When I started out playing I used the dominant three fingers for almost everything and hardly used the fifth finger. Eventually as I figured out how to play bar chords I started shifting my technique and now pretty much reserve the index finger for bar chords and play everything else with the other three fingers. It's just a matter of continuous practice to use the fifth digit for also for pull-offs, heavy bends etc but I think it pays off in many ways to use it as much as possible.
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