You can use this module with the following in your ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs:
import XMonad.Layout.Tabbed
Then edit your layoutHook by adding the Tabbed layout:
myLayouts = simpleTabbed ||| Full ||| etc..
or, if you want a specific theme for you tabbed layout:
myLayouts = tabbed shrinkText defaultTheme ||| Full ||| etc..
and then:
main = xmonad defaultConfig { layoutHook = myLayouts }
For more detailed instructions on editing the layoutHook see:
XMonad.Doc.Extending#Editing_the_layout_hook
You can also edit the default configuration options.
myTabConfig = defaultTheme { inactiveBorderColor = "#FF0000"
, activeTextColor = "#00FF00"}
and
mylayout = tabbed shrinkText myTabConfig ||| Full ||| etc..
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