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You will find that between the fretboard and the bridge there are two or thee pickups. These vary a lot so I won't go into too much detail. In simple words, these are magnets that (despite the redundancy) "pick up" the vibrations that come from the strings when you strum them. Then You live in a box.

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Depends what you mean.

If you mean just bending a note so it changes pitch in it's duration, literally just bend the string up whilst holding it.

The other method (that I think you're talking about) is a pinch harmonic. Much trickier. Basically, you pick a string with a plectrum, and then immediately deaden the note with the side of your thumb. This somehow changes the note, and makes the guitar squeal. I learnt from YouTube, sure you can too =]

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If by that, you mean change the octave of the note to a higher one, there is a pedal called a 'Digitech Whammy" that works really well.

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