The melody of Writer In The Dark by Lorde runs 273 notes across 38 bars, 2:40 long in G at 72 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? Writer In The Dark chords and lyrics.