Music tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a heart formed by a treble clef and musical notes on a curving staff, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Heart of musical notes and treble clef
Black fine line tattoo of a cat sitting in the curve of a treble clef, with a thin trailing tail, on a shoulder.
Cat and treble clef on a shoulder
Pencil drawing of a treble clef with curling staff lines and small musical notes, shown as a tattoo design on a grey background.
Treble clef with staff lines and notes
Black and white photo of a small fine line treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist and lower forearm, with a leather jacket sleeve at the bottom of the frame.
Treble clef on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a heart outline with a treble clef and a key shape running down the back of a neck.
Heart and treble clef key on the neck
Fine line tattoo of a wavy musical staff with notes and a treble clef on the side of the ribs, with pink and teal watercolour splashes.
Musical staff and treble clef on the ribs
Solid black treble clef tattoo on the ankle, with a silhouetted figure with one arm raised standing on top of the clef.
Treble clef with silhouetted figure on ankle
Black and grey fine line flash sheet of music designs, including a microphone, headphones, winged music note, stave ribbons, treble clef column and the word Music in script.
Music-themed flash sheet with notes, microphone and
Sheet of twelve dark red Chinese character designs on white, each labelled in English with words such as Music, Peace, Mother and Father.
Chinese character tattoo flash sheet
Hand with lilac nails and small finger tattoos of a treble clef, a pink heart and a symbol, with a realistic portrait tattoo on the back of the hand.
Finger tattoos and a portrait on the back of a hand
Black and grey guitar tattoo with two roses and a Music Forever banner on a lower leg, shaded in a realistic style.
Guitar, roses and Music Forever banner
Solid black design of a heart formed by a treble clef and a bass clef, with the bass clef's two dots on the right, on a white background.
Treble and bass clef heart design
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef merged with a heartbeat trace on the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef and heartbeat line on wrist
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist of a person with a dark band on the other wrist, against a blurred green background.
Treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist
Black treble clef tattoo behind an ear, shown in a close photo with hair pulled back and stud and dangling earrings.
Treble clef behind the ear
Black ink treble clef entwined with an anchor-like base and three floating music notes, tattooed on the arm.
Treble clef and music notes on arm
Solid black treble clef tattoo on the upper back, with a swirl of small music notes and light blue and red dots.
Treble clef with music notes on upper back
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, reading WORDS FAIL above MUSIC SPEAKS, with the second line upside down.
Words fail, music speaks lettering on a forearm
White rune-like symbols on a teal painted canvas, each labelled with a word such as Strength, Wisdom, Luck, Grace, Hope or Love.
Rune-style symbols with word labels
Black ink drawing of a treble clef curling into a heart outline, with two dots to the right, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Treble clef heart design
Black and grey tattoo of a trumpet within a treble clef on the upper arm, shaded in a realistic style.
Trumpet inside a treble clef on upper arm
Black ink flash design of a heart wearing headphones, with a heartbeat or sound wave line running down its centre, on white paper.
Heart with headphones and heartbeat line
Hand-drawn black ink treble clef with the word music written in cursive inside its loop, sketched on lined notebook paper.
Treble clef with music lettering
Tattoo of a skeleton playing a gold trumpet while riding a red bicycle, drawn with bold black outlines and a flat, illustrative look on skin.
Skeleton trumpeter riding a red bicycle
Small black silhouette tattoo of an electric guitar on the inner forearm of a hand gripping a guitar neck, in a black and grey style.
Small guitar tattoo on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red accordion with a treble clef, bass clef and musical notes on a calf.
Accordion and treble clef on a calf
Ornate treble clef tattoo with musical notes and scrollwork on the outer arm, shaded in black and grey with touches of red.
Treble clef with musical notes on an arm
Black and grey drawing of a treble clef wrapped in two scroll banners that read I am married to the music, for better or worse, with a pointed blade shape at the top.
Treble clef with quote banners
Flash sheet of four black line infinity symbols, each ending in a different motif: dispersing butterflies, flying birds, a musical note with the word music, and three outlined hearts.
Four infinity symbol designs with varied motifs
Black ink drawing of a skull built from electric guitars, violins, a microphone, headphones and tangled cables, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Skull made of guitars and a microphone
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone with swirling lines on the upper arm.
Vintage microphone with swirls on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef flowing into a heartbeat line on the inner wrist.
Treble clef and heartbeat line on a wrist
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a large musical note above two solid pictogram figures standing on a band of staff lines with notes and a sound wave.
Music notes and figures on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a treble clef with the script words "I hope you dance" beside it, shown on skin in a lettering-led style.
Treble clef with "I hope you dance" script
Colour tattoo of three stacked cassette tapes in purple, red, yellow, green and blue with black outlines, on the upper arm.
Three cassette tapes on an upper arm
Full back tattoo of a purple electric guitar framed by grey skulls, pink roses and wings, with banners reading Where words fail and music speaks, in Traditional and Neo-trad style.
Guitar, skulls and roses across a back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a bass drum pedal on the ankle and top of a foot, shown beside a real pedal.
Bass drum pedal tattoo on a foot
Black linework drawing of a stylised treble clef with bold, flowing curves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tribal-style treble clef design
Two solid black violin f-hole shapes tattooed side by side on the back of a person's neck.
Twin violin f-holes on the back of the neck
Small black solid tattoo of a speaker with sound waves on the inner wrist, with white earphones resting on the hand above it.
Speaker volume icon on the inner wrist
Solid black tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef forming a heart shape on the top of a foot.
Treble and bass clef heart on a foot
Coloured pencil drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing a vintage microphone wrapped in a banner with roses and leaves, not shown on skin.
Microphone and roses tattoo design
Mixed colour music-themed tattoo of a treble clef, musical notes and a stave on the calf and ankle, in black and grey with purple and gold accents.
Musical notes tattoo on a leg and ankle
Solid black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef merged into a heart shape on bare skin, with a thumb visible at the left edge.
Treble and bass clef heart
Small solid black tattoo of a treble clef with two dots and a sharp sign on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a plain wall.
Treble clef and sharp on the inner forearm
Black treble clef intertwined with an outlined heart tattoo, shaded in red on pale skin.
Treble clef and heart tattoo
Black ink flash design of a calligraphy quote in flowing script above a small bird silhouette, with no body placement shown.
Script quote with small bird design
Small black treble clef tattoo on the ankle of a leg, beside a white canvas trainer on a wooden floor.
Treble clef tattoo on an ankle