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== Reinforcement from Other Fingers ==
When bending with the middle, ring, and pinky fingers, you can use other fingers on that hand to help push the string, making sure you bend it all the way to the desired pitch. This really comes in handy for bends above a whole step. I use it on ''all'' my bends. Not only will it give you the extra strength ''necessary'' to do so as a beginner, but it will increase your control as a intermediate or pro player. For example, usually if I have to bend a note that I'm fretting with my pinky, I'll also use my ring finger to assist the pinky. Since you can fret any fret behind the one you are playing without any impact on the pitch, I usually fret whatever fret I'm in the position to fret with that finger. So if I'm bending the 10th fret with my pinky, I'm fretting the 9th fret with my ring finger and sliding the string towards the side of the fretboard with both my ring and pinky fingers.
Notice this is not possible with the index finger - those are the hardest (and rarest) bends.