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The following is a bit confusing to follow via tab. Notice every note is fretted using the ring finger. The '7' indicates the pitch of the bend, not the fret to hold. In this case, you'd bend the 5th fret note up to the normal (unbent) pitch of the 7th fret. The 'h' before the next 7 indicates to hold the bend. So you'd just pick the held bend. The 'r' before the 5 indicates you are releasing the bend into this note. In other words, you will pitch shift downwards into this note.
Note that ''h'' can mean ''hold bend'' or ''hammer-on''. What it means has to be deciphered via context. Sometimes to avoid confusion, ''='' is used on any line where a bend is being held. The above example would be:
--5--b7==7==r5--
== Half, Whole, and Other Bends ==