@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle inState) {
        super.onCreate(inState);

        mMenuDrawer = MenuDrawer.attach(this, Position.TOP);
        mMenuDrawer.setTouchMode(MenuDrawer.TOUCH_MODE_FULLSCREEN);
        mMenuDrawer.setContentView(R.layout.activity_topmenu);
        mMenuDrawer.setMenuView(R.layout.menu_top);

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH) {
            getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
        }

        mContentTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.contentText);
        findViewById(R.id.item1).setOnClickListener(this);
        findViewById(R.id.item2).setOnClickListener(this);
    }
Sample class illustrating how to add a menu drawer above the content area.
menudrawer-samples/src/net/simonvt/menudrawer/samples/TopDrawerSample.java