Just because sheet music is black and white doesn’t mean your tattoo has to be! Drench it in color or give it the slightest embellishment depending on your taste. Plenty of people see colors when they hear music so why not bring a synesthetic vibe to your new piece. The red and blue is an especially neat stylistic choice to give your piece that sense of dimension.  

6. Anchored Treble Clef Tattoos

If music keeps you anchored there’s a lot of inspiration for a nautical vibe. Use the treble staff to flow into the curvature of an anchor. Or use the components of an anchor like the fourth image to tie in a treble clef. Blend in a sunset or some waves! The austerity of the treble clef makes it easy to integrate a variety of concepts to strike the perfect chord. Plus you can ask your artist if they happen to know any good sea shanties.

7. Musical Treble Clef Tattoos

Though already musical on its own, jazz up your treble clef tattoo with other instrumental or musical paraphernalia. Add an instrument’s neck like the second image and make your treble clef reminiscent of a guitar or violin. Incorporate the lines and curves of the clef into a composite image, like the microphone rising up through the clef in the third image. I especially like the echoing simplicity of the sound waves in the fourth image. Treble clef tattoos behind the ear are popular due to the acoustical association as well as its slight concealment. The combination guitar and negative space treble clef tattoo is also fantastically ghost-like.

8. Intricate Treble Clef Tattoos

In its natural form a treble clef may be simple, but its simplicity is also what gives it a wide range of transformations. Personally I’m obsessed with the snake twisting into itself to form the clef. And the pixelation is an incredible addition to an already fanciful piece. Take the treble to the next level and multiply it into a shape like the second image, or go all out with ripped skin and sheet music underneath. Show the music that comes alive in you.