Top 10 Songs for a Beginner Guitarist

So we're starting to get a feel for the guitar. Our posture's coming along, fingers are mostly doing what they are told, and we can read tabs. Next, lets look at the best song covers to learn for a new guitarist. I personally believe that you should always start an instrument by learning one or two covers but then branching out into making your own stuff. Covers aren't important at the end of the day, you need to become a musician, not a radio. This list of songs covers some different styles, techniques and genres and that's for a reason:

Mix and match these tunes along with the four chords from this lesson and create your own music. Be a MUSICIAN!

My ranking follows the idea that the easiest to learn and most played songs are first, the hardest and less played by beginners are last. Here we go:

    1.  Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple (Lesson by JusinGuitar)




    2.  Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (Lesson by martyzsongs)





    3.  Iron Man - Black Sabbath (Lesson by jamplay)





    4.  Wonderwall - Oasis (Lesson by JusinGuitar)





    5.  Free Fallin - Tom Petty (Lesson by martyzsongs)





    6.  Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (lesson by Mahalo.com)





    7.  House of the Rising Sun - The Animals (Lesson by yourguitarsage)





    8.  Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones (Lesson by woodyamsterdam)





    9.  Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (Lesson by JusinGuitar)





    10.  I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash (Lesson by bobbycrispy)






I do ask that anyone interested in learning these songs and more click on the "YouTube" link in the bottom right of every video and go check out these guitarists' channels. There are some really amazing teachers here. Also I really do like Justinguitar and he has an extensive video collection and is a really good teacher so check him out as well. And although I have only just discovered his stuff, martyzsongs seems to be a great resource as well.

SOURCES:
http://www.justinguitar.com/en/BS-000-BeginnersSongbook.php
http://guitar.about.com/od/tabchordslyrics/tp/First-Songs-To-Learn-On-Guitar.htm
http://guitar.about.com/od/individualsongtablyrics/tp/First-Item_count-Songs-To-Learn-On-Electric-Guitar.htm
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/05/8-beginner-guitar-songs-you-might-actually-like.html
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/entertainment/top_10_songs_for_six-string_beginners.html?no_takeover
http://rockhousemethod.blogspot.com/2008/11/20-songs-every-beginner-guitarist.html