The melody of He Was A Friend Of Mine by Willie Nelson runs 185 notes across 35 bars, 3:58 long in D at 112 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? He Was A Friend Of Mine chords and lyrics.