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
Jamaal	-	Arabic
Giuseppa	joo-ZEP-pah	Italian
JŪLija	-	Latvian
Moriah	mo-RIE-ə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Modern)
Mccord	[mə'kɔ:d]
Cletis	KLEE-tis	English (Rare)