Music tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of musical notation on a white background, showing beamed eighth notes, treble clefs, a bass clef, rests and an f dynamic marking, with no body placement shown.
Musical notation design on white
Black flash design of two cat silhouettes, each with a bass clef forming its tail and body, on a plain white background.
Two cats made from bass clefs
Small fine line black tattoo of a treble clef combined with an anchor on the ankle.
Treble clef and anchor on an ankle
Brown ink drawing of a songbird in flight, its body formed from a treble clef and musical notes, with wings made of staves and notes drifting behind it.
Bird made of musical notes and a treble clef
Grid of twelve dark red Chinese character tattoo designs, each with an English label such as Music, Long Life, Peace and Mother.
Twelve Chinese character tattoo designs
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar with strings and fretboard on the inner forearm of a man wearing a grey t-shirt.
Acoustic guitar on a forearm
Black line drawing of five treble clefs radiating from a central swirl in a star-like pattern, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Five treble clefs arranged in a star
Small solid black tattoo of a bass clef forming a heart, with two dots on each side, on the inside of a wrist.
Bass clef heart on a wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black treble clef surrounded by red, orange and yellow flames with black outlines, on a forearm.
Treble clef in flames on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a gramophone horn releasing dotted filigree swirls, with a small record player at the end, in dotwork style.
Gramophone and swirls on a forearm
Two fine line black tattoos on the chest: the upper one shows a heartbeat line running into a heart with a cross, and the lower one shows a treble clef joined to a heartbeat line.
Heartbeat line with heart, cross and treble clef
Black fine-line style tattoo of a treble clef, musical notes, staff lines and script words across a person's ribs and side.
Musical notes and treble clef on ribs
Ink drawing of a bird in flight, its body formed by a treble clef and musical notes, with staff lines sweeping out as wings, in brown ink on white paper.
Bird made of musical notes and a treble clef
Colour tattoo of a cello and bass clef on the inner forearm near the wrist, shaded from purple through red to orange and blue.
Cello and bass clef on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of headphones with a trailing cable and the script lettering Music is the medicine of the mind, on the side of the ribs.
Headphones and quote on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded treble clef wrapped in a twisting ribbon of music staves with notes, on the upper arm.
Treble clef and music staff ribbon on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a treble clef formed from twisting branches, with two red songbirds, a small red rose and green leaves, on the upper thigh.
Treble clef of branches with two red birds on thigh
Fine line treble clef tattoo in pale white ink on the wrist, with Union Jack nail art on the fingers above.
Treble clef on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of a treble clef on five staff lines with a blue and pink watercolour wash, sitting across the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef on staff lines across a wrist
Solid black treble clef tattoo with two dots beside it, on a person's leg, in a bold blackwork style.
Treble clef tattoo on a leg
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef forming a heart shape on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Treble and bass clef heart on a wrist
Black and white flash design of piano keys curving across the page like a ribbon, with scripted lettering reading I will sing of the Lord's great love forever.
Piano keys ribbon with Psalm 89:1 lettering
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a vintage microphone, roses and a violin with a ribbon banner.
Microphone, roses and violin sleeve
Black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, showing a treble clef joined to a heartbeat line above the script words Where words fail music speaks.
Treble clef and heartbeat line on the wrist
Black and grey treble clef tattoo with ornate scrollwork and music notes running up the calf.
Treble clef with music notes on a calf
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading ART MUSIC LOVE with scroll flourishes on the inside of a wrist.
Art, music and love lettering on a wrist
Black and white photo of a forearm tattooed with piano keys and a small treble clef on the hand, with the fingers raised in a rock gesture.
Piano keys forearm with treble clef on hand
Black line drawing of an acoustic guitar entwined with swirling scrollwork, roses, hearts and stars, in a botanical design for a tattoo.
Swirling guitar with roses and hearts
Realistic coloured tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef formed from twisting vines, with two red birds perched on it and a small red rose.
Treble clef vine with red birds on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a treble clef filled with patterned bands, dotted swirls and flowers, a design that could suit a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Treble clef with floral swirls
Black fine line script reading Music is my religion across a forearm, with a calm sea and wooded headland behind.
Music is my religion script on a forearm
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist, with a dark beaded ribbon bracelet tied above it.
Treble clef on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef with a small heart forming its top curl, placed on the inner wrist.
Treble clef with heart on wrist
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of a treble clef and rose on an ankle, above beige platform heels.
Treble clef and rose on an ankle
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with a treble clef woven into its loop and two separate treble clefs below, shown as a fine line tattoo design on a plain white background.
Infinity symbol with treble clefs
Fine line black tattoo of two music notes and a heart formed from treble and bass clefs, placed behind a person's ear.
Music notes and clef heart behind the ear
Small black fine line tattoo of a solid heart on the inner wrist, trailing into dots and musical notes rising up the forearm.
Heart and music notes on a wrist
Black linework design of three treble clefs set on arrow-like shafts above three interlocking circles, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement.
Three treble clefs over interlocking circles
Black fine line tattoo of a treble clef, musical staff and floating notes curling across a forearm.
Musical staff and notes on a forearm
Small black treble clef tattoo in a simple outline style on the wrist of a hand resting on a dark background.
Treble clef tattoo on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of musical notes and small stars across the top of a foot, with pink toenail polish, on a wooden deck.
Musical notes and stars across a foot
Black fine line tattoo of a treble clef entwined with swirling vines and leaves, on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Treble clef and vine swirls on upper back
Two mirrored black bass clef tattoos with two dots each, sitting on the inner wrists of a pair of hands.
Matching bass clef wrist tattoos
Pencil drawing of a treble clef and musical notes wrapped in ribbon banners, shaded in greyscale, suitable as a tattoo design reference.
Treble clef and music notes on ribbons
Black tribal-style guitar tattoo with swirling body ornaments and a looped neck, on the inner forearm.
Black guitar tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black treble clef and musical note tattoos on two fingers of a hand with red nail polish, against a pale background.
Treble clef and musical note on fingers
Black design of a treble and bass clef forming a heart, with the word love written in musical note shapes on a grey textured background.
Treble and bass clef heart spelling love
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef, bass clef and musical notes stacked together on an upper arm, in a bold solid style.
Treble and bass clefs with music notes on upper arm