The melody of The Needle And The Damage Done by Neil Young runs 110 notes across 25 bars, 1:59 long in D at 105 beats per minute. The tab sits low on the neck, mostly under the fourth fret, 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 Needle And The Damage Done chords and lyrics.