

tv. to type something or play something on the piano. He beat out a cheery song on the old ivories.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bailiff	['beilif]
Mariam	-	Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Arabic
&Aelig;Lf&Thorn;Ry&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Ballintine	['bælintain]
Wasyl	-	Ukrainian
Deion	-	African American (Modern)