Music Note Tattoo Designs

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Shake it up
Updated:
Jun 27, 2014

Feather Tattoos

Compelling and Unusual Feather Tattoos
Feather tattoos are fascinating in that they're embraced in numerous ways as far as where they're placed on the body, possibly being among the largest variety of placements of the majority of tattoo themes I've seen. A couple of things with...

Music note tattoos are a very popular theme among fans, and it's one of those images which can be used in a variety of place and additional themes to create a great work of art.

It's also one of those few tattoo designs which appeals to men and women, as it has an attraction to all people who enjoy music and its symbols, especially notes.

The treble clef is among the most popular of the music notes for tattoos, and is part of the vast majority of designs considered and inked on.

Among music tattoos in general, there are those that have favorite songs, artists or lines in a song they have inked on. We aren't going to get into those here, as the notes themselves are usually included in those interests, and are great as standalone tattoos, with or without additional images.

Here's an example of the treble clef which is so popular among music note tattoos. It's cute and compelling, and while simple, looks great to me.

Treble Clef Tattoo

Betty Page Tattoos

Betty Page Tattoos
Betty Page was an extraordinary icon in her day, and her beauty and playful, but controversial and seductive dances and behavior guaranteed that she would remain a fixture long after she had gone. Of course the Betty Page movie helped bring her...

The treble clef tattoo with the scrolling notes below is among my favorites of music note tattoos overall. The design is terrific and looks great. The appearance of what looks like a music sheet in the background of the notes looks really nice as well.

Treble Clef Tattoo with Notes

Hourglass Tattoo Designs

Hourglass Tattoo Designs and Meanings
Even though the practical use of the hourglass - other than a novelty item - has long been removed from the pages of history, it continues to remain a powerful symbol of time, hundreds of years after it became obsolete. That means artists continue...

This is a high quality music tattoo with some great shadowing, which is why I included it with the theme. The contrast between light, shade and dark really makes the image stand out nicely. With the old-time microphone and singer having the look of being in the background, it's an extremely well done tattoo design.

Tattoo with Singer and Treble Clef

Finger Mustache or "Fingerstach" Tattoos

Finger Mustache or "Fingerstach" Tattoo Designs
Although there have been conflicting ideas on where the source of the finger mustache tattoo (otherwise known as the "fingerstache" tattoo) originated several years ago, it caught on immediately, and very quickly became one of the m

Here's a great example of placing a smaller music note tattoo behind the ear. What works good with this choice of placement is it can be covered up by the hair and ear, or can be displayed in the right social situations as a part of your jewelry and look.

Music Note Tattoo Behind Ear

Stallion and Horse Tattoos

Stallion and Horse Tattoos
A stallion isn't just any horse, it's a horse that hasn't been gelded (castrated). That means that the testosterone inherent in stallions results many times with better looking and thicker necks, as well as a much more muscular structure in...

Continuing with a look at smaller music note tattoos, here's a grouping placed on the top of the foot. It's another example of the treble clef being used in conjunction with music notes. It still amazes me how simple of a design can look so compelling.

Again, the placement is nice because you can cover it up if you choose or feel free to include it as part of your ensemble.

Music Note Tattoos on Foot

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Garter Belt Tattoos

Garter Belt Tattoo Designs
Garters or garter belts have been part of women's wear for a long time, and are a narrow band of fabric with an elastic element used to wrap around the part of the leg just below the knee in order to hold up stockings. In more modern times, they...

Here's another small but colorful music tattoo for the foot. What's nice about this tattoo is the way it appears to be a swirling, moving image, just like music is meant to be.

Colorful Music Note Tattoo on Foot

Cobra Tattoos

Cobra Tattoos
Cobra and King Cobra tattoos are amazing if you like snakes and that fascinated hood the cobra has. It's a great motivator for tattoo artists wanting to create great designs. While cobras are placed in a variety of places on the body when inked...

While these large music note tattoos on the ribs and back are a little too big for my taste, it does show how it can work with other themes, as seen by the tattoo in the small of the back that is separate from the music theme.

Back and Rib Music Tattoos

Fishing and Fish Tattoos

Fishing and Fish Tattoos
Even though my days of fishing have, for the most part, fled behind me, that doesn't keep the fond memories of fishing in my youth from coming back over and over again, as the great battles with fish over the years I continue to recall with delight..

Pretty interesting music note rib tattoo below, with a lot of notes and symbols included in a relatively small space. I like how the notes are used to create almost another work of art by the overall look and placement of the individual notes together.

Music Note Tattoo on Ribs

Hawaiian Islands Tattoos

Hawaiian Islands Tattoos
There are a significant number of tattoo themes related to Hawaii and its culture, but some take it to another level and have the Hawaiian islands themselves as the tattoo design. Using the tropical state as the inspiration for a tattoo is...

Since I'm not a big fan of tattoos with color, the vast majority aren't too compelling to me, including the bird below. I think it probably would look better with the music notes and stars. But for bird and music lovers, it may be just what you like. It more than likely would have looked better with dark lines on the bird without the color. But that's just me.

Bird and Music Note Tattoo

Bicycle Tattoo Designs

Bicycle Tattoo Designs
Bicycles, other than our knees and feet, are one of the first forms of transportation we use, and for many people that fascination has never left them, prompting them to get a tattoo with the bicycle or some of its parts as the center of the design..

This is really a cool music tattoo, even with the color, as there's not too much, and it combines dark lines and color together. More importantly, the subject matter is what appeals to me, as it has the look of a musical celebration with a heavenly feel.

Unique Music Note Tattoo on Arm

Hair Tattoo Designs

Hair Tattoo Designs
Technically hair tattoos really aren't tattoos, as they have nothing to do with ink, although they do have a similar characteristic with temporary tattoos in that they are meant to be a work of art employed for a short period of time. Hair tattoos...

I'm not sure why, but this design with music note tattoos where there is a contrast between the light and dark in the way of shadow highlighting the design, really works. Maybe it's the feeling it's written right in the music book with the notes.

Music Tattoo on Arm

Neck Tattoos

Are You Considering a Neck Tattoo?
Along with tattoos on the hands or face, getting a neck tattoo is probably a decision you should take a long time in making before going forward with it. Once it's there it's there, and even if you decide to take it off, there's almost always...

What a fantastic back tattoo with the music notes. Scrolling with notes really works well with a tattoo design, as you can see in some of the designs above. The back is just a larger canvass that can be used in a more creative way.

Scrolling Music Notes on Back

Moon Tattoos

Moon Tattoo Playfulness
Moon tattoos are great because they work with so many other themes. You can use the moon alone, with animals, stars, the sun, and fantasy characters, to name a few, and they all look great. Another very popular combination is the use of the sun...

The back tattoo below is very similar to the one above, with the exception of the treble clef design being much more ornate than its above counterpart. It does show how one change can create such a different look even with themes that are very close to one another.

Scrolling Back Tattoo with Music Notes

To say the least, I was really surprised when searching around for music note tattoos what a unique and compelling number there were. There were literally hundreds of tattoos within the genre, which made it impossible to include in the wide variety there were.

But this gives a good foundational look at the what you can do with the music note and the various ways it can be worked into being a piece of body art.