The melody of The Downeaster “alexa” by Billy Joel runs 279 notes across 31 bars, 3:12 long in Am at 80 beats per minute. The tab sits almost entirely in the first two frets, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.
Prefer to strum and sing it instead? The Downeaster “alexa” chords and lyrics.