Want a instrumental ringtone that sounds sad? Scarborough Strings plays for 30 seconds. Listen first, then save the free MP3 or M4R file straight to your phone.
Scarborough Strings Ringtone
0:30
- Duration
- 0:30
- Category
- Instrumental
- Mood
- Sad
- Format
- MP3 128 kbps / M4R
- Licence
- Original
- Added
- 10 Oct 2026
Scan with your phone camera to open this tone and download it there.
How to set Scarborough Strings as your ringtone
- Tap Download MP3. The file goes to your Downloads folder.
- Open Settings → Sound & vibration → Phone ringtone (Samsung: Sounds and vibration → Ringtone).
- Tap My sounds or the + button, pick scarborough-strings.mp3 and save.
- iOS 26 or later: tap Download MP3 in Safari. Open the Files app → Downloads, tap the file, tap Share → Use as Ringtone. Works for tones up to 30 seconds.
- Older iOS: open the file in GarageBand, then Share → Ringtone → Export.
- With a computer: download the M4R and drag it onto your iPhone in Finder (Mac) or the Apple Devices app (Windows).