I used to play guitar, and the first song I ever played was Iron Man. It's easy and a good song too. :)
Smoke On the Water by Deep Purple, Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes, and the main riff from Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream are all good places to start.
There are a lot of books that contain easy songs to play on guitar. For example 'Absolute beginners guitar songbook' and 'Acoustic - easy guitar with notes and tab'.
Most guitarists will tell you the easiest songs to learn are three chord songs. Barre chords are much harder for beginners to learn to play than open chords.
Guitar is very easy, and when you learn the chords, with practice, you can play any song. As an 8yr old, I took guitar at camp,learned 3 chords, and was able to play 3 songs! I would recommend an Yamaha FG700S or an Pixie Acoustic Daisy Rock Starter kit.
Best Buy has a beginner guitar that is great for young children learning how to play and is only $50.
There are many different songs that the beginner guitar player can learn. The most important thing to remember when beginning to play a new instrument is to practice. Many people who are just starting to learn to play the guitar will pick popular songs to learn, this is not always the best idea. It is best to start with easy to play songs that do not have complicated chords, such as, "Sister Golden Hair" by the band America or "Cat's In The Cradle" by the artist Harry Chapin.
Youtube is a good way to learn how to play new songs on the guitar, most videos go through the basic chords to play.
Get a Fender Squire, they are cheap and easy to play for beginners!
You can play just about any Beatles song on the guitar.
acoustic guitar. I don't think he ever played and electric guitar in his songs.
Any good quality guitar! Any guitar will drop to any tuning apart from a crappy beginners model. Also the strings play a big part.
You can play songs from your ipod touch on guitar hero for ps3 as long as you have the cables to connect.
Learn the basics first, than improve your skills by playing songs. You can find guitar lessons all over the internet, just make sure you stick with quality lessons, otherwise the learning process will be a burden. A couple of good sites for beginners are:justinguitar.comtheguitarlesson.com