Music tattoo ideas

318 photos and flash · 32% Fine line, 12% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Small fine line treble clef tattoo in dark grey ink on the side of a finger, with lips partly visible in the background.
Treble clef tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of a treble clef wrapped in swirls, surrounded by music notes, sharps, flats and small leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Treble clef and music notes design
Realistic drum pedal tattoo in black and grey with small red accents on an ankle and the top of a foot, placed beside a real bass drum pedal.
Realistic drum pedal tattoo on ankle
Black fine line tattoo of five guitar chord diagrams in a row across a forearm, with a hand gripping a guitar neck beside it.
Five guitar chord diagrams on a forearm
Two clasped hands showing matching fine line black tattoos of music staves and notes wrapping around the fingers.
Matching musical stave tattoos on fingers
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of two musical symbols on the back of a hand, near the knuckle.
Two small musical symbols on the hand
Two small black clef tattoos, a treble clef on one ankle and a bass clef on the other, shown on bare feet against a dark blue blanket.
Treble and bass clef tattoos on two ankles
Small black fine line tattoo of a music staff with a treble clef and flowing notes on the shoulder.
Music staff and treble clef on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef, time signature, rests and notes in a row around a forearm, shown in two photographs.
Musical notation band on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef joining a heartbeat trace, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Treble clef and heartbeat line on a wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a brown bird with a red breast and musical notes on the inner forearm.
Brown bird with music notes on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of an electric bass guitar flanked by three shaded roses and a ribbon, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Bass guitar with roses and ribbon design
Small black fine line tattoo of a treble clef with looping curves, placed on the neck behind an ear.
Treble clef tattoo behind the ear
Small black fine line tattoo of a treble clef and three musical notes on the skin behind a person's ear.
Treble clef and notes behind the ear
Black treble clef tattoo with a purple shadow line sitting on the neck just behind an ear, with a hoop earring visible.
Treble clef tattoo behind the ear
Shaded pencil drawing of a bass clef and treble clef forming a heart shape, with two dots beside the bass clef, as a tattoo design.
Treble and bass clef heart design
Black line drawing of a swirling wing shape made from music staves and notes, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Musical notes and swirling wing design
Black and grey treble clef with curling music staves and notes tattooed across a stomach, with the word Music in script below.
Treble clef and music staves on a stomach
Black and red treble clef tattoo with splatter effects on the back of a hand, with a musical staff and notes above it on the wrist.
Treble clef with red ink splatter on a hand
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a treble clef in negative space on a forearm, set against a splattered ink wash.
Treble clef on forearm in ink splash
Fine line tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a treble clef and a music note in dark purple ink on the forearm.
Heartbeat line with treble clef on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of a stylised clef with three dots on the inner wrist and forearm.
Stylised clef and dots on a wrist
Black ink drawing of an ornamental treble clef with a Celtic knot, scrolls and leaf details, shown on cream paper as a tattoo design.
Ornamental treble clef with Celtic knot
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the ankle, shown with a white canvas sneaker on a wooden floor.
Treble clef tattoo on the ankle
Black script lettering reading Where words fail, music speaks across the upper back of a person, in a lettering style.
Where words fail, music speaks script across the back
Black and red treble clef tattoo with paint-like splatter on the back of a hand, with a music staff and notes on the wrist above.
Treble clef with red splash on hand
Black fine line tattoo of a treble clef with a bass clef's dots on the upper back, shown on pale skin.
Treble and bass clef tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a bass clef joined to the word hope in cursive script, on pale skin.
Bass clef and hope script tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a violin whose body is formed by a treble clef, on the inner forearm.
Treble clef violin outline on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of piano keys curling up the lower leg, with a butterfly and scrollwork above and a partial script line at the bottom.
Piano keys and butterfly on a lower leg
Pencil shaded tattoo design of a cello wrapped in two roses, a lily and flowing ribbons, with no body placement shown.
Cello with roses and lily in pencil
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a musical staff ribbon forming a heart, with a treble clef, notes, stars and the words Music is Life.
Music staff heart with treble clef and script
Traditional colour tattoo of a gramophone with red flowers and green leaves on a forearm.
Gramophone and red flowers on a forearm
Black treble clef tattoo with grey music notes above it on the inner forearm, drawn in bold linework with soft grey shading.
Treble clef and music notes on a forearm
Black tattoo of a cat silhouette whose body forms a treble clef, with a long thin curling tail, on the side of a torso beside black and white striped clothing.
Cat and treble clef on the side
Black ink treble clef tattoo with ink splatter behind it on the inside of a forearm, in a blackwork style.
Treble clef in ink splatter on a forearm
Flat teal treble clef design with a heart formed within its curls, shown on a plain white background.
Treble clef with a heart in its curls
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the outer ankle and lower leg, with a thumbs up gesture in the foreground.
Treble clef tattoo on an ankle
Large abstract back tattoo in black ink and red splashes, showing a vinyl record, turntable, bare tree and the word turn, placed across the back and side of the torso.
Abstract turntable and tree back piece
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef formed from twisting brown vines, with two red birds perched on it and a small red rose.
Treble clef of vines with two red birds on a thigh
Black linework flash design of a gramophone inside an ornate oval frame, with leaves and a banner reading Music is a place to be, drawn on tracing paper.
Gramophone in an ornate frame with banner
Black and grey photograph of a block lettering tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, reading WORDS FAIL with MUSIC SPEAKS upside down beneath it.
Words fail, music speaks lettering on a forearm
Fine line black clef tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand held close to the mouth.
Clef tattoo on a finger
Pencil drawing of a rose whose stem forms a treble clef, with two buds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design.
Rose and treble clef design in pencil
Small black tattoos of a treble clef, two musical notes and a bass clef across the fingers of a hand, shown in a close photo of the back of the hand.
Music symbols tattooed on four fingers
Black line tattoo of a heart formed from a treble clef and bass clef with three outlined stars, on the inner wrist.
Music heart and stars on a wrist
Traditional style gramophone tattoo with red and green leaves on the back of a hand.
Gramophone on the back of a hand
Flash-style drawing of four coloured beetles playing instruments on an aged parchment background, including a sunburst guitar, a drum kit, a Union Jack beetle and a bass guitar.
Four beetles playing guitars and drums