Watch this child genius correctly identify all the notes in an atonal double polychord

20 December 2016, 11:11 | Updated: 6 January 2017, 14:45

Dylan Beato has the most incredible musical ear, and he’s proved it in this video which shows him correctly naming the notes of hugely atonal chord.

Under the guidance of his dad Rick, 12-year-old Dylan Beato is basically owning the music theory community with no apparent effort whatsoever.

Watch Dylan correctly identify all the notes in some truly fiendish chords, beginning as mostly tonal but soon descending into distinctly atonal constructions.

Then, at about 1:25, it’s time for a whopping great 12-note chord:

Oh, and he can play pretty mean Bach invention: