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
Sidonie	-	French
Philippe	fee-LEEP	French
Evaline	-	English
Jonna	YON-nah (Finnish)	Danish, Swedish, Finnish
Chao	-	Chinese
Sneed	[sni:d]