Music tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey photo of a small, thin-lined black treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised.
Treble clef on a wrist
Realism tattoo of an anatomical heart wearing headphones, with a thin red heartbeat line running left, on a forearm.
Anatomical heart in headphones with heartbeat line
Fine line black tattoo of a violin outline on the inside of a lower leg, just above the ankle, with a gold strappy sandal visible below.
Violin outline on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of musical staves, a treble clef and notes wrapping around a forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Musical staff and notes around a forearm
Small black fine line bass clef tattoo on the neck, sitting just behind an ear.
Bass clef tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a treble clef at the nape with musical notes and small stars trailing down the upper back.
Treble clef and musical notes down the back
Fine line black tattoo of musical notes and curling swirls rising from a hand, with the words And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy arcing around it.
Musical notes rising from a hand
Fine line tattoo of a musical staff, treble clef and single note with purple and pink watercolour splashes, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Musical staff and treble clef on a wrist
Small black treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand, with a dark beaded bracelet and ribbon bow near it, in a fine line style.
Treble clef on a wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black treble clef merged with an anchor, with purple, blue and pink washes, on the outer thigh.
Treble clef and anchor on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate treble clef with floating music notes and scrolling swirls on a lower limb.
Treble clef with music notes
Inner wrist tattoo of a black treble clef on five staff lines, with a pink, purple and blue watercolour wash at the right-hand end.
Treble clef on staff lines with watercolour wash
Black and white photo of a small fine line violin tattoo with a crossing bow on the upper arm.
Violin tattoo on an upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo reading a quote about dancing and music, placed along the ribs on a bare torso.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of media player icons (rewind, pause, play, fast forward and shuffle) in a row across the inner wrist.
Media player controls on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo spelling the word music with musical notation symbols, including a treble clef and quavers, across the upper back.
Music lettering made from notation on upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering on an inner forearm reads Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music, with a small red heart at the end.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Fine line black treble clef tattoo, small and simple, on the inside of a person's wrist.
Small treble clef on the inner wrist
Realism style black and grey cassette tape tattoo with a trailing tape ribbon on the upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Cassette tape with trailing tape on arm
Black brush-stroke guitar with a heart sound hole and the script words For the love of music on the outer thigh.
Brush guitar with script quote on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of comedy and tragedy theatre masks with a treble clef between them, placed on the lower abdomen above the waistband of jeans.
Comedy and tragedy masks with treble clef
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef merged with curling staff lines and script wording, placed on the upper back.
Treble and bass clef merged on upper back
Black flash design of an open rose with a stem and leaf, merged with a stylised bass clef and two solid dots on a plain white background.
Rose and bass clef design
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef forming a heart shape, placed on the lower abdomen above jeans.
Treble and bass clef heart on the stomach
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef shaped into a heart, placed on the wrist against a dark background.
Treble clef heart on a wrist
Two black tattoos of a treble clef and a bass clef sit on a pair of ankles resting on a blue blanket, with a small star charm on one ankle.
Treble and bass clef ankle tattoos
Black line drawing of a violin with ornate scrolls on its body and swirling flourishes on either side, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Violin with scroll flourishes
Two black violin f-hole tattoos sit either side of the spine on a bare lower back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Twin violin f-holes on lower back
Black and grey tattoo of a white treble clef on a black guitar pick, on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Treble clef on a guitar pick, forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line treble clef with trailing staff lines and small star sparkles on the ankle, with the foot raised on its heel.
Treble clef and stars on an ankle
Small black treble clef tattoo in fine line on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand holding it and a feather in view.
Treble clef tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in black and white photography with stacked bands worn above it.
Treble clef on the inner wrist
Black ink drawing of a treble clef with a small cross running through its centre and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on plain grey paper.
Treble clef with a cross design
Black ink calligraphic treble clef design with looping strokes and a curled tail on a white background, shown as a flash drawing rather than on skin.
Calligraphic treble clef design
Black ink drawing of a gramophone with dense decorative patterns, with swirls and curling shapes drifting out of the horn on cream paper.
Gramophone with swirling ink patterns
Black line drawing of a treble clef and bass clef forming a heart shape, decorated with ornate swirling blackwork patterns on a white background.
Treble and bass clef heart design
Bold black ink drawing of a treble clef with a stylised animal head at the top, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Treble clef with an animal head design
Black ink tattoo on the inner forearm reading Music is Life in handwritten lettering, with media player icons below it.
Music is Life lettering with media controls
Black flash design of a treble clef merged with a fountain pen nib, with the words THIS IS MY STORY THIS IS MY SONG set in lettering beside it.
Treble clef and pen nib with lyric text
Black line drawing of a butterfly formed from musical staff lines and notes on a cream background, shown as a flash design.
Butterfly made of musical staves and notes
Black lettering tattoo of a heart made from treble and bass clefs with the words Promise me music and two dots, on the side of a ribcage.
Music clef heart on the ribs
Solid black guitar silhouette tattoo with small lettering along the neck, placed on the inside of a person's ankle.
Black guitar silhouette on an ankle
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef with music notes on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a simple bold linework style.
Treble clef and music notes on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily wrapped around a treble clef, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder.
Treble clef and lily on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a microphone with an ink splatter at its base, on the inner forearm.
Microphone and ink splatter on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a treble clef with its lower curl filled by piano keys, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Treble clef made of piano keys
Black solid tattoo of a guitar headstock inside an outlined guitar pick, placed on the back of an ankle.
Guitar headstock in a pick on ankle
Black treble clef tattoo with swirling flourishes sitting on the inner wrist.
Treble clef with flourishes on the wrist